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Rescued parakeet gets new lease of life, beak after rare surgery
Rescued from illegal captivity in Ahmednagar district by forest department in April 2025, injured rose-ringed parakeet underwent medical procedure at Transit Treatment Centre in Pune

DRI intercepts two wildlife traffickers, seizes leopard skin and ivory
Two arrested for illegal wildlife trade in Ujjain; leopard skins and boar's horn seized by DRI. Investigation ongoing under Wildlife Act.

Delhi forest dept to crack down on illegal pet shops selling protected species
Pet shops found selling illegal animals or birds will be sealed and prosecuted under the Act, officials said.

Panchkula: Recovered boiled claws were of leopard, says report; two booked
To verify the species, the forest department sent the recovered claws for forensic testing to Dehradun on May 15, 2024; the test results, received via email on April 23, confirmed the biological samples to be of a leopard

Flight lands with nine simians, eight dead, from Malaysia; 2 held
A flight from Malaysia landed in Mumbai with nine smuggled simians, eight dead; two arrested under wildlife laws. One macaque survives but is critical.
