Keeping lions at bay to keep them going
Conflict between local pastoralists and lions remains a tricky problem in lion conservation, but reinforcing traditional fencing structures called “bomas” may provide a cost-effective solution. A
People - Animal Conflicts
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Human-animal conflict rife in Chama
CHAMA district commissioner Leonard Ngoma says the human-animal conflict in Chama in Muchinga Province is rife with some wild animals terrorising villages and attacking livestock belonging to the farmers
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Elephants and tigers kill 3 humans every month in Karnataka
BENGALURU: As many as 146 people have been killed by wild elephants and tigers in the past four years in Karnataka, which translates into three deaths per month. The figure raises concerns over the increasing
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Tracking the Mountain Ghost
This coffee table book on Snow Leopards takes stock of what Nepal has accomplished in snow leopard conservation, while appraising new challenges, that will help guide us towards our common goal of sustainable
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Solar-powered water supply to protect against crocodiles
The national water utility agency has embarked on a Rwf80-million solar-powered borehole project that will serve as a quick and temporary intervention to save people living along the Nyabarongo River in
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Amended wildlife Act to be formulated soon, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan says
An amended Wildlife Act would be formulated soon by incorporating stringent rules against poaching of animals, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said here on Sunday. Considering the increased incidents of
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The tiger population in Nepal’s Parsa National Park is recovering rapidly
According to Babu Ram Lamichhane, a wildlife research officer with Nepalese non-profit National Trust for Nature Conservation and lead author of a study published this month in the journal Oryx, Nepal’s
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Latest report details Wildlife Migratory Corridors across Kenya
NAIROBI (Kenya Wildlife Service) -- A report detailing Wildlife Migratory Corridors and Dispersal Areas in Kenya has been unveiled. Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Prof. Judi Wakhungu
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11-member panel for tiger translocation
Nagpur: The state government has constituted an 11-member high-level committee to formulate a strategy to decide whether conservation translocation of tigers to areas devoid of wildcats will be feasible
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Human-Wildlife Conflict, 01/08/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Human-Wildlife Conflict, 01/08/2017. The State-wise details of loss of human lives due to tiger and elephant, during the last three years, are given in Annexure-I and Annexure-II.