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 …
Jackal cubs for sale: 35,000 a pair. Picture to be updated soon. Welcome to the world of tech-savvy poachers who are now using social networking sites and mobile applications to trade in wild animals, including threatened and protected species. The message about the jackal cubs flashed last week on a …
Hong Kong on Thursday began destroying nearly 30 tonnes of ivory seized from smugglers, in the world's largest such operation that marks a significant step in combating the illegal trade in elephant tusks. The operation, which involves incinerating a stockpile seized since 2003, comes after a government committee on endangered …
Bull most likely shot for its tusks in first case for a decade as illegal ivory trade encroaches from Zimbabwe and Mozambique South Africa's Kruger national park, which is battling a high number of rhino killings, has recorded its first case of elephant poaching in more than a decade, a …
KANPUR: Around 158 endangered turtles were rescued while being smuggled to other parts of the country, in Auraiya district on Wednesday. A team of Ayana police and forest department officials seized pond turtles, packed in four jute sacks, from a loader at Muradganj area of the district on Wednesday. The …
The poachers have turned active in Sundarbans under Khulna district due to negligence of the authorities concerned. Particularly, the poachers, in collusion with the local influential people, are hunting deer indiscriminately. They sell flesh, rawhides and horns of deer at high prices. The forest department does not have any list …
One of Africa's oldest national parks announced Tuesday that it had been hit by an unusual wave of attacks by armed elephant poachers, with dozens of carcasses found, and three suspected poachers killed. Garamba National Park, a remote 1,900-square-mile park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, issued an urgent …
Conservation charity's remotely controlled device safeguards reintroduced species and monitors endangered breeds Military technology used to hunt down insurgents in Afghanistan has been taken up by Britain's biggest nature conservation charity to safeguard some of the country's rarest birds. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is using …
In the battle against poachers, conservationists have become embroiled in a technological arms race. And now Instagram is being used as a weapon. Recent reports suggest poachers are increasingly using geo-tagged photos on the site, and other social media networks, to quickly track down their prey. A photo posted on …
A Melbourne woman wants to halt the multimillion-dollar business of importing rhino horn to Vietnam by launching a series of advertisements aimed at the country’s wealthy elite. Lynn Johnson, who has no background in wildlife conservation, has raised $20,000 to place the ads in prominent Vietnamese magazines and newspapers. The …
A photo exhibition on the Nilgiris, now under way in the Horticulture Complex here as part of the 2014 Annual Summer Festival, focuses on the flora and fauna of the hilly district. Organised by the Forest Department in association with the Department of Tourism and the District Administration, the exhibition …
It's well known that much of the world's massive illegal wildlife trade ends up in China, including poached tigers, pangolins, and bears. But now those who order pangolin fetuses, tiger blood, or bear bile at a restaurant or market may see significant jail time. According to a reinterpretation of Chinese …
Six elephants were killed by poachers in a Kenyan national park last week, including four calves, one of which was so young it did not have tusks. Three suspects have since been arrested. The incident in Tsavo East national park on Thursday, described by conservationists as demonstrating the "inhumanity" of …
China will jail people who eat rare animals for 10 years or more under a new interpretation of the criminal law, state media reported, as the government seeks to close a legal loophole and better protect the natural environment. China lists 420 species as rare or endangered, including the panda, …
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) held a protest meet against the recent spate of rhino killings, by the side of the Dighalipukhuri lake in the city’s Panbazar locality. The protest meet, which was attended by around 500 people, saw slogans being raised against the state government by the outfit’s …
China lists 420 species as rare or endangered, including the panda, golden monkeys, Asian black bears and pangolins, some or all of which are threatened by illegal hunting, environmental destruction and the consumption of animal parts, including for supposedly medicinal reasons. Consumption of rare animals has risen as the country …
A Saudi prince is alleged to have poached over 2,100 endangered and internationally protected birds in a 21-day hunting safari in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province, bringing the focus back on the practice that has been taking place for long. Last year in January, the hunting of endangered Houbara Bustards by …
Tribal villages around the core area of Similipal Tiger Reserve have come forward to join hands with the State Forest department in its fight against poaching and timber smuggling in the National park. The Forest department, in association with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), has launched a special drive in …
A Saudi prince has poached over 2,100 internationally protected houbara bustards in 21-day hunting safari in Chagai, Balochistan, during which the royal also indulged in illegal hunting in protected areas, says a report. The report titled ‘Visit of Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud regarding hunting of …
Rhinoceros in the wild may be pushed to extinction by the end of this decade, if unrelenting poaching continues at the present rate, experts have warned. The poaching of black and white rhinoceros has soared in last six years. While as many as 13 rhinos were slaughtered in 2007, that …
This week Belgium took a symbolic stand for elephants by crushing its entire stockpile of confiscated ivory in a move that condemns poaching and the illegal trade in wildlife. The event was hosted by Belgian Vice Prime Minister Laurette Onkelinx, who was joined by members of the International Fund for …
