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 …
In an atmosphere marked by a growing confrontation, the Assam Forest Department and a dominant section of the Assamese nationalists and conservationists argue that the Kaziranga National Park is facing imminent danger from its neighbouring habitats. The poor farmers, fishermen, and petty traders in the neighbourhood refuse to give up …
SARISKA: The state government on Thursday resumed a probe that had been ordered in 2005 after it came to light that all tigers in the Sariska reserve have been poached. Additional chief secretary and development commissioner B B Mohanty arrived at the tiger reserve on Thursday morning and began the …
Cameroon and Chad have signed an accord to ramp up efforts to fight poachers who kill hundreds of elephants a year in a protected park on their common border, ministers from both nations said. Both central African countries suffer from rampant poaching of elephants and other species for ivory headed …
As Hindus gear up to celebrate naag panchami on Thursday, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) today urged them to discourage atrocities against the reptile and report snake charmers to authorities. "Naag panchami, held in the honour of serpent god Naag Devta, instead of paying tribute to …
China is the largest importer by weight of illegal ivory in the world. In response the government of China took steps to reduce this illegal ivory trade in 2004 by introducing an official identification card for each ivory item sold in registered shops. China was then approved by CITES to …
Bangladesh along with other 12 countries celebrated Global Tiger Day on Friday with a call for an increase in the number of tigers in their natural habitat. Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Russia observed the day. In the Global Tiger Summit held …
The government has undertaken an action plan for saving theRoyal Bengal Tigers of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forests, atop forest official said here on Friday. "The Taka 276 crore Tiger Action Plan would beimplemented as part of strengthening regional co-operation for wildlifeconservation with the assistance of the World …
In a bid to step up the conservation of the critically endangered, “Ghosts of the Mountain” or the charismatic snow leopards and Hangul, a species of red deer, endemic to Jammu & Kashmir, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has given `4.6 crore to three States. This comes under …
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 …
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, …
AHMEDABAD: Two persons, including a woman Kesar Karim Sindhi, were sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment on charges of poaching a Nilgai. A fine of Rs 2,500 has also been slapped on the duo by the Patan sessions court under the Wildlife Protection Act. Nilgai (blue bull) is a protected …
It isn't often that conservation groups urge hunting game as a way to save wildlife, but according to one such group, Namibia could conserve its nature better by doing exactly that. A report by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, proposed on Wednesday expanding the practice on farmlands in the …
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 …
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
A series of short and long term measures have been initiated to reduce the man-elephant conflict, and cooperation from all concerned would be required to deal with the problem, which has assumed menacing proportion in recent times, said Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain in the State Assembly today. Replying to a …
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 …
India will make all-out efforts to shrug off the danger tag from the famous Manas National Park at the World Heritage Committee meeting in Paris by highlighting the success story of the sanctuary, which was plagued by rampant poaching and activities of rebel groups, reports PTI. The 35th session of …
Kerala has given conditional permission to farmers to kill wild boars that reportedly destroy crops in several parts of Kerala. For the first time the state has allowed the public to kill a wild animal. Chief minister Oommen Chandy said he had received petitions from farmers,
