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Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar appealed to the public to protect Palapittas, Telangana's state bird, during Dasara and avoid capturing, caging or trading them. He urged citizens to report cases of confinement and warned that harming protected birds could invite legal action under the Wildlife (Protection) Act.

Three Malakpet residents were arrested for allegedly hunting deer in Karnataka using a licensed sporting rifle. Police intercepted their vehicle in Hyderabad and seized the firearm, ammunition, night-vision equipment and mobile phones.

The Forest Department has banned visitors from a picturesque hillock near Hudkili village in Mancherial after videos of the location went viral on social media. Officials cited tiger movement and wildlife protection, while influencers urged authorities to promote ecotourism.

Six persons, including three from Hyderabad, were arrested for allegedly hunting a blackbuck at Chondi-Mamadapur grassland in Karnataka’s Bidar district. Forest and Police departments conducted a coordinated search operation, seized two vehicles and a rifle, and registered a wildlife offence case

The Kerala Forest Department has demanded detailed documentation from actor Mohanlal after he declared six additional elephant tusks under an amnesty scheme, raising his total declared count to 10 tusks and 13 ivory artifacts amid ongoing legal battles

Authorities in Ladakh fined four tourists ₹2 lakh for illegal off-roading in protected wildlife areas, including Pangong Lake. The crackdown aims to protect the region's fragile ecosystem, with officials warning of strict action against future environmental violations

The Ladakh administration imposed a total penalty of Rs 2 lakh on four tourists for illegal off-roading in protected wildlife areas. Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena urged visitors to practise responsible tourism and warned of strict action against future violations

The Uttar Pradesh STF arrested alleged wildlife trafficker Aamir in Gorakhpur and rescued 100 protected rose-ringed parrots kept in cramped conditions. Officials said he was part of an interstate wildlife smuggling network operating across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal under the Wildlife Protection Act

A female panther was allegedly beaten to death by villagers after entering a house in Sitapura, Rajasthan. The crowd attacked the animal during a rescue attempt and later tried to cremate the carcass, prompting legal action under the Wildlife Protection Act

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Hyderabad, apprehended a man during an undercover operation in Warangal for allegedly trading protected Indian Red Sand Boas. Two live snakes were seized and handed over to forest officials for further action under the Wildlife Act, 1972.

The Supreme Court quashed the FIR and proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in the 2023 snake venom case, ruling the complaint under the Wildlife (Protection) Act was invalid and no narcotics or psychotropic substances were involved

Forest officials in Jagtial seized two langurs illegally confined in rice mills at Kodimial following a complaint by animal welfare activist Mudavath Preethi of the Stray Animal Foundation of India. Inspections at Chamundi Rice Industries and Dattasai Rice Industry led to the rescue.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s felicitation with a peacock feather garland during Sadar Sammelan has triggered controversy over potential violation of the Wildlife Protection Act. Forest officials are expected to verify the authenticity of the feathers, as similar cases in Karnataka previously led to legal action.

Two men were arrested in Hyderabad's Tolichowki for illegal possession of deer meat and horns. Police seized the items and handed them to forest officials. Authorities are investigating possible wildlife trade and violations of the Wildlife Protection Act

Forest officials, including Kaddampeddur FRO Geetharani, were booked for collecting an environmental cess from trucks in Kawal Tiger Reserve. The move, contested by the district administration, has sparked tension over jurisdiction and conservation enforcement

The Congress leader, along with his family, held the birds inappropriately to display them to citizens in violation of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

Senior counsel DV Sitaram Murthy appearing for the petitioners argued, interest of public at large must be considered as it outweighs individual interests.

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu forest department officials have arrested a banana plantation farm owner in a case related to the electrocution of a wild elephant two months ago at his farm. A male elephant aged between 12 and 15 was found dead on the farm on the morning of February 12 and its trunk was […]

According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India holds the world record for the highest snake mortality on a single day.

Out of 250 owl species found worldwide about 36 are found in India