Leopard Poaching

A female leopard and two cubs died after they came in contact with live wires laid to poach wild boars in Maharashtra's Gondia district, an official said today. Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of the big cats.

A leopard was electrocuted after coming in contact with a live-wire trap allegedly set up by poachers in a forest area of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

In a suspected case of poaching, the carcass of a five-year-old leopard was found near the boundary wall of a private school at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district, following which some persons were detained, an official said on Sunday.

In a shocking proof of wildlife poaching being prevalent in the state, Hyderabad police on Monday seized the skin of a leopard and arrested four men.

A Thai tycoon accused of poaching a black leopard at a wildlife sanctuary is due in court Tuesday for the highly anticipated verdict -- a case that has fuelled outrage in a country fed up with impunity and corruption.

Five people were arrested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district for trafficking a leopard skin worth Rs. 10 lakh from Gorumara enroute to Nepal, Belacoba Forest Range Officer Sanjay Dutta said on Monday.

A staggering 106 leopards have died in the first two months of this year in forest areas across the country- a number that conservationists and officials said was alarmingly high for the "vulnerable" feline species in India.

Aarey Colony has lost one of its most beloved residents - Chandni, a six-year-old female leopard, was found dead in a wire snare setup by poachers. Even the proverbial nine lives couldn't save this big cat, who had escaped from a similar trap in 2014 and even gave birth to a cub last year, only to be separated from it so cruelly.

Chinese Police have arrested five suspects involved in poaching of endangered wild animals, including two snow leopards.

A full grown leopard's skin and several bones were seized by the forest department in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Monday from two Bhutanese nationals who have been detained.

Three poaches have been arrested for killing a leopard in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode and removing its claws and teeth, forest department personnel said.

Over the past decade, at least four leopards have been poached every week in India as a part of the illegal trade. This alarming statistic is part of a study on Illegal Trade in Leopard Parts in India by TRAFFIC India, the wildlife trade monitoring network. The study is a clear indication of the crisis we are facing.

In a strongly worded letter to all tiger states across the nation, The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has said that henceforth all tiger and leopard deaths will be treated as 'poaching', unless otherwise proved beyond reasonable doubt.

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.     "You are selling the skin of tigers and leopards. Tom...

Leopard poaching seems to be haunting Assam now. In a horrific incident on Sunday night forest officials found a dead leopard at Sonari in Sibsagar district of Assam.The leopard is believed to have been poached at Abhayapur Reserve Forest area.Officials claim that the animal was poached however, the poachers couldn't take away the kill. They fled t...

A female leopard and two cubs died after they came in contact with live wires laid to poach wild boars in Maharashtra's Gondia district, an official said today. Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of the big cats.

A leopard was electrocuted after coming in contact with a live-wire trap allegedly set up by poachers in a forest area of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

In a suspected case of poaching, the carcass of a five-year-old leopard was found near the boundary wall of a private school at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district, following which some persons were detained, an official said on Sunday.

In a shocking proof of wildlife poaching being prevalent in the state, Hyderabad police on Monday seized the skin of a leopard and arrested four men.

A Thai tycoon accused of poaching a black leopard at a wildlife sanctuary is due in court Tuesday for the highly anticipated verdict -- a case that has fuelled outrage in a country fed up with impunity and corruption.

Five people were arrested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district for trafficking a leopard skin worth Rs. 10 lakh from Gorumara enroute to Nepal, Belacoba Forest Range Officer Sanjay Dutta said on Monday.

A staggering 106 leopards have died in the first two months of this year in forest areas across the country- a number that conservationists and officials said was alarmingly high for the "vulnerable" feline species in India.

Aarey Colony has lost one of its most beloved residents - Chandni, a six-year-old female leopard, was found dead in a wire snare setup by poachers. Even the proverbial nine lives couldn't save this big cat, who had escaped from a similar trap in 2014 and even gave birth to a cub last year, only to be separated from it so cruelly.

Chinese Police have arrested five suspects involved in poaching of endangered wild animals, including two snow leopards.

A full grown leopard's skin and several bones were seized by the forest department in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Monday from two Bhutanese nationals who have been detained.

Three poaches have been arrested for killing a leopard in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode and removing its claws and teeth, forest department personnel said.

Over the past decade, at least four leopards have been poached every week in India as a part of the illegal trade. This alarming statistic is part of a study on Illegal Trade in Leopard Parts in India by TRAFFIC India, the wildlife trade monitoring network. The study is a clear indication of the crisis we are facing.

In a strongly worded letter to all tiger states across the nation, The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has said that henceforth all tiger and leopard deaths will be treated as 'poaching', unless otherwise proved beyond reasonable doubt.

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.     "You are selling the skin of tigers and leopards. Tom...

Leopard poaching seems to be haunting Assam now. In a horrific incident on Sunday night forest officials found a dead leopard at Sonari in Sibsagar district of Assam.The leopard is believed to have been poached at Abhayapur Reserve Forest area.Officials claim that the animal was poached however, the poachers couldn't take away the kill. They fled t...