NORTH-EAST INDIA ELEPHANTS BETTER CARED FOR
KAZIRANGA: Domestic elephants in the Northeast are much better cared for and in a better condition than elsewhere in the country. This was the prime observation of wildlife scientists who attended the just-concluded elephant festival here. Read more »
Mongoose Hair and Brushes Seized in Delhi
New Delhi: A raid conducted in Jahangirpuri, Delhi by Shri K.N.Singh, Assistant Director, Wildlife Preservation, Govt. of India, with inspectors of the Wildlife department resulted in a seizure of mongoose hair and brushes along with some equipment used for manufacturing the brushes. The raid was conducted by these officials following […] Read more »
150KG OF ANTLERS SEIZED IN SAHARANPUR
NEW DELHI: A major seizure of wildlife articles were made from Biharigarh in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh last evening. Read more »
RARE BAY OWL RESCUED FROM BOKAKHAT, RELEASED SUBSEQUENTLY
KAZIRANGA: A Bay Owl was rescued from the Bokakhat Wildlife Division and brought to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) here on Wednesday. It was released later the same night. Read more »
MALNOURISHED SUB-ADULT BROUGHT TO CWRC, PYTHON RELEASED
KAZIRANGA: A malnourished sub-adult leopard is biding its time at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) here. It is a six-month old male leopard cub (Panthera pardus) which was recently brought to the CWRC campus form the Sivasagar Divisional Office for treatment and care. Read more »
DOMESTIC ELEPHANT KILLED BRUTALLY FOR TUSKS IN KERALA
NEW DELHI: Bizarre as it would seem, a forty-year-old domestic elephant’s head was chopped off and its trunk hacked away for its tusks at Kaladi in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on Sunday, reports reaching here today said. Read more »
CBI SEIZES 26 SHAHTOOSH SHAWLS FROM FIVE-STAR HOTEL SHOP
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made a major seizure of 26 shahtoosh shawls from a shop in a downtown five-star hotel here yesterday, according to official sources here. Read more »
SURGERY FOR RESCUED RHINO CALF
Kaziranga: The six-month old rhino calf that was rescued a fortnight ago underwent a successful surgery for an abscess in her right foreleg yesterday. The calf had been limping ever since it came in and a team of four veterinarians at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) operated […] Read more »
MAJOR SEIZURE OF WILDLIFE ARTICLES MADE IN SILIGURI
NEW DELHI: A major seizure of 20 leopard skins and 19 otter skins were made by the West Bengal police from Matigara police station area on the outskirts of Siliguri yesterday, according to sources. Read more »
Judiciary and wildlife conservation: A Wild Policy seminar
Bilaspur: A two-day seminar on legal and policy issues concerning wildlife conservation was recently organised here by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with the forest department of Chhattisgarh. The seminar, held here on February 8 and 9 under the auspices of the Wild Policy Programme of WTI, […] Read more »
