Tag: Leopard Skin

So far, the STF has seized as many as 26 leopard skins, 15 elephant tusks, seven deer skins, 11 live pangolins, 19.5 kg of pangolin scales, two leopard teeth, 29 leopard claws, 46 live wild parrots, and arrested 60 persons.

The police said all the arrested wildlife criminals are residents of Sundargarh district.

The STF has already launched a special drive against wildlife criminals/poachers. During last one year, the STF seized as many as 21 leopard skins, 11 tusks, two deer skins, rescued seven live pangolins, 15 kilograms of pangolin scales, and arrested 46 wildlife criminals. 

Baripada: Skin of a leopard believed to have been killed inside Similipal sanctuary area in Mayurbhanj district was seized from a youth during a raid by forest officials. Following a tip-off, forest officials of Dudhiani range raided a weekly hat and the leopard skin was found in possession of Bikram Patra (30) of Salarapada village […]

Forest officials in Odisha's Nabarangpur district have seized four pieces of leopard skin and arrested six persons on charge of trading in wildlife body parts

Nayagarh: Days after the forest department officials rescued five bear cubs from the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, the Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch on Saturday arrested two persons and…

In a time when wildlife smuggling is rampant in the state, the forest department personnel seized three leopard skins and arrested four persons in this case atTentulikhuntaunder Nabarangpur forest range on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the forest officials raided two places and busted the wildlife smuggling racket. Two bikes have also been seized. Nabrangapur […]

Berhampur: Two days after three leopard skins were seized from smugglers in Nabarangpur district on Sunday, another leopard skin has been seized at Baliapada area in the district on Monday evening. Acting on a tip-off on the trafficking of leopard skin, a team of forest department officials conducted a raid in Balipada area and arrested […]

Nuapada: In a major breakthrough, the forest department officials have managed to bust a poaching gang operating from a village in Nuapda district and seized a huge cache of wild animal body parts. As per reports, the forest department had received a tip-off about the poaching and raided Tipajhar village and recovered a leopard skin, […]

Sambalpur/Sonepur: In a major breakthrough, Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch arrested a smuggler with a leopard skin near Sambalpur-Sonepur border on Tuesday. According to reports, the STF conducted raid in Sambalpur-Sonepur border area and seized the leopard skin meant for illegal selling. On the other hand, an STF official stated, “we had intelligence […]