Poisoned Cattle Carcass Kills 20 Endangered Vultures, 8 Others Critical in Tinsukia
The population of slender-billed vultures in Assam has come down by almost 99%, mainly due to the use of diclofenac- a banned drug- and other pesticides.
GUWAHATI: At least 20 vultures belonging to critically endangered species died in eastern Assam s Tinsukia.
The incident was reported at Sadiya sub-division in upper Assam s Tinsukia district when the critically endangered vultures died from poisoning after consuming the carcasses of two cattle.
Meanwhile, the forest officials rushed to the spot and found 20 vultures dead while eight vultures were still alive and were sent for treatment at Tinsukia.
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5 Arrested in Kerala for Killing Leopard and Consuming its Meat
The accused will get a maximum punishment of seven-years imprisonment and a heavy penalty according to the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972).
| 23 Jan 2021 9:54 AM GMT
Five villagers from Kerala s Idukki, who caught, killed a six-year-old leopard and feasted on its meat were arrested by forest officials on Friday after a tip-off. Officials recovered cooked leopard meat, teeth, nails, skin and raw meat of the killed cat during the search.
The incident was reported in the Munipara area which falls under the Mankulam Range of the forest department in Idukki district.
Forest officials said this was the first instance of them witnessing such an incident. While the officers initial assessment was that the snare was put up to net wild boars and the leopard might have been trapped in the snare accidently. The accused, however, told officials that it was intentional- they set up the trap to catch the leopard. It
Five arrested for killing leopard, eating its meat
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The accused along with skin and cooked meat of the leopard.
Forest Department officials arrested five persons here on Friday on charge of trapping and killing a leopard and eating its meat. Mankulam DFO Suhaib said the incident occurred on Wednesday morning. The accused are Mankulam residents Vinod P.K., 45; V.P. Kuriakose, 74; C.S. Binu, 50; Sali Kunjappan, 54; and Vincent, 50. They had set a trap in a private land near the forest at Munipara, Mankulam.
The male leopard, around 6 years old, was trapped on Wednesday morning. They took the animal to Vinod’s house, killed it, and cooked the meat, Mr. Suhaib said. The teeth and skin were found inside the house. “We arrested them following a tip-off,” he said.
Poisoned Cattle Carcass Kills 23 Endangered Vultures in Assam
The population of slender-billed vultures in Assam has come down by almost 99%, mainly due to the use of diclofenac- a banned drug- and other pesticides.
Tinsukia: At least 23 vultures belonging to critically endangered species died in eastern Assam s Tinsukia.
The incident was reported at Dhola in Assam s Tinsukia district when the critically endangered vultures died from poisoning after consuming the carcasses of two cattle.
Meanwhile, forest officials have rescued 12 vultures in a critical condition and currently under treatment.
The dead vultures were sent for post mortem later.
Earlier in march 2019, 37 vultures belonging to three endangered species died in Assam s Sivasagar district after feeding on pesticide-laced cattle carcass.