Vultures being released in Kaziranga National Park, Assam

Kaziranga National Park (Assam): Three Himalayan Griffon vultures (Gyps himalayensis) rescued about a fortnight ago from Sivasagar district, Assam, were released today by the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) following treatment for acute poisoning.

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File photo: A spotted deer

Mehboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh): The bail petition of six people accused in the Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve poaching case was dismissed yesterday by the Judicial Magistrate – I Class, of Kalwakurthy, Mehboobnagar district in Andhra Pradesh. The petitioners, including three police personnel and a national level shooter, were apprehended for hunting deer, key prey [...]

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Skin seized in Kolkata

Kolkata (West Bengal): A skin, thought to be of black buck, was seized yesterday from Sree leather showroom in Kolkata, West Bengal, by the WCCB – Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, East Region and local police assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).

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File Photo: Ivory seized in Meghalaya, India

Nairobi (Kenya): Twenty-nine elephant tusks and three AK-47 rifles were recovered yesterday after a three-month long sting operation in Samburu East in Northern Kenya, some 450 kilometres from Nairobi.

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Members of European Parliament Robert Evans and Frieda Brepoels
celebrate the ban of seal products in EU

Brussels (Belgium): The European Parliament today voted 550 to 49 in favour of a ban on the trade of all seal products within the EU. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) applauded the decision as a significant [...]

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