In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
The number of recent recoveries of tiger skin and bones in and around the Sundarbans apparently dooms the government initiatives to save the Bengal Tigers and their habitat. Experts say though the government has created much hype about conservation of the mangrove forest and the Bengal Tigers, international demands for …
Illegal iron ore mining involving hundreds of Indian officials and powerful politicians has devastated local communities in the southern state of Karnataka and cost its treasury more than $3.5 billion in revenue, according to a scathing report by an official anticorruption panel that was released on Wednesday. “In the illegal …
Federal officials seized roughly a ton of ivory in one of the largest U.S. seizures on record and arrested the owner of an African art store accused of smuggling carved elephant tusks into the United States, authorities said on Tuesday. Victor Gordon, 68, pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal court …
The 20 years project of which 10 will be grace period begins this September Wildlife Conservation 22 July, 2011 - The World Bank yesterday gave the country USD 2.25M in its efforts to conserving wildlife and controlling its trade. Wildlife conservation division under the forest and park service department will, …
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki set fire to five tonnes of contraband ivory on Wednesday, a symbol of his and Africa's renewed commitment to fight poaching. Elephant numbers had started to recover after the ivory trade was banned in 1990, but observers say the rising wealth of east Asian countries has …
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, currently holidaying in Mauritius, is among a slew of politicians set to be named in a damning Lokayukta report on the illegal plunder of Karnataka
The elders of Torghar district have vowed to protect the government forests from timber mafia if it lifts the ban on cutting of trees in parts of Gazara forests owned by the local people.
SONARPUR, 18 JULY: Although environmentalists have stressed the importance of tree plantation for regulating pollution level in the air, illegal felling of trees is on the rise in the Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. People living in close proximity to forests in South 24-Parganas are directly involved in illegal …
Two Alaskans pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally buying and selling hundreds of pounds of walrus tusks in what prosecutors described as Alaska's biggest wildlife-trafficking case in nearly 20 years. The pair, along with a third defendant scheduled to plead guilty next week, were arrested in April on charges of …
A mock parliamentary debate on the feasibility of commercial deer farming in Bangladesh will be held at the Eastern University auditorium in the capital today. Following the government
If you happen to see a swarm of butterflies flying above the terrace of your office in the crowded Bengaluru city, count yourself lucky. You are witness to the largest annual butterfly migration in southern India. Every year between October and December, swarms of Dark Blue Tiger and Double Branded …
NEW DELHI, 11 JULY: The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the Karnataka government's decision to frame rules to prevent illegal mining in the state. A Bench headed by Mr Justice RV Raveendran turned down the plea of mining companies challenging the state government's decision to put in place …
Haridwar: Following the ban on their activities in 2010, Himalaya stone crushers first obtained a stay order against which Nigamanand went on a fast-unto-death. The sadhu died and now Himalaya stone crushers have appealed against the ban in the Supreme Court. In December 2010, the court had banned its operations, …
Precipitous declines in Africa’s native fauna and flora are recognized, but few comprehensive records of these changes have been compiled. Here, we present population trends for African elephants in the 6,213,000 km2 Sudano-Sahelian range of West and Central Africa assessed through the analysis of aerial and ground surveys conducted over …
MUMBAI: Environmentalists have urged union minister for environment Jairam Ramesh to ban sand mining across Maharashtra as a first to stop illegal sand mining and save the state's creeks and coastline. This plea was made after Ramesh on Sunday said that his ministry would impose a blanket ban on sand …
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked the Uttarakhand government to take action to stop illegal river bed mining in Ganga, particularly around Haridwar. This latest missive comes on the heels of the death of Swami Nigamanand, who was protesting against mining in the Ganga. Ramesh's strongly worded letter to Uttarakhand …
Besides causing huge losses to the state exchequer, illegal mining is impacting the ecology of the region drastically. In most of the mining areas, the Ganga
Beekeeping and breeding animals such as cane rats for food are needed to help tackle the unsustainable trade in bush meat in central Africa, conservation experts said on Friday. Local populations rely on birds, reptiles and mammals including apes in the vast Congo Basin for food, but overhunting for so-called …
