Wildlife Trader Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
The accused wildlife trader, Rajender Joshi Alipurduar (West Bengal): Rajender Joshi, a wildlife trader belonging to Jalpaiguri district along Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal, was today sentenced to four years in prison along with a fine… Read more ›
Leopard skin traders arrested in UP; eight skins recovered
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh): The Police arrested three wildlife traders from a hotel in Saharanpur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Tipped off by an informer, the authorities made the arrest while the… Read more ›
Breaking the fall – conserving Openbill storks in Arrearjhar, Assam
(Arrearjhar) Assam : As the monsoon ends, the few hundred Openbill stork nests on the canopy of the sal trees of Arrearjhar area near Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam come alive with new hatchlings. However, the… Read more ›
Brahmanibil (Orissa): A carcass of an Asian elephant, believed to have died of electrocution injuries was found last Saturday in Brahmanibil revenue village in the Angul Forest Division of Orissa. (more…) Read more ›
Trial of Czechs begins in Darjeeling
Darjeeling (West Bengal): The trial of the two Czech nationals accused of illegal insect collection began today at the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Darjeeling. (more…) Read more ›
Five orphaned bears get a new life in Russia satellite tracking will monitor survival
Bubonitsy (Tver Region, Russia): Today, in the forest of the Tver region of Russia, researchers from IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) and veterinarians from the Moscow Zoo returned five orphaned bear cubs to the… Read more ›
Saving lives in Poonch –RAP to reduce human-wildlife conflict
Human-wildlife conflicts have been significantly reduced in Poonch, a remote district in the northern state of Jammu & Kashmir in India, following the activities undertaken by Dr Shahid Iqbal, an IFS officer, under a Rapid Action… Read more ›
Trial of Czechs to begin August 25: Court
Darjeeling (West Bengal), August 12, 2008: The trial of the two Czech nationals apprehended for illegal insect collection in Singhalila National Park will begin on August 25, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) said today during a… Read more ›
Czech ‘insect thieves’ granted ‘interim’ bail
Darjeeling (West Bengal): The two Czech nationals arrested for wildlife offence near Darjeeling on June 22, have been granted 'interim' bail till August 12 by the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, UK Nandi. However, as… Read more ›
Readying for the floods, CWRC granted authority on animal rescue in Kaziranga NP
Kaziranga (Assam): The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) has been granted complete authority on rescue and rehabilitation of flood affected animals, in preparation for the annual monsoon floods in Kaziranga National Park, the park… Read more ›
