Leopard Skin

34 leopard deaths reported in Uttarakhand this year

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday February 25, 2013

Leopards are now the targets of tiger poachers in Uttarakhand. Thirty four of leopards have been killed so far this year. While some of them died of natural causes, a majority of these leopards were killed by poachers. Last year, the number of leopar...

Leopard skins seized from smugglers

Press Trust of India | Monday February 27, 2012

Police today seized two leopard skins at Chopdali village of Uttarkashi district, officials said. The skins were seized yesterday on the basis of information received from Shishpal Singh, a suspected smuggler of wildlife organs, who was arrested last...

Five held in separate cases; leopard skin, tiger's skull seized

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 12, 2012

Five persons have been arrested in three separate cases and leopard skin and a tiger's skeleton recovered from them, forest officials said today.

Soon, human skin will be traded, thunders Supreme Court

Press Trust of India | Monday October 4, 2010

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over declining population of tigers and lashed out at notorious poacher Sansar Chand, who has been convicted for trading animal's body parts, saying a day would come soon when human skin will be traded for commercial purposes.??? ?"Yo...

Student caught with leopard skin and head

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 18, 2010

A student was arrested and leopard skin was seized from his possession in Jammu city on Wednesday, police said.Acting on a tip off, police intercepted a class 12 student at Panama Chowk in the city and recovered from his possession the skin of baby leopard along with its head, Trikuta Nagar Station ...

Seized tiger pelt could spell more trouble for Sex Swami

Mid-Day.com | Monday April 26, 2010

'Sex Swami' Nithyananda might land in further trouble following the recovery of a CD which shows him using wildlife products including a tiger pelt and skin of a leopard.