Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can lead to the deaths of rhinos. Increased precipitation, longer monsoons and seasonal floods are already resulting in stranding, drowning …
Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT), an NGO engaged in conservation of tigers and other wild species across the country, has planned to equip the anti-poaching camps of the forest department in Khanapur forest, by providing different handy, useful and eco-friendly materials, which can help them to do their job more efficiently. …
MoEF urged to reject suggestion in draft policy In response to a recent change suggested in the draft wildlife policy on distinction between hunting and use of wildlife for cultural practices, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), along with other NGOs, has sent a letter to the Ministry of Environment, …
WASHINGTON — Denis Sassou-Nguesso, president of the Republic of Congo, smiled broadly as he set fire to more than five tons of illegally hunted elephant tusks this week in Brazzaville, the nation’s capital. The ivory had been seized from poachers across the country, and, fueled by similarly poached timber, the …
The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle has said that Nigeria's rapidly depleting wildlife population calls for attention. Entwistle said at an event marking the celebration of the 2015 World Earth Day in Abuja that: "Elephants which once roamed widely in the country are today limited to only five …
Poaching went down almost by half last year compared to 2013, latest government figures show. The figures are expected to drop further this year, Kenya Wildlife Service says. KWS acting director general William Kiprono said poaching of elephants has gone down by 47 per cent. About 302 elephants were killed …
The president of Congo-Brazzaville has set fire to nearly five tonnes of seized elephant ivory at a summit to draw up the first pan-African strategy on wildlife poaching. Denis Sassou Nguesso held out a long flaming torch to set ablaze the tusks, fuelled by captured illegal timber, then stepped back …
Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) will apply a zero tolerance policy in dealing with the threat of rhino and elephant poaching in the Etosha National Park (ENP) and some parts of Kunene Region (province). A total of 31 rhino carcasses with horns and some without horns were discovered …
Minister of State (Independent Chage) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar informed Rajya Sabha that the news item that was published regarding the disappearance of 15 tigers and their cubs is factually incorrect. Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve is operating at its carrying capacity level because of which old/weak/injured …
THE government has said that it needs support from all stakeholders, ranging from public, private and relevant communities, to tackle thorny issues in conservation efforts such as poaching, which has increased over the years. The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, made the remarks over the weekend …
Brazzaville — Conference to seek advancement of Africa-wide strategy to tackle illegal trade in wild fauna and flora. African Heads of State, government representatives and experts are gathering at the International Conference on Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa where they will develop a common roadmap to …
Twenty-one rare tortoises were seized by BSF troops while they were being smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday. The incident happened on Wednesday when a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol near the Kalanchi border out post in the North 24 Parganas district detected some …
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Assam government over a CAG report which has detected a number of lapses and anomalies by the state in maintenance of the Kaziranga National Park. “Our attention is drawn to the report of CAG published by the government of Assam… according to the …
Four suspects arrested Saturday for possession of nine elephant tusks at Kamutjonga appeared in the Ndiyona Periodical Court on Tuesday. A periodical court is not a daily or weekly court, as it only convenes when cases arise in a specific area. Ndiyona settlement is located 120 km east of Rundu. …
Illegal online trafficking in imperiled wildlife is rampant, and attempted controls are few and largely ineffective. Log on to most any international internet store that deals in wildlife or wildlife parts, and you’ll find a charnel house of endangered and protected species hawked openly or under phony names and in …
An Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) has been put in place to monitor ivory trade in the Central African Sub-region. Experts in wildlife protection have decried the alarming decrease of elephants population as well as other protected wildlife species in the Central African Sub Region. Meeting in Limbe on April …
Three out of the five remaining rhinos in the world are found in Sudan, where they are heavily protected against poachers. The possibility of the three (Sudan, 42; Fatu, 15; and Najin, 25) procreating naturally is doubtful as they had failed severally even when aided. Though the three northern white …
THE Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism under, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, seems to have introduced a new mode of fighting against poaching of the nation's natural resource of wildlife. On Tuesday a national daily reported that five people were nabbed in Morogoro with elephant tusks hidden in a plastic container …
THE threat looming over Namibia's rhinoceros population is even bigger than previously thought, with 38 rhino carcasses having been discovered in the Etosha National Park so far this year. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism announced in a media statement on Friday that another 31 rhino carcasses have been found …
Windhoek — Rhinos continue to die at the hands of suspected poachers in the country's national parks, especially in Etosha. The Director of Regional Services and Parks Management, Colgar Sikopo, yesterday confirmed the crisis. He said some of the carcasses are old, while some have horns. "We have a team …
Thai customs officials have seized four tonnes of ivory worth $6 million, authorities said on Monday, in what the department called the largest bust of its kind in Thailand's history. The elephant tusks were hidden in bags containing dried beans in containers originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the …
