Canada’s commercial seal hunt closes –over 17,200 seals killed in just over two days
Charlottetown (PEI, Canada): Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) will close the first zone of the seal hunt today after the earliest group of sealers killed 17,200 harp seals thus far. DFO is set to re-open the hunt in another area of the Gulf this Friday. Read more »
Traders arrested with wildlife trophies
Pallivasal (Kerala): Two persons were arrested in Pallivasal, Munnar, on Saturday, for illegal attempts to sell stuffed and mounted wild animal trophies. Mounted heads of a tiger and a leopard were seized from the accused. Read more »
Extraordinary victory for seals: Russia bans the hunt for all harp seals less than one year of age
Moscow (Russia): Yesterday, Yuriy Trutnev, Russia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology announced a complete ban on the hunting of all harp seals less than one year of age. This historic end to Russia’s harp seal hunt was applauded by IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org), which […] Read more »
Porbandar swings into action for ‘Whale Shark Day’
Porbandar (Gujarat): A huge crowd gathered today at the Chowpatti cricket ground in Porbandar, Gujarat, for the annual ‘whale shark day’ celebrations. Read more »
Rare owl to be returned to the wild
Bokakhat (Assam): A rare Oriental bay owl awaits its return to the wild at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park, Assam. It was admitted to CWRC yesterday by Assam Forest Department officials. The owl will be released tonight near the site of […] Read more »
Authorities speed up project to mitigate elephant deaths due to train hits in Assam
Guwahati (Assam): A recently-initiated project to ‘mitigate elephant mortality due to train accidents’ in Assam looks likely to be sped up following the death of a pregnant feral elephant, hit by a goods train just outside Guwahati, along the track connecting Azara to Kamakhya, yesterday. Read more »
Tiger and leopard skins seized, three traders arrested in Tamil Nadu
Dindigul (Tamil Nadu): A tiger skin and a leopard skin were seized yesterday at Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, in a joint undercover operation by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Three ‘crafty’ and experienced wildlife traders were arrested. Read more »
Wildlife trader arrested in Orissa; hunt on for poachers
Sambalpur (Orissa): A wildlife trader was arrested on Saturday near Charmal town in Sambalpur district of the eastern Indian state of Orissa. The arrest was made in an undercover operation conducted by Orissa Forest Department officials, assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
Training on GPS use held in Karbi Anglong
Diphu (Karbi Anglong): The Department of Environment and Forests, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), supported by the Japan Wildlife Conservation Society, held a two-day training workshop for the Forest Department staff of KAAC, last month at Diphu, Karbi Anglong. Participants were trained to use Global Positioning System (GPS), a […] Read more »
100 cu ft teak seized in Delhi
Delhi: More than 100 cubic feet teak, believed to have been illegally-procured, was seized today by authorities at the Old Delhi Railway Station. The teak was sent from Diphu, Assam, through cargo via Brahmaputra Mail. Further investigation is on-going. Read more »
