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    Wildlife Protection Act News

    Three held in Chhattisgarh after Instagram video shows monitor lizard hunt, eaten

    Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada forest officials arrested three men after a viral Instagram video allegedly showed them hunting and eating a monitor lizard.
    India News
    Updated 16 days ago

    Pangolin rescued from govt building in Odisha’s Nuapada, 3 arrested

    Pangolins are illegally hunted for their meat and keratin scales
    India News
    Published 19 days ago

    Wildbuzz | A cobra kiss gone amiss

    Screenshots from a viral video showing the golfer pinning down the cobra with his 5-iron, clasping it from the head and then kissing it.
    Cities
    Published 35 days ago

    Four arrested after 10 leopard skins seized on Agra-Gwalior road

    Forest department team with the seized leopard skins on the Agra-Gwalior highway. (Sourced)
    Cities
    Published 49 days ago

    Chennai man held at Kolkata airport with 707 Red-eared Slider turtles

    A Chennai man was arrested at Kolkata airport after Customs officials seized 707 live Red-eared Slider turtles allegedly brought from Bangkok.
    India News
    Published 51 days ago

    Court denies bail in ₹3.5-core elephant tusk trafficking case, cites extinction threat

    Court denies bail in <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3.5-core elephant tusk trafficking case, cites extinction threat
    Cities
    Published 80 days ago

    Palampur pet shop raided, endangered turtles rescued

    Police and wildlife activists after recovering the endangered turtles at the pet shop at Rajpur in Palampur on Monday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 109 days ago

    3 Malabar giant squirrels, 7 star tortoises rescued by DRI, 2 men arrested

    3 Malabar giant squirrels, 7 star tortoises rescued by DRI, 2 men arrested
    Cities
    Published 113 days ago

    Three more held in Uttarakhand tigers poisoning, mutilation case; one absconding

    Forest minister Subodh Uniyal and department officials inspecting the site where two tigers were found dead in Shyampur forest range
    India News
    Published 114 days ago

    Villagers kill female panther in Bharatpur, try to burn body during rescue bid

    Female panther entered in a house in Bharatpur.
    Cities
    Published 115 days ago

    Wildbuzz | Social media fuels poaching

    Screenshots from an Insta account (nihangs_pethouse) regarding shikras’ sale.
    Cities
    Published 132 days ago

    Forest dept books temple officials over minister’s son’s wedding in tiger zone

    Temple visits are regulated under standing orders and Supreme Court directions, with restricted movement.
    India News
    Updated 138 days ago

    Prep for wedding of Uttarakhand minister’s son in tiger reserve sparks outcry

    Forest officials maintained that no permission was sought for the event. (Sourced)
    India News
    Updated 139 days ago

    DRI seizes 16.5 kg pangolin scales, busts inter-state wildlife trafficking syndicate

    DRI seizes 16.5 kg pangolin scales, busts inter-state wildlife trafficking syndicate.
    Cities
    Published 152 days ago

    Ludhiana: Forest dept seizes turtles from eatery, owner held

    The three turtles rescued from the eatery in Ludhiana on Friday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 154 days ago

    Monkey menace in Braj region: No permission needed for catching, relocating simians

    For representation only (HT FIle Photo)
    Cities
    Published 156 days ago

    Dudhwa buffer zone staff collecting carcasses after death of 25 vultures

    Dudhwa buffer zone staff collecting carcasses after death of 25 vultures
    Cities
    Published 156 days ago

    Forest guard denied bail in illegal felling of over 1,000 Khair trees in Panchkula

    The case was registered on March 10 under Sections 32 and 33 of the Indian Forest Act, Sections 27 and 29 of the Wildlife Protection Act, and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 157 days ago

    Wildbuzz | A war on fish-eating birds

    A great cormorant strung as a ‘scarecrow’ (Mirzapur dam) and a black-crowned night heron caught in an anti-bird net (Banur). (PHOTOS: VIKRAM JIT SINGH & MUNISH JAUHAR)
    Cities
    Published 160 days ago

    Villagers capture leopard in Dudhwa buffer zone

    The leopard in captivity. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 171 days ago

    Ludhiana: Man held for illegal parrot trade, decoy operation leads to arrest

    A case has been registered against him under Sections 2, 39, 48, 48A, 49, 50 and 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 173 days ago

    HC upholds seizure of 14.2 tonnes of red sanders, calls transporters’ defence ‘preposterous’

    HC upholds seizure of 14.2 tonnes of red sanders, calls transporters’ defence ‘preposterous’
    Cities
    Published 174 days ago

    Supreme Court quashes FIR against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in snake venom case

    Elvish Yadav was booked in 2023 and arrested in 2024 for alleged use of snake venom at a rave party.
    India News
    Published 176 days ago

    Forest guard among three held for theft of 500 cutch trees

    According to available details, one cutch tree costs between <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8,000 and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 179 days ago

    Rajasthan: 3 arrested after rare caracal killed, half-burnt body found near border

    The forest department arrested three accused and seized a tractor suspected to have been used in the incident. (HT sourced photo)
    Cities
    Updated 180 days ago

    Ghaziabad: 3 more peacocks found dead, toll rises to 13

    Officials said 10 peacocks were found dead in the village on Monday afternoon, and one injured was taken for treatment when the forest department visited the area. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 199 days ago

    11 peacocks found dead in Ghaziabad’s Loni; phosphate poisoning suspected

    The peacock is India’s national bird protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act. (HT PHOTO/Representative)
    India News
    Published 201 days ago

    ‘You can’t do whatever you want’: SC grills Elvish Yadav over snakes in video

    The court said the primary concern was whether any permission existed for the use of snakes in a video shoot.
    India News
    Published 206 days ago

    No red tape: Single window approval available for diverting tiger reserve land

    Representational file image. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)
    India News
    Updated 212 days ago

    Probe rejects Jackal burning claim at Delhi zoo, flags procedural lapses

    The union also alleged that no formal autopsy was conducted before the animal’s body was disposed of. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 218 days ago
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