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The accused were arrested from Mandwa jetty.

Raigad cops bust gang for illegal sale of snake venom

The police apprehended two accused from Mandwa jetty after they travelled there from Mumbai and seized the venom in...

24 Oct 2018 8:36 PM

The tigress has killed three women from Chandrapur district, Nagpur in December 2016.

Tigress crushed to death with tractor by angry locals in UP's Dudhwa

The incident came two days after hunters shot dead a tigress suspected of killing 13 people in Maharashtra.

5 Nov 2018 4:38 AM

We should have many more events. This helps us to be sensitive towards nature and animals, she adds.

Take a walk on the wild side

More than to acquaint people with a variety of animals, the aim of this exhibition is to spread awareness.

27 April 2018 2:17 AM

The Bishnoi community has been instrumental in ferociously pursuing a conviction for the killings which they see as a grievous crime. (Photo: Pixabay)

Why blackbucks are important to Bishnois who sent Salman Khan to jail

Bishnois of Jodhpur consider blackbuck to be reincarnation of their religious Guru Bhagwan Jambeshwar.

5 April 2018 9:28 AM

The monkey that attacked the minor boy.

Man sets pet monkey on neighbour's kid'

Despite several attempts police remained unavailable for his comments.

1 April 2018 7:56 PM

The activists had approached the court against depletion of green cover and asked for shifting of the car shed to Kanjurmarg.

State sees surge in green crimes

With around 127 cases recorded in Maharashtra under the EPA, the number was the highest among all states.

22 Oct 2019 8:46 PM

Total 64 people, including Shaikh, have so far been arrested in the case, while 35 are still at large. (Photo: Representational)

Assamese gets 7-year jail for killing hog deer

The case was based on an FIR lodged by a security guard on March 18 at Saikhowa police station.

17 Oct 2019 9:10 PM

The rescued turtles.

Three abandoned turtles rescued from Andheri

The NGO asked her to keep a watch on them even as the rescue team reached the spot.

24 Jan 2019 8:44 PM

A specimen of the estuary seahorse or Hippocampus kuda. (Photo: Swapnil Tandel)

Seahorses getting trapped in Sindhudurg estuaries

On Sunday, a fisherman from Sindhudurg saw a live seahorse trapped in the net in an estuary.

31 Jan 2019 8:21 PM

Incident occurred in waters along Kelus-Kalvibunder.

Olive ridley rescued from gill net in Sindhudurg

The Olive ridley turtle is an endangered marine animal listed as schedule one species under the Wildlife Protection Act,...

28 March 2019 9:19 PM

Tigeress Avni was shot dead by Asghar Ali Khan, the son of Indias most famous hunter Nawab Shafath Ali Khan. (Photo: File | AFP)

Tigress poached in Tadoba reserve

The autopsy of carcass revealed that the tigress was a sub-adult, about one-and-a-half years' old.

13 April 2019 10:32 PM

The arrested accused were identified as Sunil Shanavas (46) and Pawan Bhoya (39), both residents of Pochade Village in Palghar.

Duo held with snakes worth Rs 1.5 crore

The snakes were kept in two separate cloth bags and were found in a space behind the residence of the accused, police...

3 April 2019 10:18 PM