Accused in sea cucumber case convicted

The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West sentenced a man to simple imprisonment of eight months with a fine of Rs 25,000 for transporting 991 kgs of Sea Cucumber (Holothurians) in an Air India flight from Kolkata to Imphal on September last year.
http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/50991/man-sentenced

Villagers killed a leopard in Jaipur

Villagers in Viratnagar area of Jaipur district in Rajasthan were beaten to death a leopard when animal attacked three persons on 23 April 2015.

Tiger killed in road accident

Body of a 15-month-old female tiger, run over by a speeding vehicle on the outskirts of Chandrapur close to the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger reserve, Maharashtra was found on 23 April 2015.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/flora-fauna/speeding-vehicle-kills-tiger-cub-near-chandrapur-in-maharashtra/articleshow/47033362.cms

21 star tortoises seized at Indo-Bangladesh border

Twenty-one rare tortoises were seized by Border Security Force patrol near the Kalanchi border out post in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on 22 April 2015.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/21-rare-tortoises-seized-along-indo-bangla-border-115042300879_1.html

One more tiger found dead in Pilibhit

In an another case of suspected poisoning, one tiger was found dead in a canal at Pilibhit tiger reserve of Uttar Pradesh on 23 April 2015.
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-body-of-tiger-found-in-canal-in-pilibhit-12293705.html

Star Tortoises and peacock feather seized at Cochin Airport

Customs officials seized 30 star tortoises and 65 kg peacock feathers from two Malaysia bound passengers at Cochin International Airport, Kerala on early morning today.

Leopard skin and bones seized near Bhutan border

West Bengal forest department officials nabbed two Bhutanese nationals on charge of wildlife smuggling and confiscated an 8ft long leopard skin and 150 bones of the endangered species along with a skull of an unidentified animal from their vehicle on 19 April 2015 near Bhutan border.

http://echoofindia.com/jalpaiguri-bhutanese-nationals-arrested-leopard-skin-bones-83623

Rhino killed in Assam

Poachers have killed yet another rhino in Kaziranga National Park and took its horn on 16 April 2015.
http://www.assamtimes.org/node/13429

Poachers caught with traps convicted in Uttarakhand

The court of Mr Om Kumar, Civil Judge Senior Division - Ramnagar had found guilty in four persons whom were caught with 4 leg-hold steel traps and other poaching tools at Jhirna range of Corbett tiger reserve in May 2014. The convicted include two persons from organized poaching group based in Haryana/ Punjab. Court had sentenced all of them to three years imprisonment and Rs. 10,000 fine each.
http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/17-apr-2015-edition-Haldwani-City-page_3-10920-3586-143.html

5 poachers arrested in Uttarakhand

5 poachers including members of organized poaching gang specialized in killing Asian big cats were arrested with leg-hold steel traps at Terai East forest division of Uttarakhand on 14 April 2015.
http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-12266787.html

Elephant electrocuted in Chhattisgarh

In a suspected Elephant-Human conflict case, an elephant was electrocuted near Pratappur in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh on 15 April 2015.

Six tiger poachers sentenced to three years imprisonment

Six tiger poachers were convicted by a local court in Katni, Madhya Pradesh and sentenced them to three years imprisonment and Rs. 10,000 fine each for killing a tiger in Katni forest division, near Bandhavgarh tiger reserve on January 2002.
 http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/six-convicted-in-2002-tiger-poaching-case.html

Three snow leopard skins seized in Kashmir

Police arrested two poachers with three snow leopard skins in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir on 9 April 2015. In an another incident body of a snow leopard with bullet injury marks found in the same district early this month.
http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/2-poachers-arrested-with-snow-leopards-skins/

Leopard poachers sentenced to three years imprisonment

In two different cases, courts in Dehradun and Rishikesh were convicted four poachers to three years imprisonment and Rs. 10,000 fine each on this month. First case was registered in January 2005 in which a leopard was shot dead in Rajaji National Park and in second incident a leopard skin was seized from two persons on May 2008 at Rishikesh. 

5000 kg of sea cucumbers seized in Tamil Nadu

The Coastal Security Group (CSG) seized five tonnes of sea cucumbers illegally stocked in a godown at Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu on 9 April 2015.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/five-tonnes-of-sea-cucumber-seized/article7087141.ece

Tiger skin seized in Madhya Pradesh

Forest officials arrested three persons with a tiger skin in Betul district on 9 April 2015.