Wildlife Crimes

Illegal Hunting Poaching Animal Cruelty Illegal Trade Illegal Possession Feeding Wildlife Human Fatalities Illegal Activities Harassment of Wildlife Animal Abuse

Person Fined $5,255 for Honking Foghorn to Wake Polar Bear in Svalbard

Authorities say the penalty enforces a long-standing rule that forbids needlessly disturbing protected polar bears.

Washington Man Charged in Federal Case After Bald Eagle Found Shot Dead

Florida Attorney General Seeks Felony Upgrades and New Aggravated Charge for Poaching

Oregon Fisherman Charged After Videos Show ‘Wrestling’ Protected Sharks

Mohanlal Declares 10 Elephant Tusks and 13 Ivory Idols to Kerala Forest Department

Man Given Community Order After DNA Links Him to Dead Owl and Kestrel Dumped Outside Village Shop

Conservation Service Investigates Videos of Men Hand‑Feeding Grizzlies Near Smithers

Influencers Plead No Contest, Get Probation in Everglades Alligator Shooting

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Bald Eagle Near His Home

Tourist Accused of Hurling Rock at Hawaii Monk Seal Ordered to Return to Honolulu

NOAA Investigates After Video Shows Rock Thrown Toward Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal

National Park Service Probes 33 Black Vultures Dumped in Great Smoky Mountains

Supreme Court Rejects Joe Exotic Appeal, Leaving Conviction Intact

Forest Watcher Killed During Elephant Drive Operation in Kerala's Palakkad

Supreme Court Rebukes Elvish Yadav, Puts Snake-Venom Case Under Wildlife Act Scrutiny

Supreme Court Seeks Proof of Elvish Yadav’s Snake-Video Permissions, Questions Any Scope for Venom Extraction

Two Arrested After Junnar Forest Team Seizes Wildlife Parts in Manchar

Ocotlán Councilor Quits After Spider Monkey Video as Profepa Pursues Case

Six Face 116 Charges in Alleged Kentucky Poaching Ring

Texada Island Pair Fined $6,000 for Failing to Promptly Report the Wounding or Killing of a Grizzly