Madurai (Tamil Nadu), June 13 (ANI): A peacock hunter, named Vijaykumar, was arrested by forest department officials in Velayuthampatti near Melur in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Wednesday.
Dhemaji (Assam) [india], Jun 10 (ANI): Three persons have been arrested for possessing tiger hide, teeth and bones in Dhemaji district of Assam, police said.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): The office of Maharashtra State Forest Department here got severely damaged after crude bombs seized from poachers exploded inside the office premises on Wednesday morning, police said.
Charaideo (Assam) [India], June 1 (ANI): In a shocking gruesome incident, villagers killed a leopard, cut off its feet and tail and strung it up on a pole. The incident took place in Sonari area of Assam's Charaideo district on Friday.
Navsari (Gujarat) [India], May 19 (ANI): A leopard strayed into the police lines here on Saturday triggering panic among the residents before he was captured by the forest department after a seven-hour struggle.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India] May 16 (ANI): Gram panchayat, forest department as well as tehsil officials were pressed into action after a pack of stray dogs in Barsana town here mauled a seven-year-old girl to death on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 13 (ANI): After cyclone Fani hit Odisha coast, a forest department's report brought to the light that around 20 lakh trees uprooted in the area, including the ecologically sensitive varieties of the trees.
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): A leopard, which strayed into a house here on Friday, apparently in search of water, was captured by forest department officials and released into the Dudhwa National Park Friday, police said. Four people were also reportedly injured after t
Kamrup (Assam) [India], May 11 (ANI): A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and state forest department rescued a baby elephant after it fell into the Deepor Beel freshwater lake on Friday.
Chandrapur (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): A bear was rescued by forest officials after it entered a residential area of Balaji ward in the Chandrapur district on Saturday.