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 …
JORHAT, Feb 2: Teeming with wildlife, the Naga Hills have become an easy target for poachers who kill deer and fowl for flesh, skin and feathers. An incident which occurred recently, indicates how serious hunting has become in the hills bordering the Assam-Nagaland border here. Recently a resident of Enaki …
Hyderabad, Jan. 27: Poachers belonging to the Bawaria tribe are on the prowl in the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve at Nallamalas in the state, but the forest department is yet to act. The forest wing has also not implemented the security plan formulated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) …
GUWAHATI: A rhinoceros carcass with its horn removed was found at the Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday, wildlife officials said. The carcass of the male rhino was found near Mandi Chapori in the Agratoli range of the Park. Poachers
Chennai: Thousands of native and migratory birds, which fly long distances to visit the protected Pallikaranai marsh on Chennais outskirts, are ending up on the dining tables of restaurants. Poachers, who had beat a retreat after 317 hectares of the marsh was declared protected forest area in 2007, are now …
BHUBANESWAR: Its wildlife habitats facing growing pressure, the State Government plans to go in for GIS mapping of the protected areas along with a strengthened anti-poaching setup and identification of the boundaries. The plan covers all the wildlife sanctuaries but Similipal and Satkosia will receive special attention being the two …
BHUBANESWAR: Worried over the growing man-elephant conflict, the State Government today identified 14 corridors for safe movement of the animals which frequently stray out in search of food and water. The comprehensive plan for setting up the corridors will be prepared by March this year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told …
LUCKNOW: With three tiger deaths reported from UP and Uttarakhand over the past ten days, new year has started on an ominous note for the big cat. Even as investigations into the cause of death are still under way and officials predictably rule out foul play in at least two …
With China gearing up to mark 2010 as Year of the Golden Tiger when the demand for the animal parts and derivatives are expected to shoot up, forest reserves which are home to the big cats in India have been put on high alert against possible poaching. According to the …
Poachers from North India with the help of local people are on the prowl ERODE: Officials in Erode Forest Division have stepped up vigil and increased patrolling after poachers successfully shot dead and removed tusks from an elephant. On December 16, forest officials found a 10-year-old elephant lying dead with …
Rise in pollution levels, dying natural habitats and threat of poaching have led to a decrease in the number of migratory birds at the Harike wetland. Spread over 100 square kilometres, the wetland attracts lakhs of birds from Central Asia and trans-Russian region every year. Although there has been no …
Pollution, poaching claim mammals as blueprint prepared by conservator gathers dust Rajmahal, Jan. 5: The friendly Gangetic dolphin is on the verge of extinction in Sahebganj, one of the few pockets in the country having maximum density of this fresh water mammal. A 30km stretch of the Ganga in Sahebganj …
Conservation practitioners are increasingly turning to incentive-based approaches to encourage local resource users to change behaviors that impact biodiversity and natural habitat. We assess the design and performance of marine conservation interventions with varying types of incentives through an analysis of case studies from around the world. Here we focus …
Metal detectors used by Indian Army to detect mines would now be used in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve to detect snares used by poachers in catching tigers. Traffic India, a wing of World Wildlfe Fund (WWF), has armed the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve with four sophisticated deep search metal detectors (DSMD) …
