TIGER POACHING IN DHAKANA, MELGAT TIGER RESERVE

SHORT NOTE ON TIGER POACHING IN DHAKANA, MELGAT TIGER RESERVE)

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THREE LEOPORD SKINS SEIZED AND THREE POACHERS ARRESTED

A day long combined operation of the Uttarakhand Forest Department and the Wildlife Preservation Society of India on 22nd July 2011 culminated in the arrest of three persons with three leopard skins seized from them. The seizure took place at night 8 O' Clock at a remote locality called Shama in District Bageshwar of Uttarakhand, India. The main accused is

15 more days in Judicial Custody

Wild life poacher and trader, Girish Singh of Champawat was arrested and send to 15 days remand by the Chief Judicial Magistrate. His bail application at the end of this remand period was fought against by the forest department and got it rejected, thus extending his remand for a further 15 days till 8 June. He has further appealed for bail before the District Judge, the date of hearing is on 30th May. Please see the earlier blog http://wildhimalayas.blogspot.com/2011/05/wildlife-poacher-arrested-and-send-to.html for history of the case and follow this blog for updates by clicking the 'FOLLOW'button on the right side.

Another wildlife poacher arrested from Pithoragarh

Another wildlife poacher and trader, Mr.Ramesh Ram of village Badalu, Pithoragarh was arrested today 22nd May 2011 in the early morning hours by the police with a leopard skin recovered from him. The skin was fresh and was foul smelling and had three bullet holes. Today evening, he was sent to 14 days remand in judicial custody. According to the accused, he got the skin from another person in village Rongu a few kilometers away. The increasing number of arrests and seizures show that though there has been dedicated campaign to end the crime, the trade is still flourishing due to international demand for the precious skins. Details of the present crime investigation will be posted from time to time. To keep track of these and help control wildlife crime, follow this blog.

Wildlife poacher arrested and send to 15 days remand in judicial custody

Girish Singh s/o Moti Singh of village Shyamlatal, Champawat was arrested on 12th May 2011 by the Champawat Forest Division of Uttarakhand Forest Department, India, following an exposure of his displaying leopard skins for trade to a sting operation team of Tehelka last year. The sting operation had exposed four places of skin trade and with this arrest, all the four events have been brought to light. A few accused are still missing, namely Dinesh Dugtal and Harish. Gulab Sg Kutiyal, Balku and a few others linked to this racket have already been arrested. The poaching evidences and statements of the accused are showing their links to several places within the country like Uttar Pradesh and even Gujarat and outside the country, especially Nepal. For further details and video of the exposure, visit http://www.flixya.com/blog/2898504/Tiger-and-Wildlife-poaching-expose-by-Tehelka 

SNAKES AND CROCODILES FOR SALE with CITES certificate

You can get everything from snake skins to crocodile leather from this open market in Bangkok with a fake CITES certificate too if asked for. With such thriving markets and demand, it is very difficult to put an end to wildlife crime

Leopard skins seized in Himachal Pradesh, India

In a joint operation of WPSI and  Palampur Forest Division, Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, India, seven leopard skins were seized and four persons were arrested.

Humans killing animals - Hill fox - killed in road accident at Nainital

Another victim of human negligence. This photo is of a Hill Fox (Red fox) Vulpus vulpus montana from Nainital highway, which is a hill station in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, India. The roads are mountainous and winding. The vehicle speed usually is around 30 kmph only. Still, drivers do not care for crossing wildlife. These accidents occur especially in the early morning hours, when these otherwise nocturnal animals would be returning home before day break.

Cruelty to Wildlife - TIGER chained like a DOG

Tiger chained like a dog at Bangkok Zoo

I took this photo myself. So, it is not fake!

This tiger does not realise its strength as it is zoo bred. This is one of the many animals being treated so at Bangkok Zoo, Samutprakarn, Bangkok, Thailand.

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act in India even dictates minimum chain length for dogs! And this is the case elsewhere. For more of these photos, keep following this blog.

Road kills - An accidental wildlife crime which can be avoided

Monitor lizard road kill on Sitabani road

How many animals do we kill due to our overspeed and negligence? These animals were there before we made roads. Allow them to cross first. This photo was taken in a highway through the forest near Corbett National Park, India. It is a monitor lizard (Veranus) not able to cross the road before getting hit by a vehicle, eventhough it was early in the morning and the traffic was very less. I will be posting more of these soon to show that these are not rare occurrences. Follow this blog for mor proof.

MISSION TIGER - A Wildlife conservation Feature Film- created by an IFS officer

Mission Tiger is a 1 hr 20m feature film in Hindi on tiger conservation. The story revolves about a poacher being compelled to hunt a tiger due to his circumstances. Whether another tiger be killed ? See the film...
The film also unwinds various insights into the details of wildlife crime and how it is managed by the forest departments.
For details and link to the trailor,  see link:
http://www.flixya.com/blog/2867129/Mission-Tiger-The-feature-film-on-tiger-conservation