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 …
Illegal mining is reportedly being carried out in full swing at a stone quarry located at the proposed electronic city site at Tuem. Despite several complaints from the villagers, the concerned officials have failed to take action against the alleged illegal activity. The activity is disturbing the environment of two …
AP HC had stayed investigation due to unclear inter-state border The CBI has so far investigated the illegal mining operations of only two leases held by Reddy's companies. Two major cases of illegal mining against former minister G Janardhana Reddy have not been investigated so far. Large scale illegal mining …
Dar es Salaam — Security officers at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) have arrested an Indian national for allegedly trying to smuggle 17 lion claws. Mr Dilpkumar Patel (44), who holds an Indian passport, was apprehended at around 14.00pm on Saturday. The suspect was about to board an Emirate …
The pangolin – the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal – might have a new champion: rats that will be trained to sniff out trafficked pangolin parts in shipments heading from Africa to Asia. Ten to 15 African giant pouched rats are being reared in Tanzania to detect pungent pangolin remains …
Parliament — Parliament has ordered the cancellation of a series of sand mining and fishing licences issued to companies operating in Lwera on Masaka Road. Among the affected companies is Aqua World and Capital Estates. Investigations in sand mining in Lwera wetland were instituted after Members of Parliament complained over …
CHENNAI: When the total value of India's granite exports over a period of 17 years worked out to a mere Rs 52,000 crore, how can the notional loss suffered by illegal granite mining in Madurai district alone would work out to Rs 1 lakh crore, an association of granite mining …
The Global Wildlife Program has released the first-ever review of international donor funding for combatting illegal wildlife trade in Africa and Asia, which shows that over $1.3 billion was committed by 24 international donors since 2010, or approximately $190 million per year. While there is growing momentum from the international …
The Global Wildlife Program has released the first-ever review of international donor funding for combatting illegal wildlife trade in Africa and Asia, which shows that over $1.3 billion was committed by 24 international donors since 2010, or approximately $190 million per year. While there is growing momentum from the international …
India has recorded the highest number of seizure of tigers and parts among all 13 tiger range countries, accounting for 44 per cent, according to a report by wildlife trade monitor. Titled 'Reduced To Skin And Bones Re-Examined: Full Analysis', the report said such incidents of smuggling of tiger and …
Bhopal: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), central bench, on Thursday directed the state government to submit information on how much damage has been caused to the environment by release of vehicles impounded for illegal mining in Barwani, Khargone, Dhar and Alirajpur districts. The directive came during the hearing of a …
Despite the 1989 ivory trade ban, elephants continue to be killed to harvest their tusks for ivory. Since 2008, this poaching has increased to unprecedented levels driven by consumer demand for ivory products. CITES is now considering the development of a legal ivory trade. The proposal relies on three assumptions: …
Recent surveys suggest tens of thousands of elephants are being poached annually across Africa, putting the two species at risk across much of their range. Although the financial motivations for ivory poaching are clear, the economic benefits of elephant conservation are poorly understood. We use Bayesian statistical modelling of tourist …
In May 2014, the Member States of the United Nations adopted Resolution 23/1 on “strengthening a targeted crime prevention and criminal justice response to combat illicit trafficking in forest products, including timber.” The resolution promotes the development of tools and technologies that can be used to combat the illicit trafficking …
As the Union ministry of mines looks to crack down on illegal mining in the country and help people participate in the process, major mines in Tamil Nadu have been mapped and digitised and included in the Centre's database. The process to integrate data from a TN-specific mining tenement registry …
A report filed by local commissioners appointed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to check the extent of illegal quarrying around Yamuna Nagar in Haryana have found evidence of large scale illegal mining and quarrying on Yamuna riverbed. The report has highlighted that massive illegal mining may have affected the course …
Alleged Queen of Ivory, Yang Feng Clan is the sole buyer of elephant tusks collected from different poachers in the county, the prosecution has claimed. The claims against the 66- year old Chinese, charged with leading organised crime and unlawful dealing in 5.4bn/- government trophies, were made at the Kisutu …
The Oxford Business Group (OBG) has warned that Ghana risks losing a substantial part of its agriculture land due to the activities of illegal miners popularly called ‘Galamsey’. According to the group, galamsey activities also pose a major danger to Ghana’s cash crop—cocoa, which has been a significant contributor to …
The Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), or chiru, is an endangered antelope, distributed in China [Xinjiang, Xizang, Qinghai, Zhuolaihu Lake (Breeding habitat)], and India (Aksai Chin and Ladakh). There is a global demand for the species prized wool, which is used in weaving shahtoosh shawls. Over the years, the population of …
Hundreds of snow leopards are being killed every year across the mountains of central Asia, threatening the already endangered big cat, according to a new report. There are as few as 4,000 of the solitary and elusive cat remaining and numbers have fallen by a fifth in the last 16 …
Trichy: A group of people from two villages in Lalgudi taluk came to the district collectorate in Trichy to submitting a memorandum opposing the proposed commencement of sand quarry in Kollidam river here on Monday. Illegal mining in Kollidam river upto 40 feet has affected their cultivation owing to depleting …
