Coast Guard nabs Myanmarese boat with 15 poachers

Last Updated: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 19:20

The Coast Guard has apprehended a Myanmarese boat with 15 poachers off Andaman and Nicobar islands.

Two poachers held with leopard skins in Uttar Pradesh

Last Updated: Saturday, November 27, 2010, 11:10

Two poachers who operated in several states have been arrested with leopard skins in Uttar Pradesh`s Bahraich district, police said Saturday.

2 poachers killed in Kaziranaga National Park

Last Updated: Monday, November 15, 2010, 14:39

The two were killed during an exchange of fire between KNP forest guards and 4 poachers at Agratoli range.

<b>No `Kumki` business this</b>

Last Updated: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 14:52

The wholesome conservation of elephants in the wild has emerged as a major challenge for the forest department of Orissa.

88 Myanmarese poachers held by CG inside Indian waters

Last Updated: Friday, September 24, 2010, 22:07

The Coast Guard has taken into custody 88 Myanmarese poachers, along with seven of their boats, inside Indian waters near the Andaman islands during the last one month.

Myanmarese poachers apprehended in Andamans

Last Updated: Friday, September 24, 2010, 16:03

Twenty-six Myanmarese poachers were apprehended and two engine boats seized from near Paget island in North Andamans.

UP Govt for sterner punishment to poachers

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 18:34

The UP State Wildlife Board today recommended sterner punishment to poachers under the Wildlife Protection Act for preserving tiger population in the state, besides setting up of special courts for trying forest crimes.

Two rhino poachers killed in encounter in Assam

Last Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 17:49

Two rhino poachers were killed in an encounter with forest protection personnel inside Orang National Park in Assam`s Udalguri district today.

Two poachers nabbed at Kaziranga National Park

Last Updated: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 19:00

Two poachers were nabbed Sunday by a joint team of the police and forest guards in stepped up operations against poaching in the world-famed Kaziranga National Park.

Four poachers killed in Kaziranga National Park

Last Updated: Friday, May 21, 2010, 13:48

Four poachers were killed by forest guards in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam`s Golaghat district on Friday.

Nexus between forest guards and poachers in KNP rhino poaching

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 20:22

A nexus between a section of forest guards and poachers involved in rhino poaching in Kaziranga National Park has come to light with the arrest of seven persons, including a retired forest guard, today, police sources said.

Poachers kill elephant for ivory in Orissa

Last Updated: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 12:55

Poachers shot dead an elephant and brutally hacked around its tusks to extract ivory in the Redhakhol Forest Range in Sambalpur district of Orissa, forest officials said Sunday.