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282 elephants, two tigers, 15 leopards died since 2018 in Odisha: GovtOf the 282 elephants, seven were poached, 13 were killed in train mishaps, four in road accidents, 43 died due to electrocution, 135 due to...
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea for steps to protect leopards in India- Roads emerging critical threats to leopards in Madhya Pradesh
An adult leopard was run over by a vehicle at Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh (MP) on Wednesday night.
Wildlife body voices concern over leopard poaching in IndiaIndia has made progress in conserving tigers but leopards are killed in high numbers in the country for illegal trade, says a global study ...
Snow leopards are in 'real danger': WWFLaunching a campaign "Save Our Snow Leopards", WWF-India said that poaching is the major challenge for the protection of this so magnificen...
- Skins of leopard, otter seized
The skin and bones of a leopard and an otter’s hide were seized from the forests of Baikunthapur in North Bengal on Friday.
Tiger, leopard poaching cases pending for 40 years in MP courtsThe highest number of 58 tigers was found dead in 2009, followed by 56 in 2011, 36 in 2008 and 28 each in 2007 and 2002.
- Wildlife experts fear spurt in poaching crimes
Poaching of tigers and leopards in India seem to be growing by the year. Wildlife experts said that in 2013, India has already lost 19 tige...
Leopards vanishing faster than tigers in Madhya PradeshThanks to poaching, retaliatory killing, conflicts with farmers followed by weak investigations, the spotted feline may soon qualify for 'v...
- Leopard found dead in Kanha reserve
A leopard was found dead in the Mukki range of Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) on Monday.The carcass was found near Sondar area, during the eleph...
- Sanjay Gandhi National Park officials say poaching in park impossible
TOI spoke to the chief forest conservator of SGNP, Sunil Limaye to check the security measures taken to increase vigilance.
Leopard rescued from Sinhasa village near Indore, forest department doubt poaching attemptForest department believes that leopard might have strayed near village after a failed poaching attempt in which his right hand was injured...
- Huge cache of wildlife remains seized
Forest officers have seized a huge cache of wild animal body parts, including four leopard paws, and traps used in poaching during a raid c...
Four leopards killed every week between 2001-10: StudyAn estimated four leopards were poached and their body parts sold illegally every week between 2001 and 2010 in India, a recent report from...
Madhya Pradesh for separate conservation plan for leopardWith an increasing number of deaths of leopard in last few years due to poaching and man-animal conflicts, Madhya Pradesh government is now...
A task force needed to monitor leopard poaching in IndiaA recent report by a conglomeration of international organisations raises concerns about the rampant illegal trade of leopard parts in Indi...
- Needed: Rapid rescue teams for leopards
Experts say trained teams and a set of dos and don'ts are a must to save big cats that stray into towns & villages.
- Three poachers held with leopard skin
A Special Task Force arrested three persons allegedly involved in poaching and smuggling of leopard skin for several years from Meerut, a s...
- 27 leopard skins seized in 45 days
From the border outposts of north Bengal to the small towns of Uttarakhand to the remote forest-rich district of Gondia in Maharashtra, 27 ...
- Meerut man booked for selling leopard skin
The leopard skins would have fetched him Rs 2 lakh on delivery in the Capital.