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CM seeks ‘state disaster’ tag for leopard crisis, proposal to shift big cat out of Schedule I

November 19, 2025 12:10 am

Two new leopard rescue centres to be set up in Pune district within three months

'I will try to become a better person': Dalit rapper Vedan after bail from Kerala court

May 01, 2025 12:26 pm

Vedan, a native of Thrissur, was noticed as a rap singer five years ago when he released the album, Voice of the Voiceless, which turned out to be an instant hit. He had also penned lyrics for the 2024 Malayalam hit, Manjummel Boys.

Black kite rescued from NSA Ajit Doval’s home in Delhi

March 15, 2025 10:32 pm

It was discovered collapsed on the floor of the security control room

Pune city police seize red sand boa, 2 arrested

February 18, 2025 11:26 pm

A team from Wanawadi Police station of Pune City had been working on a specific input that some people would come to Jagtap Chowk area for the sale of a protected snake species

Pune unit of DRI unit seizes leopard skin, three held for smuggling

January 27, 2025 10:21 pm

The specimen was seized under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

Maharashtra: Two arrested with ambergris and black buck horns

November 29, 2024 11:55 pm

During searches, forest officials allegedly recovered ambergris (also referred as ‘Whale vomit') estimated at Rs 75 lakh and two black buck horns worth Rs 25,000

Mother, daughter held in Noida for smuggling turtles

October 25, 2024 8:46 am

Noida Deputy Commissioner of Police Ram Badan Singh identified the women as Kamlesh alias Kannar and her daughter Jyoti, residents of Mathura.

Four exotic birds smuggled from Bangkok seized at Mumbai airport, 2 held

October 22, 2024 10:39 pm

The seized Hornbills were concealed in rectangular boxes below the food packets kept in the trolley bags of the passenger.

Meant to reduce stress on big cats, why safari parks may be a double-edged sword

March 11, 2024 7:16 pm

The court also gave CBI three months to complete its investigation into alleged irregularities inside the Corbett tiger reserve, as directed by the Uttarakhand High Court.

Why does Kerala want the Centre to amend the Wildlife Protection Act?

February 15, 2024 4:01 pm

As Kerala faces escalating human-animal conflict, a look at how and why the state wants the Centre to amend the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.

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