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Foreign tourists from over 52 countries regularly visit Chhari-Dhandh to t
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Chhari-Dhandh, a rare habitat lying at the ecological intersection of desert and grassland, attracts thousands of migratory birds every year, including the globally significant Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus). The wetland was declared Gujarat's first Conservation Reserve in 2008, w
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Congress protests SC order on Aravalli Hills, demands rollback of definiti
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Earlier, on November 20, the Supreme Court bench headed by former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai pronounced an order accepting the definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges as per the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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DRI thwarts organised red sanders smuggling; seizes 15 MTs of red sanders
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is an item listed in Appendix II of CITES and in Schedule-IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and prohibited/restricted for exports under Foreign Trade Policy, as per the release.
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Supreme Court stays proceedings against Elvish Yadav in snake venom case
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted an interim stay on legal proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in connection with a rave party case, where snake venom and other illegal drugs were allegedly supplied and consumed.
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Elephant Madhuri relocated to Gujarat facility run by Vantara from Kolhapu
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Elephant Madhuri, also known as Mahadevi, has been moved from a Mutt in Kolhapur to Vantara's sanctuary in Jamnagar following a Supreme Court order upholding the decision of the Ministry of Environment's High Powered Committee. The relocation follows years of documented welfare violations a
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Jammu and Kashmir: Army rescues pangolin in Akhnoor, hands it to Wildlife
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The pangolin, a species protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. Schedule I provides the highest level of legal protection, with offences under it attracting stringent penalties.
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DRI seizes leopard skins and ivory in Ujjain, arrests two traders
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
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
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Kerala: Five held for illegal possession of two-toed sand boa in Kannur
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Forest officials arrested five individuals on Thursday for illegally possessing a two-toed sand boa (Eryx johnii), a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act, in Payyannur, Kerala's Kannur district, a release from the Forest Department stated.
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BSF at Indo-Bangladesh border sensitised about human-elephant conflict, wi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A sensitisation workshop on 'Wildlife Crimes and Wildlife Protection Act, 1972' for Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed along the India-Bangladesh border was organised by the Department of Forests and Environment, Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, East & West Garo Hill
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'Wild Chicken' Controversy: Dharamshala based NGO files complaint, demands
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Dheeraj Mahajan, Head of the NGO, said that Jungle fowl (wild chicken or junglee murga) comes under the second schedule of the Wildlife Protection Act and it can't be killed.
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Blackbuck found dead in a field in Madhya Pradesh, forest department to ta
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Divisional Forest officer Lokpriya Bharti on Wednesday informed that the dead body of a blackbuck was found at a field near Barkheda Salam village of Madhya Pradesh. He said that action would be taken against the killing of the animal.
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Mumbai: Four arrested for trying to smuggle endangered red sand boa snake
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai's Cuffe Parade Police on Tuesday has arrested four people for trying to sell red sand boa snake illegally. The red boa sand snake are, an endangered species and a listed under schedule-four of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
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