NAGARHOLE POACHING CASE SETS TREND IN PROMPT CONVICTIONS
New Delhi: From the day they were arrested to their eventual conviction by the courts, it barely took six months. In one of the fastest ever conviction cases pertaining to wildlife crime, 24 persons charged with poaching inside the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) National Park in Karnataka under three different cases […] Read more »
MONGOOSE HAIR TRADER PAYS RS 5 LAKH AS FINE
New Delhi: A major manufacturer of mongoose hair paintbrushes has been fined Rs 5 lakh for illegally obtaining mongoose hair and manufacturing mongoose hair brushes, according to wildlife officials. Weldon Company of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, has paid Rs 5 lakh as fine (technically compounding fee) for the offence. Read more »
LEOPARD SKINS SEIZED IN DANGS AREA OF GUJARAT
VALSAD: The kingpin of a illegal wildlife products racket was nabbed and three leopard skins were seized by forest department personnel in Valsad district of Gujarat last night, according to official sources. The forest officials were assisted in this operation by Animal Saving Group (ASG), a wildlife conservation organisation based […] Read more »
CBI SEIZES SHAHTOOSH SHAWLS FROM SOUTH DELHI
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today made a major seizure of nine shahtoosh shawls from a residence in South Delhi’s posh Greater Kailash-I area, according to official sources here. Read more »
HC DIRECTS TRADERS TO DEPOSIT MONGOOSE PRODUCT STOCKS
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today directed traders of mongoose hair products to deposit their stocks with the wildlife department of the Government of Delhi. A two-member division bench of the Court was hearing two separate petitions filed by traders of mongoose hair products opposing the Union Government’s move […] Read more »
BONNET MACAQUES RELEASED IN CAUVERY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
BANGALORE: Ten bonnet macaques rehabilitated at Save Our Wild Life (SOWL), Bangalore, have been released in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (CWLS). All the macaques were screened for tuberculosis and faecal parasites, and dewormed before being released. Read more »
LEOPARDS STRAY INTO IN GUWAHATI CITY
GUWAHATI: The contention that forest areas around the city have been dwindling, thereby shrinking the prey base for carnivores appears to have been bolstered by the capture of two leopards which had strayed inside the city limits in the last five days. Read more »
PANICKY VILLAGERS TRY TO SCARE AWAY TIGER, GET MAULED
New Delhi: Eight people, including a forest guard, were injured by a tiger after terrified villagers tried to scare away the animal which had taken refuge in a bamboo thicket near Orang National Park in Upper Assam on Monday. Read more »
TRADE IN MONGOOSE HAIR ILLEGAL FROM TODAY
New Delhi: Trading in hair of all species of the mongoose will be illegal from today. Read more »
The man who knew what elephants need
New Delhi: Dr V Krishnamurthy, a legend in elephant veterinary care, died in Chennai last evening. He was 73. Read more »
