Four exotic animals found in air passenger's luggage at Chennai airport

Nov 29, 2022

The exotic animals were seized under the Customs Act, 1962 read with Wildlife Protection Act 1972, they said.

Odisha: DRI foils wildlife trafficking, rescues 351 Indian tent turtles in Cuttack

Mar 03, 2024

The Indian tent turtle is listed in Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and is thereby provided the highest degree of protection.

Jammu and Kashmir: Army rescues pangolin in Akhnoor, hands it to Wildlife department

Jul 12, 2025

The pangolin, a species protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. Schedule...

BSF at Indo-Bangladesh border sensitised about human-elephant conflict, wildlife crimes

Feb 11, 2025

A sensitisation workshop on 'Wildlife Crimes and Wildlife Protection Act, 1972' for Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed along the India-Bangladesh border was organised...

DRI intercepts illegal elephant tusk trade in Bengaluru; seven arrested

Mar 07, 2024

In a meticulously planned operation, the Directorate of Revenue (DRI) officers in Bengaluru have busted a syndicate's efforts to illicitly trade elephant tusks, classified...

DRI seizes leopard skins and ivory in Ujjain, arrests two traders

May 06, 2025

The DRI seized two leopard skins with heads and one ivory (wild boar horn) from two traders in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on May 4,...