Authorities initiate probe into elephant death in Assam
Nagaon (Assam), October 29, 2010: The Assam Forest Department has initiated a probe into the recent death of a sub-adult elephant in Nagaon district of the state. Dr Anil Deka, veterinarian at the International Fund for… Read more ›
Apex Court rejects Sansar Chand’s plea
New Delhi, October 20, 2010: The Supreme Court of India this morning upheld the judgment of subordinate courts in Rajasthan on the conviction of notorious wildlife trader Sansar Chand in a case pertaining to the seizure… Read more ›
Capture of conflict tiger ends months-long chase
New Delhi, October 15, 2010: Having evaded baited traps and tranquiliser darts for months, the tiger that caused eight human casualties in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was captured yesterday by a team of… Read more ›
Animal Action Week 2010 begins – focus on tiger conservation
New Delhi, October 4, 2010: More than five million school children from 15 countries including India will learn about the plight of tigers through fun-filled educational activities organised as part of the Animal Action Week (AAW),… Read more ›
CITES votes for elephants, reaffirms opposition to tiger farming
New Delhi, March 25, 2010: While a number of decisions in the 15th CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP 15) in Doha, Qatar, swayed against conservation, elephants and tigers were a little less unfortunate with the… Read more ›
Confessions of an ivory poacher
-By Jose Louies, Assistant Manager, WTI Kuttampuza Forest Range (Kerala), July 30, 2009: “I stood here, hidden behind this tree. The tusker came to the clearings from the bushes, about 15 metres from me. I pulled… Read more ›
‘REFRESHER’ TRAINING TO PROTECT SLOTH BEARS
Bihar, January 6, 2009: Sloth bear conservation in Bihar received a shot in the arm with a 'refresher' training on forest protection for frontline field staff of various Protected Areas in the state. (more…) Read more ›
Bollywood actor Salman Khan gets 5-yrs imprisonment
Jodhpur, April 10, 2006: The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Jodhpur, Brijendra Kumar Jain today convicted Bollywood actor Salman Khan and a co-accused Govardhan, in the second case of Chinkara (Gazella gazelle) hunting under sections 51 and 52 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. After this judgment he was sent to Jodhpur Central Jail. Read more ›
