One held for poaching in reserve forest near Tiruvannamalai town
1 month, 2 weeks ago

One held for poaching in reserve forest near Tiruvannamalai town

The Hindu  

A 46-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for poaching wild animals in the Sorakolathur Reserve Forest near Tiruvannamalai town. The police said a special team under the crime wing of the district police was conducting vehicle checks near the forest on the outskirts of the town, and came across two persons on a two-wheeler. “They have been poaching in the area regularly, and come prepared with the equipment for hunting and slicing the meat,” police sources said. Besides the vehicle, the duo left behind two country-made guns, explosives, nets, torch lights and batteries.

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Forest officials arrested three poachers in Odisha
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Forest officials arrested three poachers in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Forest officials arrested three poachers and seized around five country-made guns along with other explosives from their possession on Wednesday night. The accused were identified as Karan Marandi, Budhurai Soren and Kandra Hansdah of Dumasahi village within Bangiriposi police limits. Deputy director of Similipal Tiger Reserve Samrat Gowda said basing on real-time AI camera alert, forest officials came to …

Two held for poaching leopard, eating its meat in Odisha
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1 month ago

Two held for poaching leopard, eating its meat in Odisha

New Indian Express  

NUAPADA: Forest officials on Monday arrested two persons for their involvement in poaching a leopard in Nuapada. The accused, Pustam Chinda and Hrusikesh Chinda of Deodhara within Komna police limits, reportedly cooked and consumed the leopard meat after poaching the big cat. Forest department sources said the accused and their accomplices had laid a trap to hunt wild boars near …

One more held for leopard poaching in Rairakhol forest, Odisha
3 months, 3 weeks ago

One more held for leopard poaching in Rairakhol forest, Odisha

New Indian Express  

SAMBALPUR: Forest officials on Wednesday arrested one more person for allegedly poaching a leopard, the skin of which was recovered from Hiraloi village near Landakot reserve forest under Rairakhol division. Official sources said the manner in which the leopard was skinned suggests that the poachers are professional and involved in illegal wildlife trade since a long time. Efforts are underway …

Five poachers caught on camera in STR, arrested with guns
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Five poachers caught on camera in STR, arrested with guns

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Forest officials of Pithabata South Wildlife range under Similipal Tiger Reserve arrested five suspected poachers and seized four guns from their possession on Wednesday. The accused are Karunakar Mallick, Kartika Bhakta, Bhola Bhakta, Gunu Bhakta and Rabi Bhakta, all residents of Besarpani village within Baripada Sadar police limits. Deputy director of STR South Wildlife Division Samrat Gowda said recently, …

K'taka poacher arrested for killing 18-year-old tusker in TN's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
7 months ago

K'taka poacher arrested for killing 18-year-old tusker in TN's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express  

ERODE: The mastermind behind a poaching gang was arrested from Karnataka by the Tamil Nadu forest department on Sunday in connection with the killing of an 18-year-old male elephant and poaching of its tusks at Thalavadi in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve of Erode district. As per sources, on April 22, frontline staff of the department while conducting their regular patrol in …

Poaching wire seized, two apprehended in Mahabubabad district
8 months ago

Poaching wire seized, two apprehended in Mahabubabad district

The Hindu  

Forest officers of the Mahabubabad district have confiscated poaching apparatus from the Gudur range, and apprehended two persons for hunting a wild boar. A statement from the Forest department informed that, during the perambulation drive on April 13, the Forest Range Officer and staff of Gudur range stumbled upon steel binding wire of around 15 kilograms in weight, laid and …

Two poachers arrested, weapons seized in Karnataka
8 months, 1 week ago

Two poachers arrested, weapons seized in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Two poachers were arrested in Nagarhole area of Karnataka even as three others managed to escape from the spot, said forest department officials familiar with the development on Friday. According to the wildlife sanctuary forest officials, the incident took place on Wednesday night in the Kachuvinahalli reserve forest area under the jurisdiction of the Huasur wildlife division According to the …

Telangana | Swift action by forest squad thwarts poaching bid
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana | Swift action by forest squad thwarts poaching bid

The Hindu  

A six-member inter-State poachers’ gang was busted by an alert Forest squad on Saturday midnight in Kanakagiri reserve forests in Thallada range of Khammam district. The swift action by the forest squad helped foil a poaching bid and led to the arrest of all the six members of the gang and seizure of a sniper rifle, a knife, an axe …

Two poachers arrested for opening fire at Odisha sanctuary staff: Police
9 months ago

Two poachers arrested for opening fire at Odisha sanctuary staff: Police

Hindustan Times  

Two poachers were arrested for allegedly firing at two members of the Kuldiha sanctuary in Odisha’s Balasore district on Monday night, officials said. Officials of the state forest department said while patrolling in the sanctuary last night, the forest staff saw two poachers who then fired from their country made guns which hit two volunteers of Sabuja Vahini accompanying the …

3 suspected poachers held in Assam with firearms, animal body parts: Officials
9 months, 2 weeks ago

3 suspected poachers held in Assam with firearms, animal body parts: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The Assam Police in a joint operation with the forest department on Saturday arrested three suspected poachers and recovered a large amount of animal body parts and firearms from Chirang district, officials said. “They killed deers and some other wild creatures and were heading towards an illegal market to sell them,” officials of Panbari forest range said. Chirang district …

Man arrested for poaching spotted deer in Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary in Hosur
1 year, 7 months ago

Man arrested for poaching spotted deer in Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary in Hosur

The Hindu  

A man was arrested for poaching a spotted deer in Urigam in the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary in the Hosur forest division on Tuesday. The accused person was caught along with the carcass by a Forest team that was patrolling the Billikal Reserve Forest in the Urigam forest range. The accused person, M. Paramasivan of Lakshimipuram village had entered with …

Poacher arrested from Kuno National Park, forest officers say no risk for cheetahs
1 year, 7 months ago

Poacher arrested from Kuno National Park, forest officers say no risk for cheetahs

Hindustan Times  

The forest officers at Kuno National Park arrested a poacher from the core area, 15 km away from the habitat of newly translocated cheetahs, officials said on Saturday. A resident of Katela village, Alam Mongia was arrested on April 16, however, the matter came to light on Friday when forest officials raided his village to nab two other accused involved …

Poaching of Pangolins rampant in AP-TS forest areas; two arrested, Pangolin rescued
2 years ago

Poaching of Pangolins rampant in AP-TS forest areas; two arrested, Pangolin rescued

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Poaching of Pangolins from forest areas of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is becoming rampant. AP forest officials rescued a Pangolin recently and arrested two persons. AP forest department noticed that poaching of Pangolins was taking place in the forest area near Nalgonda in TS and these are being brought to AP by gangs looking for potential buyers. Various …

Poaching on forest fringes
2 years, 8 months ago

Poaching on forest fringes

The Hindu  

Roads of IOB Colony at the foothills of Maruthamalai near Coimbatore had vehicles on the move and residents were yet to hit the beds on the night of July 4, 2021, when they heard a gunshot. A 2020 study, ‘Ranger survey reveals conservation issues across protected and outside protected areas in southern India’, for which authors interviewed 79 forest range …

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