Four exotic animals found in air passenger's luggage at Chennai airport

Nov 29, 2022

The exotic animals were seized under the Customs Act, 1962 read with Wildlife Protection Act 1972, they said.

Odisha: DRI foils wildlife trafficking, rescues 351 Indian tent turtles in Cuttack

Mar 03, 2024

The Indian tent turtle is listed in Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and is thereby provided the highest degree of protection.

Nine held for killing deer in Bhubaneshwar

Sep 04, 2020

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 4 : Nine people were arrested in connection with the killing of deer in Bhubaneswar on Friday which is a...

'Wild Chicken' Controversy: Dharamshala based NGO files complaint, demands probe

Dec 14, 2024

Dheeraj Mahajan, Head of the NGO, said that Jungle fowl (wild chicken or junglee murga) comes under the second schedule of the Wildlife Protection...

TN forest officials confiscate more than 100 rose-ringed parrots

Jul 06, 2023

Rose-ringed parrots have been declared a protected bird under the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2022, making it a punishable offence to breed...

DRI intercepts illegal elephant tusk trade in Bengaluru; seven arrested

Mar 07, 2024

In a meticulously planned operation, the Directorate of Revenue (DRI) officers in Bengaluru have busted a syndicate's efforts to illicitly trade elephant tusks, classified...