The United Kingdom has pledged to work with the government of Malawi and other partners to combat the insidious ivory trade. Speaking in an interview on Saturday on World Elephant Day, a day dedicated
It is limited to African elephant ivory. It does not regulate ivory and bone derived from other animals, such as walruses, whales and mammoths The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has passed
Kerala has about 7,000 wild elephants and 100 tigers as per the latest survey on the animal population in the forests, State Forest Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said here today. The number
Elephants are revered in Thailand and, as an important part of the country’s identity, they are an integral part of Thai beliefs and culture. However, despite this, Thailand has one of the world’s largest
An estimated 100 elephants will be killed across Africa today. Poached, in all likelihood, in front of their families. Their tusks ripped off to meet the global greed for ivory. The species are in crisis.
The Central Government may simultaneously launch an elephant census in West Bengal and the north-eastern States in 2016 to prevent repetition and avoid errors in counting, an official said on Monday.
As many as three houses at Barmajhiya-5 in Saptari district were destroyed by wild tuskers. A group of five to six tuskers coming from Koshi Tappu Wild Life Reserve destroyed the houses on Monday night.
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Ongwediva — Johannes Bokoma Nashikaku, who was earlier this month convicted of dealing with protected wildlife products, was on Tuesday slapped with a N$30 000 fine or alternatively three years imprisonment
Population of wild animals like lions, tigers and elephants have increased over the years across the country, Rajya Sabha was informed today. "Estimates of population of major wild animals indicate
JAMALPUR : A herd of wild elephants from India damaged houses, crops and paddy fields at Makhanerchar village under Dewanganj upazila of the district on Friday, reports BSS. Local people said the wild
Guwahati: Assam has recorded a remarkable growth in its elephant population, according to the recently concluded elephant census in the state. The elephant census this year recorded a total of 5,620 elephants in Assam compared to 5,246 elephants in the 2009 census year, state Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said and added that an increase of 374 in the jumbo population was a good indication. The forest minister also released a report regarding the elephant census.
Africa could lose 20 percent of its elephant population in a decade if current poaching levels are not slowed, animal conservation groups warned on Monday. An estimated 22,000 elephants were illegally killed across the continent last year, as poaching reached "unacceptably elevated levels," said a joint statement by CITES, TRAFFIC and IUCN.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on human-animal conflict, 04/08/2015. Incidences of loss of human lives and damage to crops by wild animals are reported in various parts of the country from time to time.
Action will be taken to address the human-elephant conflict on a firm footing with an allocation of Rs. 1,070 million to be made to 107 Divisional Secretariats on the instructions of President Mahinda
In Sri Lanka nearly 120 elephants are killed by humans and in return about 65 people die after being attacked by elephants every year. The number of cases of elephants being killed or run over by trains could be reduced if the train staff take precautions by giving the elephants enough warning in advance when they spot the elephants close to the rail tracks, Managing Trustee of the Bio Diversity and Elephant Conservation Trust and leading expert on Asian elephants and former planter Jayantha Jayawardena said.
Guwahati: The death of a female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district Wednesday has again brought to light the human-elephant conflict in the region. “Conflict is a fact of life in areas where people and elephants coexist, especially due to agriculture,” said Abhijit Rabha, chief conservator of forests in the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council.
The Elephant Task Force outlines a new, progressive strategy that goes beyond the usual wildlife conservation paradigms.
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre and ors. vs. Union of India and Ors. dated 18/08/2015 regarding cruelties meted to the elephants in the
A recent aerial survey of Zambia’s elephant population shows that anti-poaching efforts are having a positive impact on the country’s national parks. The Zambia Department of National Parks and Wildlife
