In a major strike against the illegal wildlife trade, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Nagpur Regional Unit, under the Mumbai Zonal Unit, seized one leopard skin with head (in trophy form) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Forest officials in the Similipal South division of Odisha arrested seven persons for their alleged involvement in a leopard skin trafficking racket, the Office of DIG of Police, Eastern Range, Balasore, said on Friday.
In a continued effort to combat wildlife crimes, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) executed an operation on June 16, successfully obstructing the trafficking of leopard parts.
The DRI seized two leopard skins with heads and one ivory (wild boar horn) from two traders in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on May 4, 2025. The wildlife articles were confiscated under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The offenders were handed over to the District Forest Division for further
A man in Lahore was caught selling a snow leopard's skin, worth $20,000. The Punjab Wildlife Department found the skin during a search and discovered the man was part of a group selling illegal animal products online. Minister Maryam Aurangzeb stressed that the government is serious about pr
According to Parlekhamundi Division Forest Officer (DFO) S Anand, out of seven skins, five were of leopard while one each of leopard cat and fishing cat.
The accused were identified as Chakra Benal (45), a resident of Village Talbora and Purna Chandra (39), a resident of Village Patang Pada of the district.
Taking to its social media handle, Uttarkashi Police posted on X, "Major action by Uttarkashi Police on wildlife smuggling. A joint team of SOG, Purola police station and WCCB arrested a smuggler smuggling leopard skin. 2 skins were recovered."
Three leopard cubs that were found in a sugarcane field near Mysuru in Karnataka on Thursday have been handed over to the forest department, officials said on Friday.
The three alleged wildlife poachers against whom a prosecution complaint was filed in a special court here were involved in the trading of Leopard skin and wildlife organs, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) said on Thursday.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized four leopard skins and apprehended eight people from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir involved in the illegal wildlife trade, said DRI officials on Sunday.