Bhadra Reserve Forest has a distinct place of its own at the national-level when it comes to conservation of wild life.

There are large number of tigers dwelling in the forest. Unfortunately, certain illegal activities are going on reportedly with the support of Forest Department is likely to mar the fame of the reserve forest and throw the wildlife into dire straits.

Twelve very rare and endangered velvet monkeys that were being brought into the country by using forged documents have been confiscated and the wildlife trafficker has been caught and fined.

According to sources, the smuggled moneys are being kept in quarantine, and the fine has been recovered by the Sindh Wildlife Department.

Thailand still has Asia's biggest illegal elephant ivory market despite promises to crack down, the wildlife trade monitoring group Traffic said on Friday.

The report said Bangkok should close "elephant-sized loopholes" in its wildlife protection laws that enable sellers to pass off illegal ivory as coming from a legal source of domesticated animals.

A large number of Afghan tortoises

Illegal mining activity in the state

The timber mafia, in connivance with criminal elements in Swat and Malakand area, is cutting trees at "free will" to foster deforestation in the country.

They can arrest and prosecute offenders who are plundering natural wealth
THE State government has authorised the district police officers and police personnel not below the rank of inspector of police to make complaints in writing to the court of competent jurisdiction for any offence related to illicit quarrying.

The Madhupur forests have almost disappeared, thanks to encroachment, neglect in preservation, corruption by forest officials, nepotism in leasing forestland and discriminatory attitudes towards indigenous people for decades.

TIRUNELVELI: While stern action would be taken against illegal sand miners, the district administration would ensure that the public were getting the sand for construction at the price fixed by the government, Collector M. Jayaraman has said.

The death toll from a fire at an abandoned South African gold mine rose to at least 61 on Tuesday, making it the country's worst such disaster in recent memory at an illicit mine.

The fire has raged for days at the mine, owned by Harmony Gold Mining Co., in the central Free State province whose many disused mines hold enough deposits to attract illegal mining syndicates.