Wildlife Protection Act News - Latest Updates & Headlines

Death of 5 tigers: Three arrested for poisoning big cats in revenge for cow's killing

Bengaluru, June 28: The Forest and Police authorities have cracked the sensational case involving the death of a tigress and her four cubs in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills forest region and arrested three persons in connection with the incident on Saturday.

Kin of Chhattisgarh cops killed in anti-Maoist ops to get jobs beyond police department

Raipur, June 18: In a significant policy shift, the Chhattisgarh Cabinet has approved an amendment to the Integrated Revised Instructions-2013, expanding the scope of compassionate appointments for families of police personnel martyred in anti-Maoist operations.

FIR filed after man touches tiger cubs at Rajasthan's Ranthambore National Park

Jaipur, May 17: A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed after a video surfaced showing a man dangerously close to tiger cubs at the Ranthambore National Park near Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, officials confirmed.

DRI seizes 2 leopard skins, wild boar horn; two suspects apprehended

Bhopal, May 6: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Nagpur unit, under the Mumbai Zonal jurisdiction, successfully apprehended two individuals engaged in illegal trade and possession of leopard skins.

Indian Coast Guard seizes illegal sea cucumbers off Mandapam Coast

Chennai, April 14: In a major crackdown on marine wildlife trafficking, the Indian Coast Guard Station (ICGS), Mandapam, successfully seized a large consignment of illegally harvested sea cucumbers off the North Vedalai coast.