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India: Bhadra wildlife division forest authorities arrested a person who allegedly had two civet kittens. K Raju planned to prepare civet coffee from the poop of these kittens and sell it in the market, said forest officials. He had kept the cats in a small cage. These kittens have been sent to Tyavarekoppa lion…
Read updateIndia: As many as 25 fishermen were arrested on charges of illegal fishing activities in the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary on Monday. Three trawlers, which were used for the illegal fishing, were also seized. According to sources, a patrolling team led by the assistant conservators of forests (ACF) Shrirampada Arabind…
Read updateIndia: Pune City Police is probing a ‘pangolin smuggling racket’ after a pangolin was seized from a car on Tuesday, days after pangolin scales were seized in another operation in the city. Five suspects, who have been arrested in connection with the two incidents, also known as scaly anteater, is an insectivorous…
Read updateIndia: Stepped up vigilance in the State’s forests resulted in a poacher being caught red-handed in Medak district on Tuesday. The man, whose name was not released immediately by Forest Department officials, was caught while he was cutting up a freshly killed Chital stag in Gajireddypalli village of the district.…
Read updateNepal: A joint police team of Metropolitan Police Ranipokhari and Metropolitan Police Area Office Chalnakhel arrested two persons with 56 pieces of Tiger bones from a house of Sabita Lama in Chalnakhel, Dachhinkali Municipality ward . According to Metropolitan Police Ranipokhari, the joint teak also arrested Ajaya…
Read updateIndia: Had it been alive, the four-year-old tiger which was killed by poachers could have been known as ‘Bahubali 3’. The Hyderabad Tiger Conservation Society had suggested to the forest department to name it Bahubali 3. Its movement was last captured in a camera trap on December 15, 2018, in Khanapur division of…
Read updateIndia: There were reports against some pooja product sellers who were selling products made from wild life. Forest department team along with police teams raided shops in Pansariyon ki Ol in Dhanmandi area. These shops have been famous for selling pooja related products. Dhanmadi police and forest department raided…
Read updateIndia: The city crime branch unit III sleuths have arrested a 29-year-old man who was in possession with two Indian star tortoises which is an endangered species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act. The reptile is popular in the exotic pet trade and black magic practices. According to inspector Dipak Nikam of…
Read updateIndia: A tiger hide, claws and other body parts of the wildcat were seized here in Madhya Pradesh and six persons were arrested in this connection, a police officer said Friday. The tiger was poisoned by a group of poachers in a reserve in the state a few years ago, he said. "On a tip-off, we arrested a person…
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