The South Andaman Forest Division seized 82 pieces of illegal hand-sawn Padauk timber measuring about 2.248 cubic metres during a search operation in Rutland.
Billiground Police seized approximately 6 kg of suspected venison from a shop in Nimbudera during routine patrol and handed it over to Forest officials for further investigation.
Snow leopard conservation in India depends on habitat protection, wildlife monitoring and community participation, with Ladakh home to the country’s largest estimated population.