International pressure to bail out “insect thieves”
Darjeeling (West Bengal): Strong lobbying by international scientists and pressure tactics from the two Czech nationals, arrested two weeks ago for collecting insects from Singhalila National Park in West Bengal, may skew the bail plea in favour of the accused, fear wildlife conservationists. Read more »
RAP facilitates rescue and rehabilitation in Assam
Kaziranga (Assam): A slow loris and two pythons were among the animals rescued by the NGO Nature’s Bonyapran in Sonitpur district of Assam, under an ongoing Rapid Action Project (RAP) funded by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). The RAP to rescue and rehabilitate wild animals displaced during the annual […] Read more »
Tibetans say China forcing them to flout wildlife laws
New Delhi: A string of blogs from Tibet have accused Chinese local government officials of forcing Tibetans to wear traditional clothes trimmed with proscribed animal products like tiger skin and otter fur. The reports have sparked an outcry among wildlife experts in India. Read more »
Additional charges framed against ‘Tiger’ Pataudi
Faridabad (Haryana): Additional charges were framed today against Mansur Ali Khan, also known as the Nawab of Pataudi, and his accomplice Shashi Singh during the hearing of the black buck hunting case they were embroiled in since 2005. Read more »
Train hits elephant herd; three killed
Coimbatore: A herd of elephants comprising three individuals (one adult pregnant female, an adult male around 30 years and a juvenile male around six years) were hit and killed by a Electrical Multiple Unit train (EMU)on the Coimbatore- Palakkad railway line near Madukkarai Railway Station in Coimbatore District in the […] Read more »
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 of 10,000 rupees. Joshi, son-in-law of the notorious Ratiram Sharma, was accused of possessing […] 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 accused were in the process of trading eight leopard skins which were recovered from them. 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 change in the rain pattern and extremities of weather recorded last year deceived 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. 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. Read more »
