 | No move to commercialise trade of Schedule-I species says Minister of Forest and EnvironmentIt is technically and legally incorrect to say that the Centre is commercialising the trade of Schedule-I species under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. |
 | Kerala: Government authorises local bodies to kill wild boarsHowever, poisoning, electrocution or use of explosives to kill them will not be allowed. |
 | 450 died of snakebite in state in past 5 years: Forest MinisterThe most number of casualties occurred between 2017 and 2019, when 334 deaths were registered. |
 | Rethinking the wildlife protection strategyIf wild animals come out of national parks or sanctuaries, people of concerned local bodies should have the right to either demand payment for tolerating them or cull them & use various body products |
 | Tamil Nadu: Foresters against diluting powers of wildlife boardStanding committee will give State govts complete control over conservation policy |
 | Saving jumbos: Animal activists against dilution of Wildlife Protection ActMany citizens and conservationists have opposed the amendment to dilute Section 43 of the WPA permitting sale of elephants. |
 | New wildlife act plan ruffles animal loversScrapping section on transfer of ownership and transport may lead to elephant trade. |
 | Six held for hunting sloth bear for game meat in TumakuruKilling of the sloth bears is a cognizable offense as the animal is listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife Act 1972. |
 | Row over fishermen’s arrest for poaching as recovered marine species does not belong under Wildlife Protection ActStating that Himantura fluviatilis is protected under schedule I, part II of the Wildlife Protection Act, Divisional Forest Officer JD Pati said the species is classified as endangered. |
 | Tusks missing from dead elephant in Tamil Nadu's Boluvampatti forest rangeThe staff of Boluvampatti forest range noticed a pair of tusks missing from an elephant carcass suspected to be aged between 25 to 30 years. |
 | Monitor lizard skins seized, two poachers held in OdishaThe offenders were booked under the Wildlife Protection Act and further investigation is underway. |
 | Two elephants electrocuted in Assam's BaksaA person, identified as Reshan Daimary, who had allegedly installed the electric fences to protect his crops, surrendered before the police. |
 | Wildlife trade racket busted, 330 live turtles seized in TelanganaThe Forest department said that many pet shops buy these turtles thinking that they are an exotic species imported from other countries and are not protected under Indian laws. |
