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 …
The Ousteri Lake is the most important fresh-water lake of Puducherry region. It is also one of the most important wetlands of Asia. The lake is situated near Oussudu village and is part of both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. As per the Government of Puducherry records, the total water spread …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The release of the kingpin of the gang of lion poachers, Sarkashlal, who was arrested in 2007 for the killing of eight lions in Bhavnagar and Junagadh, has come as a huge setback for the team of investigators who meticulously gathered evidence to trap the …
Saeed Khan | TNN Ahmedabad: The kingpin in lion poaching cases, Sarkaslal Saharesingh Parghi stood a free man a week ago, as the Gujarat High Court ordered to consider his two separate jail terms concurrently. He was sentenced to three years
The state forest department have decided to back up their officers who are charged of harassment by an accused in tiger killing case at Keri. Chief Conservator of Forest Dr Shashi Kumar today said that the department will be providing full support to the officers as they were doing their …
Organised wildlife syndicates across the world including those in India continue to thrive in the absence of adequate funding for security agencies that fight illegal trade, says head of a top global policing body. "India with its diversity is a target for traffickers who are sourcing tiger products, ivory, parrots …
The Gujarat government is procuring high-tech gadgets like GPS, automated sensor grid and night vision devices to track lions and keep poachers at bay at the Gir National Park. Poaching of eight lions in April 2007 in the Gir had sent shock waves across the state following which the state …
SEIJOSA, Feb 15: Ringing warning bells for poachers in and around the Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary, which also comes under Project Tiger in Seijosa of East Kameng district, an anti-poaching camp was held here on February 12, which was inaugurated by WRD Minister and local MLA Atum Welly in presence of …
Even as state forest department officials can be credited for cracking the tiger killing case at Keri after prolonged laborious investigations, the role of a Goa police sniffer dog was equally important. The arduous task of getting crucial evidence in the tiger killing case was simplified with the help of …
Two poachers have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district with 40 tortoises in their possession, police said Wednesday. The two men were nabbed Tuesday night in Naseerabad town of Rae Bareli, some 80 km from Lucknow. Two of their aides, however, managed to escape with sacks containing nearly …
By named environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar as an abettor in the killing of the tiger that was poached in Keri last year, the Forest Department has revealed that its intentions in the case are not entirely honourable. It was Kerkar who had first reported the incident and published a photograph in …
The conservation of wildlife species in the Indian sub-continent has often been influenced by their aesthetic, socio-cultural and religious importance, prior to their ecological role. This system over the years has certainly been biased towards the terrestrial ecosystems affecting the aquatic species more severely. One such aquatic species towards which …
In the submission that would reopen the investigation in the sensational tiger killing case, Goa Forest Department today officially confirmed that the animal remains found in Keri jungle were that of tiger. A year after the wounded animal was put to death with two gun shots; the Chief Conservator of …
Sanjib Kumar Roy | ENS THE Indian Coast Guard (ICG) apprehended 11 Myanm a re s e a n d t h re e T h a i poachers along with their boat, the Sa Pong Khol, near the Bompaka Island of the Nicobar group of islands on Sunday, of …
Intelligence inputs suggesting that a staggering amount up to Rs 10 lakh is being offered to poachers for tiger skin, has worried wildlife authorities at Ranthambhore National Park. Numbers of the big cat have increased at the park following steps initiated by the authorities to protect the animal. There are …
The endangered Sumatran tiger in Indonesia's Riau province is predicted to become extinct in the next five years as illegal hunting and habitat loss threatens their survival, an activist said Sunday. "With the conditions of the existing threats, Sumatran tigers in Riau is predicted to become extinct the most quickly …
A rhino was killed KAZIRANGA: A rhino was killed by poachers in the world famous Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in upper Assam's Golaghat district on Thursday, making it the fourth such incident in the past month, forest officials said. The poachers could not take the horn as the foresters arrived …
A rhino was killed by poachers today in the world famous Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in upper Assam's Golaghat district, making it the fourth such incident in the state in the past one month, forest officials said. Park foresters heard gunshots around 6 am in the Agratoli Range and immediately …
RASHME SEHGAL Wild elephants head the list of electrocuted animals and the Wildlife Protection Society of India ound that 30 elephants were electrocuted in 2009. Poachers have found that electrocution is the easiest way to kill elephants, tigers and leopards in the wild. All they have to do is steal …
