Tiger Skin

An inter-state racket involved in wildlife crime was busted in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Saturday, and six people were arrested in this connection, an official said.

Indonesian authorities have found four foetuses of the protected Sumatran tiger as well as the hide of the endangered species in two police raids carried out against suspected animal poachers and traffickers, the Environment Ministry said on Monday.

After releasing a number of teasers, Kia Motors has revealed the all-new generation K5 sedan or the Optima for its home market - South Korea. The 2021 Kia Optima midsize shares its underpinnings with the Hyundai Sonata but gets a radical new design language that will set the tone for future cars from the manufacturer. The sedan sports the imposing ...

It is July and Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of Bihar leader Lalu Yadav, is back in the costume of Lord Shiva. This time, he was seen at another temple in Patna, his get-up complete with fake tiger skin, rudraksh and body smeared with sandalwood paste.

The raids conducted in Madhya Pradesh have revealed a "widespread" and "well-organised" racket involving unaccounted cash of Rs 281 crore, the Income Tax department said in a statement today.

The Jaipur police has seized a tiger's skin, 33 lion nails and 12 fake silver coins from a house in Maharashtra's Shirdi town, an official said today.

From dealing with skin conditions like eczema to being a substitute for cow milk, know all about the health benefits of tiger nuts.

The Prague zoo on Tuesday celebrated the health of two rare Malayan tiger cubs -- a male and a female -- born there six weeks ago. Tiger numbers worldwide have been falling due to loss of natural habitat and poaching. They are killed for their skins, with their body parts used in traditional Southern Asian medicine.

Disha Patani wrote: "It's easier to judge a woman on the basis of how much they cover up their skin"

Thai authorities intercepted a monk trying to leave the kingdom's controversial "tiger temple" with skins and fangs on Thursday, officials said, the latest discovery to fuel long-running accusations that the zoo is involved in the illegal wildlife trade.

An 8-foot long tiger skin was seized from four men in north Bengal's Hashimara today, who told the police that they were promised Rs 16 lakh for it.

Leopards are now the targets of tiger poachers in Uttarakhand. Thirty four of leopards have been killed so far this year. While some of them died of natural causes, a majority of these leopards were killed by poachers. Last year, the number of leopards killed stood at 134.

Forest personnel have recovered the skin of a Royal Bengal Tiger and arrested four persons in this connection. This is the first time that such an incident has been reported in the Similipal Tiger Reserve area.

Controversial Godman Swami Nithyananda has more trouble at hand. The police are conducting raids at 1500-year-old Saivaite Mutt, Madurai Adheenam - Nithyananda was announced the Junior Pontiff of this mutt - to check whether there are any tiger skins and elephant tusks in its premises.

The Madurai police today booked self-proclaimed godman Nithyananda under the Wildlife Protection Act for allegedly sitting on tiger skin and elephant tusks. The Madurai police will reportedly approach a court for orders to search the properties of Nithyananda.

An inter-state racket involved in wildlife crime was busted in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Saturday, and six people were arrested in this connection, an official said.

Indonesian authorities have found four foetuses of the protected Sumatran tiger as well as the hide of the endangered species in two police raids carried out against suspected animal poachers and traffickers, the Environment Ministry said on Monday.

After releasing a number of teasers, Kia Motors has revealed the all-new generation K5 sedan or the Optima for its home market - South Korea. The 2021 Kia Optima midsize shares its underpinnings with the Hyundai Sonata but gets a radical new design language that will set the tone for future cars from the manufacturer. The sedan sports the imposing ...

It is July and Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of Bihar leader Lalu Yadav, is back in the costume of Lord Shiva. This time, he was seen at another temple in Patna, his get-up complete with fake tiger skin, rudraksh and body smeared with sandalwood paste.

The raids conducted in Madhya Pradesh have revealed a "widespread" and "well-organised" racket involving unaccounted cash of Rs 281 crore, the Income Tax department said in a statement today.

The Jaipur police has seized a tiger's skin, 33 lion nails and 12 fake silver coins from a house in Maharashtra's Shirdi town, an official said today.

From dealing with skin conditions like eczema to being a substitute for cow milk, know all about the health benefits of tiger nuts.

The Prague zoo on Tuesday celebrated the health of two rare Malayan tiger cubs -- a male and a female -- born there six weeks ago. Tiger numbers worldwide have been falling due to loss of natural habitat and poaching. They are killed for their skins, with their body parts used in traditional Southern Asian medicine.

Disha Patani wrote: "It's easier to judge a woman on the basis of how much they cover up their skin"

Thai authorities intercepted a monk trying to leave the kingdom's controversial "tiger temple" with skins and fangs on Thursday, officials said, the latest discovery to fuel long-running accusations that the zoo is involved in the illegal wildlife trade.

An 8-foot long tiger skin was seized from four men in north Bengal's Hashimara today, who told the police that they were promised Rs 16 lakh for it.

Leopards are now the targets of tiger poachers in Uttarakhand. Thirty four of leopards have been killed so far this year. While some of them died of natural causes, a majority of these leopards were killed by poachers. Last year, the number of leopards killed stood at 134.

Forest personnel have recovered the skin of a Royal Bengal Tiger and arrested four persons in this connection. This is the first time that such an incident has been reported in the Similipal Tiger Reserve area.

Controversial Godman Swami Nithyananda has more trouble at hand. The police are conducting raids at 1500-year-old Saivaite Mutt, Madurai Adheenam - Nithyananda was announced the Junior Pontiff of this mutt - to check whether there are any tiger skins and elephant tusks in its premises.

The Madurai police today booked self-proclaimed godman Nithyananda under the Wildlife Protection Act for allegedly sitting on tiger skin and elephant tusks. The Madurai police will reportedly approach a court for orders to search the properties of Nithyananda.