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A trained sniffer dog named ‘Hunter’, deployed by the Telangana forest department, has become a crucial asset in tackling poaching and teak smuggling across Adilabad and neighbouring districts.

Forest officials arrested three persons for poaching a spotted deer using an electrified fence in Penchikalpet mandal on Thursday. Two more accused are absconding. The arrested men confessed to selling deer meat and were remanded to judicial custody.

Two female tigers from Maharashtra have settled or are establishing territory in Mancherial and surrounding districts, frequently preying on cattle. Forest officials say improved protection measures have enabled both migrant and resident tigers to roam safely in an area once plagued by poaching

During Dasara, poachers capture the Indian Roller (Palapitta), Telangana’s state bird, to display at temples, causing high mortality. Experts warn that captivity is fatal, with nearly half dying. Citizens are urged to report cases to AWCS or Forest Department authorities.

Wildlife photographer Lingampalli Krishna addressed students in Adilabad on International Tiger Day, urging them to understand the critical role tigers play in maintaining ecological balance.

Around four kilograms of meat and scales of the wild animal were seized from their possession

Two foot-traps, a knife and certain sharp objects used for poaching the animals were seized from them

Kushnepalli Forest Range Officer P. Dayakar stated that a case has been filed against Athram Bapu and Kudimetha Lachanna from Oddugudem for killing a wild boar. The two were caught sharing the boar’s meat at a stream during a raid conducted by forest department officials, who had received a tip-off about the incident.

349 people killed in tiger attacks during this period, Maharashtra records 200 deaths, according to National Tiger Conservation Authority

Nagpur: Six persons have been arrested in connection with the poaching of a tiger, who was found dead without two teeth and whiskers in Arjuni-Morgaon forest range of Maharashtra’s Gondia district, an official said on Friday. A five-year-old tiger was found dead at Arjuni-Morgaon forest range on January 13, following which the Gondia forest department […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Nine persons were arrested by forest officials for allegedly poaching a tiger and for being in possession of the hide of a tiger in Kaghaznagar on Sunday. The hide, lower jaw and some bones of the big cat were recovered from them. One more accused was absconding. District Forest Officer S Shantaram […]

According to Russia's integrated nuclear power company Rosatom, the anti-poaching `Rhisotope Project' was initiated by the University of Witwatersrand (WIT) and is being implemented

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In addition to killing for direct profit, poachers target animals to prevent them from destroying crops or attacking livestock.