Blackbuck Carcass Lands Tiger in Trouble
New Delhi : “Tiger” Pataudi and seven others were booked on charges of poaching wild animals including a blackbuck in the northern Indian state of Haryana today. The Jhajjar police recovered the carcass besides two guns and 50 cartridges from the vehicle in which Pataudi and seven others were traveling […] Read more »
The Black Buck Trail and Tiger’s Travails
New Delhi: The high profile case of Pataudi being embroiled in poaching a black buck continues to be in the limelight with varying versions of the story floating around. While waiting for the law to take its own course, the Wild Enforcement and Law programme of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is […] Read more »
Getting a Grip on the Ground Beneath the Waves
New Delhi: An impact assessment report on six independent investigations under the Wild Aid programme of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and supported by its partner the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was released today by Mr Anil Baijal, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development. The report published in […] Read more »
Anticipatory Bail Denied to Pataudi
New Delhi : Justice Rajive Bhalla of Punjab & Haryana High Court in Chandigarh today heard the anticipatory bail petition of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Shashi Singh, accused in the Jhajjar black buck hunting case, but did not grant them anticipatory bail. Read more »
Swiss Customs Confiscates Shahtoosh Shawls Worth 2.5 Million Euros
Brussels : Swiss customs officials have confiscated 537 shawls of shahtoosh wool, made from the endangered Tibetan antelope, estimated at a value of more than 2.5 million euros. The seizure represents the slaughter of at least 1,600 animals, or more than 3% of the remaining population of Tibetan antelope. Read more »
Shahtoosh Seizure in New Delhi
New Delhi: A raid conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last evening resulted in a seizure of eight shahtoosh shawls from a south Delhi company. Read more »
Nabbed! The don of Wildlife Crime
New Delhi : Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) congratulates the Crime Branch of Delhi Police for the arrest of Sansar Chand . After being twice convicted and giving the slip for the last two decades, the notorious smuggler of wildlife, Sansar Chand was arrested by the Crime Branch near Prashant […] Read more »
Sansar under the Scanner: Remand for Ten Days
New Delhi: The world finally got to see the face behind many a poaching operations in Indian jungles, when Sansar Chand was produced in the court of Manoj Jain, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi at noon today. Sansar Chand has been remanded to police custody for ten days during which […] Read more »
Positive Vibes for Markhor Conservation
New Delhi: A report on the Markhor “Goats on the Border” which is jointly published by the Wildlife Trust of India, J & K Wildlife Department, Environment and Ecology Cell of the Indian Army and Nature Conservation Society was released by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of J & K Shri […] Read more »
Leopard Under Villagers Ire: Rescued and Released
Kaziranga: A three year old leopard that was rescued on the night of 30 th June from the Kakojan area of Jorhat district by the local forest officials and staff of the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) was released back to the wild yesterday. The leopard, believed to […] Read more »
