Train hits elephant herd; three killed
Coimbatore: A herd of elephants comprising three individuals (one adult pregnant female, an adult male around 30 years and a juvenile male around six years) were hit and killed by a Electrical Multiple Unit train (EMU)on the Coimbatore- Palakkad railway line near Madukkarai Railway Station in Coimbatore District in the […] Read more »
Wildlife Trader Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
The accused wildlife trader, Rajender Joshi Alipurduar (West Bengal): Rajender Joshi, a wildlife trader belonging to Jalpaiguri district along Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal, was today sentenced to four years in prison along with a fine of 10,000 rupees. Joshi, son-in-law of the notorious Ratiram Sharma, was accused of possessing […] Read more »
Leopard skin traders arrested in UP; eight skins recovered
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh): The Police arrested three wildlife traders from a hotel in Saharanpur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Tipped off by an informer, the authorities made the arrest while the accused were in the process of trading eight leopard skins which were recovered from them. Read more »
Breaking the fall – conserving Openbill storks in Arrearjhar, Assam
(Arrearjhar) Assam : As the monsoon ends, the few hundred Openbill stork nests on the canopy of the sal trees of Arrearjhar area near Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam come alive with new hatchlings. However, the change in the rain pattern and extremities of weather recorded last year deceived the […] Read more »
Brahmanibil (Orissa): A carcass of an Asian elephant, believed to have died of electrocution injuries was found last Saturday in Brahmanibil revenue village in the Angul Forest Division of Orissa. Read more »
Trial of Czechs begins in Darjeeling
Darjeeling (West Bengal): The trial of the two Czech nationals accused of illegal insect collection began today at the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Darjeeling. Read more »
Five orphaned bears get a new life in Russia satellite tracking will monitor survival
Bubonitsy (Tver Region, Russia): Today, in the forest of the Tver region of Russia, researchers from IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) and veterinarians from the Moscow Zoo returned five orphaned bear cubs to the wild. Prior to the release, the team performed veterinary checks and tagged the bears […] Read more »
Saving lives in Poonch –RAP to reduce human-wildlife conflict
Human-wildlife conflicts have been significantly reduced in Poonch, a remote district in the northern state of Jammu & Kashmir in India, following the activities undertaken by Dr Shahid Iqbal, an IFS officer, under a Rapid Action Project (RAP) funded by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Using a multi-pronged approach […] Read more »
Trial of Czechs to begin August 25: Court
Darjeeling (West Bengal), August 12, 2008: The trial of the two Czech nationals apprehended for illegal insect collection in Singhalila National Park will begin on August 25, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) said today during a hearing held in Darjeeling. Read more »
Czech ‘insect thieves’ granted ‘interim’ bail
Darjeeling (West Bengal): The two Czech nationals arrested for wildlife offence near Darjeeling on June 22, have been granted ‘interim’ bail till August 12 by the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, UK Nandi. However, as requested by the prosecution, the court has set several conditions to prevent them from […] Read more »
