Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI)

06/04/2026

The carcass of a tigress, estimated to be five to six years was found on the Mailani-Lucknow railway track near Bhikhampur halt on Wednesday morning. Forest officials suspect the animal was struck by a train while crossing the railway line that cuts through the buffer zone of Mailani forest range under North Kheri forest division.

PILIBHIT: The carcass of a tigress, estimated to be five to six years old, was found on the Mailani-Lucknow railway track near Bhikhampur halt on Wedn.

06/04/2026

Forest officials tracking the tiger through the radio‑collar were alarmed when it stopped sending signals on Mar 3 and sent patrol teams that found the carcass of a bull. On an intensive search the team came across the tiger carcass at some distance. It was initially said that an angry villager had killed the tiger after the animal preyed upon his bull.

BHOPAL: Revenge was not the reason for killing the rewilded, radio-collared tiger in the forests of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh. The killers.

02/04/2026

BHUBANESWAR: In a major breakthrough, forest officials from Baripada division have arrested the prime suspect in the poaching of a rare melanistic tiger. The ac

24/03/2026

In a shocking incident, the Baripada Forest Division in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, seized the skin of an adult melanistic tiger (commonly known as a black tiger) from poachers. Authorities arrested a total of 12 individuals in connection with the case, though the main accused remains absconding.

The Similipal Tiger Reserve has seen a major crackdown on poachers, with 12 arrests made in connection with the seizure of a melanistic tiger skin.

13/03/2026

Around 1,500 carcasses of Olive Ridley sea turtles recently washed ashore along a 25km stretch from the Jatadhari river mouth in Jagatsinghpur district to Eakakula beach within Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapada, which is the world’s largest rookery of the species.

Kendrapada: Around 1,500 carcasses of Olive Ridley sea turtles recently washed ashore along a 25km stretch from the Jatadhari river mouth in Jagatsing.

15/02/2026

Two elephant tusks worth ₹2 crore were stolen from the Pangode Military Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, between February 11 and 12. The theft occurred after a DJ party at the Officers' Mess, and police suspect that some of the party attendees might be involved. The case is being investigated, with CCTV footage being reviewed and statements being recorded from personnel and staff.

The tusks, which had been displayed inside the officers' mess, were found missing on Thursday following a DJ party organised the previous night.

07/02/2026

Nagpur, Feb 2 (PTI) A court in Nagpur has sentenced six persons to three years in jail for tiger poaching in Pench Reserve. Judicial First Class (JMFC), Ramtek, VC Vorani delivered the verdict on January 30, a release from Pench Tiger Reserve said. The incident of tiger poaching using electric curre...

22/12/2025

In the ‘Heart of India,’ the blazing stripes are not exactly burning bright. As 2025 draws to a close, 54 tiger deaths in a single calendar year have put Madhya Pradesh, the Tiger State of the country, under the spotlight.

IN the ‘Heart of India,’ the blazing stripes are not exactly burning bright. As 2025 draws to a close, 54 tiger deaths in a single calendar year have put Madhya

18/12/2025

A group of endangered “galaxy frogs” are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos.

Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humans

08/12/2025

The young cheetah that was killed on Sunday was hit by the vehicle between 5 and 6 am and died instantly on the roadside after wandering out of the forest and onto the Shivpuri Link Road. Forest officials have detained the driver and launched an investigation, while a search operation continues for the second escaped cheetah, which remains at large in the Ghatigaon forest area, officials said.

This is the second death of a cheetah from Kuno this week --- a cub was found dead on Friday, a day after it was released into the wild with its mother and sibling