Environmental & Wildlife Crime

19+ hour, 2+ min ago   (549+ words) NEW DELHI: Taking note of a recent incident in which a forest ranger was killed after being allegedly hit by a dumper while he was trying to stop illegal mining in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said there should…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (855+ words) A former Gillette baseball coach is charged with lying about his residency to get hunting tags in Montana and killing a black bear, mountain lion, and white-tailed deer buck. If convicted, he could lose hunting privileges in all 50 states for…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago   (379+ words) SC seeks Raj govt response on forest ranger’s death timesofindia.indiatimes.com Goel said the report had been shared with Rajasthan’s Additional Advocate General (AAG) Shiv Mangal Sharma.According to police, Pratap Singh Chundawat (40) died after being run over…...

16+ hour, 59+ min ago   (910+ words) Yesterday’s subject line: “A Category 5 hurricane has stopped moving off Mexico” The Defense Ministry says troops fired BM-21 rockets at two mining sectors in Imbabura — and the army says the operations will go on. Ecuador army rocket strikes hit two…...

13+ hour, 55+ min ago   (347+ words) Home » Nation and Beyond » National Green Tribunal seeks replies on alleged Aravalli mining The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Haryana government, forest authorities, and pollution control boards to respond to allegations of mining and excavation on protected land…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago   (463+ words) The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners, Michael Adu Gyamfi, has alleged that some police officers and mining enforcement taskforces extort money from miners during operations against illegal mining. Speaking on the panel discussion of…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (233+ words) The State has described Satyanarayan as "absconding", a characterisation disputed by Wildlife SOS. The organisation has maintained that seeking legal protection does not amount to refusing to cooperate with the investigation. (ANI) ANI 24th September 2026, 04:09 GMT+11 New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI):…...

10+ hour, 9+ min ago   (254+ words) The Hindu A joint operation conducted by the Tamil Nadu Forest and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and the Manapparai Forest Range team on Tuesday led to the seizure of two spotted deer skins, 77 kg of sandalwood in 14 pieces, a mobile…...

17+ hour, 32+ min ago   (141+ words) Troops of 177 Guards Battalion, deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mararaba Udege, have arrested three suspected illegal miners during an anti-illegal mining operation in Nasarawa State. Zagazola Makama reports that the operation was conducted at about 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at…...

6+ hour, 7+ min ago   (325+ words) The Ashanti Regional Police Command has urged miners to report any police officers who visit mining sites to demand or extort money, stressing that the Ghana Police Service has not been tasked with conducting illegal mining enforcement operations. Head of…...