DRI officials seized four elephant tusks weighing around 17 kg and apprehended three persons in Banjara Hills over an alleged illegal ivory transaction. The suspects were allegedly attempting to sell the ivory, while officials investigate its source and possible trafficking links.
Three rose-ringed parakeets unlawfully confined by fortune-tellers near Appalayagunta Temple in Tirupati were rescued by forest officials after a PETA India complaint.
Forest officials arrested a man in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district for brutally killing two protected Russell’s Vipers and unlawfully trapping a hare. The arrest followed swift intervention by PETA India and Sanghamitra Animal Foundation. A non-bailable wildlife case was registered.
The workshop aimed to empower forest officers with the knowledge and skills to effectively address wildlife crimes (like illegal trade, hunting and poaching) and human-animal conflict.
