Friday 30 May 2014

Tiger killed in road accident

One tiger was killed in road accident at Balaghat-Baihar road, Laugur forest range, Madhya Pradesh on 29 May 2014.
http://www.bhaskar.com/article/MP-JBL-the-death-of-tiger-cub-4630170-NOR.html

Tiger poisoned in Tamil Nadu

One week before an eight year old tigress was poisoned to death in Eastern slope range of Nilgiris North division.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/another-tiger-poisoned-to-death-in-tamil-nadu/article6060463.ece

Red sanders smugglers shot dead in Andhra Pradesh

A special combing team of Andhra Pradesh police and forest department shot dead three red sanders smugglers in Chittoor district on 29 May 2014.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140530/nation-crime/article/three-red-sander-smugglers-tamil-nadu-shot-dead

Star tortoises seized in Chennai

Enforcement officials rescued 50 star tortoises at Chennai central railway station on 29 May 2014.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-society/bid-to-smuggle-star-tortoises-foiled/article6062940.ece

Thursday 29 May 2014

Wildlife case accused acquitted in Maharashtra

In the absence of sufficient evidence a local court in Gadchiroli district had acquitted four accused whom against a case was registered by forest department for illegal trade of leopard skin on March 2009 at Bhamragarh forest division.

Villagers killed a leopard in Uttarakhand

Villagers in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand had killed a leopard on 27 May 2014.
http://www.amarujala.com/news/states/uttarakhand/udham-singh-nagar/Udham-singh-nagar-78386-118/

Friday 23 May 2014

12 deer poisoned in Chhattisgarh

Poachers using urea poisoned a waterhole and killed 12 deer in Barnawapara project division of Chhattisgarh forest development corporation on 22 May 2014.

Friday 2 May 2014

Six months imprisonment for killing monitor lizard

A court in Goa had convicted a person for killing a monitor lizard and possessing two more. Court sentenced the accused to six months imprisonment.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Man-gets-jail-for-killing-monitor-lizard/articleshow/34505854.cms

Tiger and leopard cat skin seized in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu forest officials seized a skin each of tiger and leopard cat at PN Palayam range in Coimbatore district on 1 May 2014 and arrested five persons.