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wildlife act news

Snake venom case: SC quashes FIR, proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav

Snake venom case: SC quashes FIR, proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
Published on Mar 19, 2026 12:45 pm IST

Blackbuck population rises sharply in Odisha's Ganjam

Blackbuck population rises sharply in Odisha's Ganjam
Updated on Feb 04, 2026 01:03 pm IST

Farmers among seven held for electrocution of two tigers in MP's Shahdol

Farmers among seven held for electrocution of two tigers in MP's Shahdol
Published on Feb 03, 2026 10:28 pm IST

Man sold lizard genitalia, held: Occult beliefs come up against law in Faridabad

The lizard genitalia (locally known as ‘hatha jodi’) and soft coral ('indrajaal'), covered in vermillion, seized from a 38-year-old astrologer in Faridabad.
Updated on Jul 17, 2025 10:52 pm IST

Story of India's first UNESCO biosphere reserve Nilgiris, now on the big screen

Wildlife documentary Nilgiris up for a theatrical release later this week
Published on Jul 16, 2025 12:30 pm IST

International Tiger Day 2024: Must-visit tiger safaris in India

Tiger spotting in the wild is a surreal bucket list moment.
Published on Jul 28, 2024 04:32 pm IST

People taking selfies with wild animals to face arrest: Odisha government

(Representative Photo)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 01:47 pm IST

Sarus not to be released in a sanctuary

An excited Sarus flaps its wings on seeing Arif outside its enclosure in Kanpur zoo, recently (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 04:39 pm IST

Sarus, man-friend reunion video sets social media on fire

A screen grab from the video doing the rounds on social media (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:03 am IST

Two arrested with red sand boas

The arrested accused in police custody. (HT)
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:45 am IST

Bill in Lok Sabha seeks changes in wildlife protection act

A one-horned Rhino with its calf and a wild buffalo grazing at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in Morigaon
Published on Dec 18, 2021 12:33 am IST

In process of amending wildlife act: Centre

The Wildlife Protection Act was last amended in 2003.
Updated on Sept 20, 2020 11:59 pm IST

Reptile scare: Residents of Prayagraj City in ‘troubled waters’

Large Python rescued on New Yamuna bridge.
Updated on Sept 03, 2019 12:37 pm IST

Wildlife officials in Pakistan seize snakeskin sandals meant for PM Imran Khan

A famous Pakistani shoe-maker, who was apparently making special sandals for Prime Minister Imran Khan from snakeskin, is in trouble for violating the country’s Wildlife Act.
Published on Jun 03, 2019 08:37 pm IST

Traders keep out of Sonepur cattle fair

Stricter enforcement of India’s Wildlife Act of 1972 in recent years has ensured that elephants, other wild animals and birds are no longer traded at the fair, which is held at the confluence of Ganges and Gandak in November and December.
Published on Nov 27, 2018 11:10 pm IST

Crackdown on smugglers: Dehydration, injuries kill 146 of 1,583 rescued turtles in UP

These turtles were not collected by the smugglers in a day, but over weeks or months, and were kept in poor conditions, said those taking care of them at Kukrail.
Published on Nov 21, 2018 03:31 pm IST

Five blackbucks dead as infighting breaks out among herds at Delhi Zoo

The noise of hammers breaking the night shelter of the blackbucks, dumping of cement bags and the scattered debris traumatised the animals inside Delhi zoo (pictured), which reportedly then started to fight among themselves.
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 08:23 am IST

Molasses leak: ‘Recovery of ecosystem of Beas river will take few years’

Locals taking out dead fishes from Beas river after its water was effected due to molasses leakage from a Gurdaspur based sugar mill near Amritsar on May 17.
Updated on May 23, 2018 09:52 am IST

State, NTCA lock horns over tiger shifting to Mukundra

Tiger T-91 shifted to Mukundra Hills Tiger reserve of Kota. The translocated tiger, T-91, had strayed into the Vishdhari sanctuary from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.
Updated on May 06, 2018 09:42 pm IST