Police swoop down on wildlife trader; seize two Shikras
Sunheri Masjid (North Delhi): Two Shikras (Accipiter badius), one alive and another dead, were seized from a youth in the capital last Thursday, while he was waiting for prospective buyers near Sunheri Masjid, about 200 metres away from the nearest police station. The arrest was made by Delhi Wildlife Inspectors […] Read more »
Sloth bear cub rescued from Jharkhand trader
Chandil (Jharkhand): A two-month old sloth bear cub was rescued Monday from a wildlife trader’s home in the eastern Indian Jharkhand state by a joint team of Forest Department and Widlife Trust of India. However, the trader escaped. Read more »
Ratiram’s bail plea rejected by court
New Delhi: The Additional Sessions Judge of Alipurduar in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal today dismissed a bail application of notorious wildlife trader Ratiram Sharma. Read more »
Bansbari, Assam: Manas National Park has received its first greater one horned rhinos seven years after its approximately 100-strong population was wiped out by poachers. Read more »
Rhinos in Manas get ready for the monsoons
Manas: The three rhinos at the rehabilitation facility at the Manas national park are sniffing the air for the onset of the pre-monsoon showers awaiting the time when tender palatable grasses will once more be abundant in the grasslands. Read more »
Asiatic black bears release begins in Pakke
Pakke (Arunachal Pradesh): Five Asiatic black bear cubs of the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) moved a step closer to being wild, as phase two of their rehabilitation began last week at the Pakke Tiger Reserve. Two bears were successfully released by the CBRC in Khari Pong about […] Read more »
Elephants successfully united to a wild herd in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh: Three wild elephants that were rescued a fortnight ago from poachers from the forests of India’s remote north-east Arunachal Pradesh state were successfully united with a large herd on Friday, in a joint operation by the forest officials and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
Veraval adopts whale shark – pledges protection
Veraval: Thousands of people from the Kharva fishing community today pledged to protect the whale shark in Veraval in the Western Indian state of Gujarat – in an event marked by several important declarations. Read more »
Ninth Venu Menon National Animal Awards held
New Delhi: Nine individuals who were among the best, chosen for their contribution to wildlife conservation were honoured today at the ninth Venu Menon National Animal Awards function organized at the Stein Auditorium in India Habitat Center, New Delhi. Read more »
Nearly 68 kgs of illegal ivory intercepted at Beijing airport
New Delhi: China Customs seized nearly 68 kgs of illegal elephant ivory from a female passenger that had just arrived in Beijing from Addis Abba, Ethiopia on Tuesday. Read more »
