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Man held with elephant tusk, live bullets in Assam
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Chirang (Assam) [India], February 7 (ANI): Assam Police arrested a man and seized one elephant tusk and 105 live bullets from his residence.
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Only circus recognised under Wildlife Act loses recognition for us
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The Central Zoo Authority (CZA), a statutory body operating under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has cancelled the recognition of the Great Golden Circus in Gujarat, the only circus in the entire country which was recognised unde
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Minor among two held two for chasing Gir lion on bike
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Junagarh (Gujarat) [India], December 12 (ANI): Two persons, including a minor, were nabbed on Friday for allegedly chasing a lion on a bike near Gir forest in Junagarh district, a video of which also went viral.
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Nine held for killing deer in Bhubaneshwar
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 4 (ANI): Nine people were arrested in connection with the killing of deer in Bhubaneswar on Friday which is a violation of the Wildlife Protection Act.
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Monkey beaten, hung up on tree after it enters Telangana house in
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Khammam (Telangana) [India], June 29 (ANI): In an outrageous incident, some youths beat up a monkey and strung it up on a tree to death while also releasing dogs to attack it in Ammapalem village in Telangana's Khammam district.
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Two arrested for hunting langur in Pune
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 12 (ANI): Pune Forest Department on Friday said two people were arrested for allegedly hunting a langur in the Junnar forest of the city under sections of Wildlife Protection Act.
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Odisha: Pangolin rescued from quarantine centre to be tested for C
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 27 (ANI): A female pangolin, which was rescued from a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Odisha's Athagarh area by forest department officials, will be tested for coronavirus.
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Gujarat: Python burnt alive in Banaskantha, four persons booked
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Banaskantha (Gujarat) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Four persons from Bodal village in the district have been booked for burning alive a python on Friday and circulating the video of the incident on the social media platform TikTok.
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Gujarat: Women perform Garba with snakes in Junagarh, five held
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Junagarh (Gujarat) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Five persons including a minor girl have been arrested after women were seen performing 'Garba' with snakes including a cobra at a function in Shil village.
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K'taka: 3 held for poaching elephants for tusks
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): Three persons were arrested in connection with poaching elephants for their tusks near Surya Road in Belthangady taluk, Karnataka police said.
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U'khand: Police arrest two smugglers, seize leopard skins worth Rs
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Bageshwar (Uttarakhand), [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Two people have been arrested for smuggling wild animal parts in Bageshwar on Thursday, police said.
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Police arrest two men, seize endangered pangolin worth Rs 40 lakh
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra), [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Thane Crime Branch Unit has arrested two persons and seized a pangolin worth Rs 40 lakh from them, an official statement stated.
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