Namibia records 9 poaching cases since January
Namibia has recorded nine poaching incidents since January this year, six involving rhinos and three involving elephants, a government spokesperson said on Monday. Romeo Muyunda, of the Environment
Namibia has recorded nine poaching incidents since January this year, six involving rhinos and three involving elephants, a government spokesperson said on Monday. Romeo Muyunda, of the Environment
The news that over 7,500 kilograms of pangolin scales have been seized in the last five years in Cameroon has again brought to light the devastating reach of international poaching and trafficking in Africa.
The department of environmental affairs plans to appoint a panel to review the implementation of recommendations from a committee into the feasibility of a legal trade in rhino horn. Minister Nomvula
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Project Elephant, 11/02/2019. The State wise details of funds allocated, released and utilized under the scheme Project Elephant during last three years is given in Annexure
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Poaching of animals, 07/01/2019. Details of animal poaching incidents in various parts of the country are not collated in the Ministry. However, cases as reported and
Kenya lost 396 elephants in 2018 due to diverse causes, compared to 727 that died last year, the wildlife agency said on Thursday. Charles Musyoki, Acting director general of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS),
Nairobi — Elephant poaching in the country has reduced by 50 per cent, Kenya Wildlife Service said. KWS Director General Charles Musyoki said there were 40 cases of poaching in 2018 compared to 80 in
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh accounted for the largest number of cases, MoEFCC tells Lok Sabha At least 260 leopards were poached in the country between 2015 and 2018, with Uttarakhand accounting for
Illegal ivory is widely available in physical and online retail outlets throughout Viet Nam according to a new TRAFFIC report published with support from USAID. The study, “From Tusk to Trinket: Persistent
Kenyan and Tanzania are beneficiaries of a $2 million grant meant to improve law enforcement and strengthen co-operation between key ports in Africa and Asia to foil illegal wildlife trafficking. Although
Kenyan and Tanzania are beneficiaries of a $2 million grant meant to improve law enforcement and strengthen co-operation between key ports in Africa and Asia to foil illegal wildlife trafficking. Although
Kampala, Uganda — That's fresh, just a few hours old," says Kris Everatt, pointing at a clear print of a lion's paw in the hot dust. "It's the ghost pride." The print is female. A bigger male print is
In Tanzania's Grumeti Game Reserve, next to Serengeti National Park, elephants roam, rangers sleep more peacefully at night, and poachers have been put on notice, thanks to new technology designed to protect
Nepal made headway in the fight against poaching and illegal wildlife trade with the achievement of 365 days of zero poaching of rhinos for the first time in 2011. Till 2018, Nepal was successful in celebrating
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, on Saturday urged the government of Tanzania to review its conservation policies to enhance the management of rhino
Investigators exploring the plight of endangered jaguar have uncovered secretive networks of hunters, smugglers and organised gangs involved in multi-million-pound trafficking chains leading to China.
Over the past 18 years, poachers have stripped South African coastal waters of at least 96 million abalone. Efforts to curb the illegal trade have roundly failed. Once abundant, the population of South
This is a report of an expert process involving experts nominated by governments, inter-governmental organizations and non-governmental organizations. The outcomes of the process are intended to contribute
Conservationists in Kenya are warning of an imminent poaching crisis should proposals to open the doors to game hunting sail through. Dr Paula Kahumbu, CEO of WildlifeDirect, told Daily Nation over
In a major wildlife trafficking bust, Cameroon authorities have arrested six men for smuggling more than 700 kilograms of endangered pangolins and pangolin scales from the Central African Republic to Vietnam.