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 …
With pressure mounting from the highest levels, new moves to curb poaching and illegal trade in wildlife are being planned by the State Forest Department, which would involve enhanced support from several government agencies including the Army and paramilitary forces. The objective is to make wildlife crime more identifiable, and …
THERE is little connection between an ultraviolet-ray light sourced from Australia and clumps of fish meat with bones carefully picked clean, but together the two form a perfect gift for the Capital's unusual guests -- two baby crocodiles. Poached from Tamil Nadu's Hogenakkal Falls and rescued from the poacher's luggage …
PARADIP: Rampant poaching of migratory birds in coastal villages of Jagatsinghpur district has caused serious concern among environmentalists and ornithologists. As New Year draws closer, people are flocking to picnic spots and seen killing the feathered guests and feasting on them in Balikuda, Erasama, Kujang and Paradip areas. Sources said, …
Two one-horned rhinos were killed by poachers in Kaziranga National Park, taking the number of the endangered species killed this year at the world heritage site in Assam to 14, Forest officials said today. The carcasses of two rhinos, a full grown male and a female, with their horns missing …
MANOJ ANAND With wildlife experts proposing more stricter laws to protect animals falling under Schedule-I, another incident of rhino poaching was reported from Kaziranga National Park on Monday. The park sources said that the carcass of a rhino, an endangered species, was recovered from Agratoli range of national park. Park …
MANOJ ANAND With wildlife experts proposing more stricter laws to protect animals falling under Schedule-I, another incident of rhino poaching was reported from Kaziranga National Park on Monday. The park sources said that the carcass of a rhino, an endangered species, was recovered from Agratoli range of national park. Park …
When 4-year-old Raju, led by 40-year-old Raja Saab, walked into Bannerghata rescue centre in Karnataka on Friday morning, it brought down the curtain on a 300-year-old practice. Raju is an endangered sloth bear made to perform as a dancing bear, and his
The only protected area north of the Brahmaputra with a viable population of Indian rhinos is yet to receive due support from the authorities concerned. Orang National Park has continued to suffer from a number of drawbacks, including a shortage of staff. Conservation groups have repeatedly called for better protection …
Valuable catch: Forest officials with the seized panther skin in Dharmapuri district recently. DHARMAPURI: Panther skin and a pair of ivory tusks were seized by the forest officials in Dharmapuri district recently. Seven persons were arrested, T.R. Palanivel, Assistant Conservator of Forests told The Hindu on Tuesday. Chief Conservator of …
Police arrested two persons and seized leopard and deer pelts worth Rs 5 lakh. The accused were arrested while they were trying to sell the pelts in front of the KSRTC bus stand, said Superintendent of Police Dr A Subrahmanyeshwara Rao here on Tuesday. Based on a tip-off, a team …
SALEM: Police arrested three persons for hunting deer, boar and rabbits for meat in the forests abetting Harur in Dharmapuri district and Mottur near Ilampillai in Salem district on Wednesday. A gun was also seized from them. On information that a gang had been indulging in illegal hunting inside the …
THREE persons, including a theatre owner, were arrested on Wednesday for poaching de er and wild boar in the reserve forest area near Illampillai. Even as the poachers were busy apportioning the flesh of the deer in a farm, a police team swooped down on them. They took into custody …
This document by the National Tiger Conservation Authority attempts to provide a roadmap at recognising and evaluating threats to any Tiger Reserve and formulating an appropriate response to such threats. Today, every living wild tiger is under threat, irrespective of where it is found. While the degrees of such threat …
The Orissa forest officials on Monday found a headless tusker at Haldi Kusum in Gumlei jungles under Sambalpur district, nearly 350 km from here. "We suspect that the poachers might have killed the elephant, behead it and left with tusks. We have not been able to confirm whether the jumbo …
Almost 400 conches worth several crores were seized from the ongoing Trade Fair on Sunday. Four people working with the Tamil Nadu and Orissa stalls were arrested in connection to the illegal trade under which the conches were being brought from the southern parts of the country to Delhi and …
Coimbatore: To prevent incidents of poaching and poisoning and to save the remaining population of tigers, the Ministry of Environment and Forests proposes to bring in amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh here on …
New Delhi: A probe into illegal wildlife trade after some poachers and their associates were nabbed recently has revealed they were involved in an international racket and smuggled animal parts to various countries, including China. CBI recently arrested a poacher, Keru (30), who allegedly supplied two tiger skins to a …
A report on the national and continental conservation status of African and Asian rhinoceros species, trade in specimens of rhinoceros, stocks of specimens of rhinoceros and stock management, incidents of illegal killing of rhinoceroses, enforcement issues, and conservation actions and management strategies, with an evaluation of their effectiveness.
Smuggled Over 200 Tiger Skins, 1000 Leopard Skins Abroad New Delhi: A day after a 39-year-old man suspected to be involved in tiger poaching and supplying animal parts to buyers in western countries was arrested in a joint operation between Gurgaon police and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), the police …
