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 …
It has come to light that at least 2,000 owls are being poached in Nepal every year. A survey carried out by Friends of Nature, an institution based in Kathmandu, in 30 districts has brought this fact to the fore. At a press conference in Amaltari, Nawalparasi, today, Director of …
The government on Monday celebrated 365 days of zero rhino poaching in a mark of a year that saw no hunting of the endangered animal in all the major protected areas of the country. Between February 16, 2013 and February 16, 2014, none of the national parks and protected areas—Chitwan …
Year ender (Wildlife) The year of the snake came to the rescue of its kin, the reptilian tokay gecko. The nocturnal Asian lizard, believed to be prized for its medicinal value in the illegal wildlife trade circuit, kept foresters in the southern belt busy, and the mainstream and social media …
A 5-month-old lion cub was killed for its nails and bones by poachers on the outskirts of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary near Liliya in Amreli district, forest wardens said. The mutilated carcass was found with its feet and bones missing. Forest officials suspect poachers cut the feet after trapping and killing …
The world’s largest mangrove forest Sundarbans considered to be the hub of biodiversity is gradually losing its biodiversity due to rampant poaching of wild animals in and around the forest. Very recently a tigress fell victim to such poaching. On February 08 this year some tourists spotted a wounded tigress …
Kaziranga National Park lost two rhinos on Thursday. While one was killed by poachers at Kukrakata reserve forest adjoining the park, the other one died after the animal fell into a muddy pit. With the latest deaths, the number of rhinos Kaziranga lost this year has gone up to 9. …
First, the bad news: Three elephants were killed when a local passenger train mowed through a herd in upper Assam's Jorhat district on Thursday. The good news: In Kaziranga National park, forest guards shot dead two poachers before they could kill any rhinos on Thursday. The Guwahati-Tinsukia Intercity Express hit …
In the last two years, 45 lions and 37 cubs died in Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts, all of natural causes. One lion had died an unnatural death in 2013. These deaths include the 16 lions that had died in the last six months in the East and West divisions …
In bid to check menace of poaching and provide better protection, the Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR), which turned 40 last year, has proposed setting up of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF). MTR chief conservator of forests (CCF) and field director Dinesh Kumar Tyagi said a proposal in this regard was …
Hyderabad: There is some good news in the forests. A census carried out by analysing camera trap photographs by the Wild Life Institute of India has revealed that there are 46 adult tigers in the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger reserve. This heartening figures excludes the large Amrabad block, where the survey …
Poaching is reportedly increasing everyday in the forests handed over to the community in Darchula with the objective of conserving the national forest. There are a total of 275 community forests in Darchula, including 163 under the district forest office and 112 under the Apinappa conservation area. However, the forest …
Nhava Sheva: Broken beaks, feathers and bones have been found on the outskirts of Phunde village in Uran taluka, about 25km from Vashi, raising fears of poaching of flamingos which migrate to the nearby mudflats every winter. “Our preliminary inquiry shows that these broken beaks are of flamingos. However, we …
Technology giant Microsoft has bought the first carbon credits generated under a rainforest conservation project in Madagascar, reports Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which organized and backed the initiative. The deal, which WCS says represents the first sale of government-owned REDD+ credits in Africa, will help finance conservation efforts in Makira …
With an aim to check rhino poaching in the Kaziranga National Park, the State forest department has finally decided to implement the electronic eye system to save the unicornis. Initially eight towers would be fitted at different vulnerable locations, which would be further increased to 15. While declaring it as …
The killing of seven rhinos in the state within a span of a month-and-a-half has proved once again that poachers can still strike the one-horned pachyderm at will and almost with impunity. Of the seven rhinos killed since January this year, six were from Kaziranga National Park alone and one …
The score of antelope is increasing in the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, which has high tourism potentials. The number of precious wildlife has gone up in the Reserve this year compared to the last, said Chief Conservation Officer at the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, Yubaraj Regmi. With the poaching inside the reserve …
The killing of seven rhinos in the state within a span of a month-and-a-half has proved once again that poachers can still strike the one-horned pachyderm at will and almost with impunity. Of the seven rhinos killed since January this year, six were from Kaziranga National Park alone and one …
Amidst hectic deliberations on the merits and demerits of de-horning rhinos in the State’s reserved areas including the Kaziranga National Park, which has been mooted to enhance their chances of survival, serious reservations have been expressed by people from different walks of life, who have vehemently opposed the attempted move …
An estimated 100 elephants will be killed across Africa today. Poached, in all likelihood, in front of their families. Their tusks ripped off to meet the global greed for ivory. The species are in crisis. Elephant populations in some parts of Africa could be wiped out in as little as …
This document summarises the conclusions of the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade held from 12-13 February 2014. It sets out the political commitment reached, and the actions agreed, by the international community, in tackling the illegal wildlife trade and its impacts. Read the text.
