Fashion statement of ‘Chubas’ no longer a favorite
New Delhi: Yeshi Dorje, a resident in the neighborhood of Lhasa’s central market, who had witnessed the March 10 burning of endangered animal skins in the Amdo province, said that the regular shops which sold tiger and leopard skins in Lhasa no longer display these items. Read more »
Eighty-nine endangered turtles rescued
New Delhi: Eighty-nine endangered turtles rescued by the Wildlife Department late last evening from the illegal possession of an accused in Najafgarh. Following a raid, a woman named Omwati belonging to the Sansi Tribe was detained under Section 49 B of the Wild Life (Protection) Act by the Department. Read more »
Engineer rescues bear cubs to set them free
East Kameng: A thoughtful move by a young engineer helped save two Asiatic black bear cubs from an illegal bear merchant in Arunachal Pradesh. Bimal Wally, who works at the Public Health Department in Seppa handed them to the Forest Department which he had rescued in ‘Bana’ in the East […] Read more »
Gujarat: Investigation into the illegal trade of rare birds in the Anand district of Gujarat has led to the arrest of a dealer on April 09 and is likely to throw light on this alleged network of bird seekers. Read more »
Supreme Court sets deadline in the shahtoosh case
New Delhi: In the shahtoosh case Ashok Kumar vs. State of J & K and others, the Supreme Court on April 13 held that unless the declarations made by people in J & K on the possession of shahtoosh shawls were certified within nine weeks of this order, they must […] Read more »
Widows get rupees one lakh each
Kaziranga: Families of the deceased forest guards Golap Bori and Rajen Hazarika received rupees one lakh each as insurance money on April 26 under the Van Rakshak Project of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
Whale Shark – the pride of Gujarat
Porbandar: More than 5000 people in Porbandar came together to support ‘Vhali’ the whale shark as their pride symbol and pledged for its protection at a rally jointly organized by the Forest Department and the district collectorate in Porbandar on April 28. The rally was organized on the eve of […] Read more »
Test results ruled out poisoning
Ahmedabad: Disease Investigation Laboratory in Ahmedabad has ruled out poisoning as the cause of death of the migratory birds found along the Sabarmati river between April 23 – 27. Water quality tests conducted by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation along the stretch of the river where the dead birds were recovered […] Read more »
Bail application of Sansar Chand’s wife rejected
New Delhi: Supreme Court today while dismissing the Special Leave Petition of Ms. Rani – wife of notorious wildlife trader Sansar Chand asked the petitioner to file the application before the trial court which it felt competent enough to decide on the case. Read more »
Large haul of mongoose hair and brushes
New Delhi: In a high drama which lasted several hours into midnight, Delhi police yesterday apprehended five traders in Jahangirpuri dealing in illegal mongoose hair brushes. Read more »
