Three men arrested for hunting spotted deer in Erode’s Kadambur forest
Three men were arrested in Erode, Tamil Nadu, for poaching a spotted deer in the Kadambur forest using snare wires. Forest officials seized the carcass and hunting tools, confirming that the suspects have been remanded to judicial custody.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing challenges in wildlife conservation and the enforcement of the Wildlife (Protection) Act against illegal poaching in protected forest areas.
Three men arrested for hunting spotted deer in Erode’s Kadambur forest left Representational image. File M. Periasamy The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/fqwrbd/article71604246.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/CB16_Spotted_deer.jpg PERIASAMY M Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 15/05/2023: (file picture) Spotted deer populations are slowly expanding to new places outside the protected forest areas in Coimbatore district. Photo: Periasamy M/ The Hindu. ERODE Three men were arrested for allegedly hunting and killing a male spotted deer for its meat using a snare wire in the Kadambur forest area in Erode district on Tuesday (October 20, 2026).
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