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 order to check poaching of rare animals, officials of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve have procured advanced device to detect traps laid by poachers in the protected forest. "To nail down the poaching activities, we have been armed with deep search metal detectors (DSMD) to detect iron clamps and traps used …
The recent raid by CBI sleuths at Nagpur railway station and subsequent arrest of poachers and recovery of two tiger skins, one of them being fresh, and 40 kg of tiger bones has once again highlighted the severe threat to wild cat in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR). The arrested …
KOCHI: Four people were arrested in the city on Thursday by the Special Branch while they were trying to smuggle a deer-horn worth around Rs 1 lakh in the black market, confirming that Kochi has become a transit point for smugglers of exotic species. Special Branch Assistant Commissioner Shamsu Illikkal …
Five pieces of ivory worth Rs 1 crore were seized from a house at Shantipara, a remote tribal hamlet in North Tripura district, police said. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the house of one Birsen Reang at Shantipara and recovered the ivory yesterday. Birsen and another person, Padmajoy Reang, …
That poaching is rampant in India is hardly news and it would be an understatement to say that the menace is on the rise. But a recent news about a one-horned rhinoceros being killed at the Rajiv Gandhi Orang Wildlife Sanctuary, on the northern banks of the Brahmaputra, 140 km …
Udhagamandalam: A large number of wildlife trophies were seized from a club here on Tuesday night in a raid conducted by Forest Department officials. It was stated that the 176-year old Ootacamund Club was in possession of a number of trophies and that many of them had been kept without …
Aarti Dhar KATHMANDU: Nepal is seriously engaged in taking the on-going peace process to a positive conclusion, writing a new democratic Constitution within the stipulated time-frame, and meeting the rising aspirations of the Nepalese people. Inaugurating the Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop here on Tuesday, Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal …
A day after India and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on environment and climate change, including management of forests, a new investigation has revealed that skins and other body parts of Indian wild tigers and leopards are being sold openly in China and at much higher prices than before. …
A population assessment survey of the endangered Ganges river dolphin was made between February and Apil 2005 in the Brahmaputra River starting from Assam-Arunachal border to the India-Bangladesh border. One hundred and ninety seven dolphins were recorded in the entire 856 km river stretch with an encounter rate of 0.23 …
Hyderabad, Oct. 19: Tiger poaching tribes that had virtually wiped out big cats from Sariska and Panna tiger reserves are now eyeing sanctuaries of Andhra Pradesh. Officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau said that poachers of Bawaria tribe supported by organised smuggling gangs have arrived in the state and …
Brig (Retd) C S Thapa The latest method of tiger census by Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is throwing up surprises. It was earlier reported that Rajaji National Park had 24 tigers. By photo-mapping, this figure has come down to 10-12 tigers. A recent report published by the Wildlife Institute …
Amit S. Upadhye and Madhumitha B. Oct. 18: As India gears for the first-ever sampling survey of its tiger population in place of the conventional total count method, the state too is busy finalising a schedule to kickstart the project. The previous censuses (except in 2006) were based on the …
THE Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on Saturday nabbed three poachers with iron traps in Panna Tiger Reserve. All three belonged to the Pardhi community. "These people had come from Maharashtra and would have tried to trap a tiger or a deer," said a WCCB official. There are currently two …
Poaching, trapping and sale of peachicks is going on in district Tharparkar despite a ban on hunting and poaching in the district where peacock, deer and other rare species are on the verge of extinction. A survey conducted by this reporter showed that influential hunters and poachers trapped a considerable …
Dehra Dun: Nearly 12 tigers have gone missing from the Rajaji National Park, forest department officials said on Monday. According to official sources here, the latest estimate suggests that there are only 10-12 tigers left in the area, which had a total population of 24 according to the 2005 census. …
