Environmental & Wildlife Crime

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (254+ words) Sunday, October 11, 2026 by Sofia Valdez A 34-year-old man from Miami was taken into custody on Saturday, October 10, in the Florida Keys after a Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy discovered four fish that did not meet legal size requirements during an…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (215+ words) Sunday, October 11, 2026 - 2:29 PM A 34-year-old man residing in Miami was arrested on Saturday, October 10, in the Florida Keys after a deputy from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office found four undersized fish during an inspection. The detained individual was identified as…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (366+ words) The Times of India Nagpur: The Nagpur Forest Division held a specialised workshop on wildlife crimes and forensics at Harisingh Sabhagruha in Seminary Hills to mark the conclusion of Wildlife Week The training was meant for assistant conservators of forests…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (255+ words) The Times of India Chandigarh: Five people were arrested and five vehicles and machines seized during a night operation against illegal mining in the Chamkaur Sahib area of Ropar district, Punjab mining and geology minister Barinder Kumar Goyal said on…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (188+ words) BRAMWELL, WV (LOOTPRESS) — An investigation into eBay listings led undercover officers to purchase live newts and turtles allegedly being possessed and sold illegally in Bramwell, according to an investigative account. Officers began investigating in March after receiving a complaint about…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago   (237+ words) Baliguda: Three more people have been arrested in connection with the seizure two leopard skins from the Baliguda bus stand in Kandhamal district on September 17, informed Baliguda Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Ghanashyam Mahanta today. It is to be noted here…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (279+ words) The Tarkwa Circuit Court has fined a small-scale miner GH¢7,200.00 for breaking into a gold buying shop in Wassa- Nkran in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality. Romanus Bangter,19, would serve two years in prison if he fails to pay the fine....

17+ hour, 31+ min ago   (411+ words) Gajapati (Odisha), Oct 11: The Gajapati forest division has arrested six persons and seized three leopard skins during two coordinated operations conducted over two days as part of a crackdown on suspected wildlife trafficking in Odisha, forest officials said. The operations…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (239+ words) Bhubaneswar, October 11:The Rayagada Forest Department has seized 1,130 pangolin scales weighing 4.56 kg and arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in wildlife trafficking in Rayagada. Acting on a tip-off, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sachin Anna Saheb Ahole directed a special…...

13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (150+ words) Following his conviction, the court imposed a monetary penalty of GH¢7,200.00 on Bangter. Should he fail to pay this fine, the judgment stipulates that he will be incarcerated for a period of two years. This ruling underscores the judiciary's firm…...