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Snow Leopard: 'Ghost of Himalayas' are found year-round in J-K; Report off
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A landmark camera trapping study conducted by the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) and the Wildlife Protection Department of Jammu and Kashmir has confirmed year-round presence and breeding activity of snow leopards in the Union Territory -- marking a significant breakthrough for high-al
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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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J-K: Wildlife Department grants Rs 2 lakhs compensation to bear attack vic
Updated : 9 months ago IST
In a compassionate gesture, the Wildlife Division of Udhampur, under the Department of Wildlife Protection, Jammu and Kashmir, handed over a compensation cheque of Rs 2 lakhs to the family of Ganesh Kumar, a resident of Sarar Bup in Udhampur district, who was severely injured in a sudden bea
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Assam : Armed poacher killed in gunfight with security forces in Kaziranga
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An armed poacher was killed in a fierce gun fight between security personnel and a group of poachers in Assam's Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve, according to a release statement.
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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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Uttarakhand CM Dhami flags off 23 Bolero camper vehicles for forest and wi
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday flagged off 23 Bolero camper vehicles purchased by the Forest Department from the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Scheme for Forest and Wildlife Protection at the Chief Minister's Camp Office.
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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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Delhi: CBI apprehends 2 accused with 65 Indian Roofed Turtles and Spotted
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended two accused who were in possession of 65 Indian Roofed Turtles and Spotted Pond Turtles, CBI said in a press release on Monday.
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Mann ki Baat: "Be happy, stress-free", PM Modi's advice for students appea
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Further, the Prime Minister emphasized wildlife protection, saying that India truly has a vibrant ecosystem of Flora and Fauna.
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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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