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Humanity and wildlife conservation efforts faced a grim setback in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district after five men were jailed for butchering a spotted deer they had recently 'rescued'. The animal,...
YouTube sensation Elvish Yadav has received a major legal victory from India's top court, which dismissed ongoing criminal charges against him in the snake venom consumption scandal. Citing...
Deep in India's rural heartlands and wildlife sanctuaries, the monitor lizard's days are numbered. Dubbed 'goh' or 'gohata,' this hulking reptile with its signature hissing tongue has long been a...
Mumbai's law enforcement struck a decisive blow against ivory smugglers on April 22, apprehending four men in Chembur who were set to offload elephant tusks for Rs 3.5 crore. Acting on intelligence...
Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur became the epicenter of a high-stakes wildlife bust as DRI's Nagpur team arrested three smugglers and seized 16.528 kg of Indian pangolin scales. The Sunday raid, fueled by...
Mumbai's bustling Juhu area became the scene of an extraordinary wildlife rescue when law enforcement busted an apartment housing a crocodile and a turtle in violation of national laws. A...
A routine patrol at Bihar's Gaya Railway Station turned into a high-stakes wildlife rescue operation when two men were caught red-handed with a dead Red Sand Boa – a snake valued at crores in illicit...
Ahmedabad's ED office has escalated its fight against wildlife crime by confiscating 14 properties totaling ₹11.3 crore in a money laundering investigation tied to Khair wood smuggling. Invoking PMLA...
In a significant operation, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has successfully intercepted and rescued 78 live turtles from the Doon Express train. The discovery was made early Friday morning on the...
A team from the Forest Department in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand arrested four individuals involved in the smuggling of rare wildlife. The suspects are accused of trafficking pangolins....