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 …
A man was arrested on Tuesday in Lahore city by the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department for illegally capturing and trading wild lizard species. According to a World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P)s spokesman, Khushi Muhammad, a local belonging to Lahore, was arrested when over a dozen protected spiny tail …
Udhagamandalam: Four persons have been arrested in connection with a wildlife offence. The District Forest Officer, the Nilgiris North, K. Soundarapandian, told presspersons here on Tuesday that the department had recently come to know about efforts being made by a gang to sell a leopard skin. A team of forest …
PALANI: An unidentified gang shot a 30-year-old male elephant and removed its tusks in the reserve forests here on Monday night. Forest officials and veterinary doctors inspected the carcass of the elephant on Tuesday and informed that the gang had used acid to remove the tusks. One bullet was removed …
Trail of tiger deaths View image Officials say poisoning, activists say poaching The death of 10 tigers in three months in Kaziranga National Park in Assam has alarmed environmentalists. The tigers were found dead between November 12, 2008, and February 14, 2009. Park authorities suspect some of the tigers might …
The mobile photograph of a tiger corpse, reportedly clicked at an unknown location in Chorla ghat, area has prompted the Forest Department to probe the alleged incident of tiger hunting. The Forest Department officials confirmed that they have initiated inquiry into killing of India
Hyderabad, April 13: The Andhra Pradesh forest department is probing the Mumbai link of the tiger poaching that occurred at Narsampet reserve forest area in Warangal district. It is suspected that one of the accused in the case, Raheem, was in contact with people in Mumbai allegedly to sell off …
Expert team inspects carcasses of elephants found in Periyar Tiger Reserve P. Venugopal THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An inter-disciplinary expert team that studied the circumstances leading to the death of seven elephants in the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Kerala over the last six weeks has concluded that the killings could be the …
April 7: Three more persons were arrested by sleuths of the forest department on Tuesday for killing a tiger in Narsampet reserve forest area in Khammam district. Three others had been arrested earlier. The trio arrested on Tuesday confessed that they had skinned the tiger after trapping and killing it. …
Forest department officials today deliberated on ways to curb ivory smuggling in Singhbhum. The meeting, attended by principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) A.K. Singh at the forest guesthouse in Mango, primarily discussed elephant poaching in the Singhbhum Elephant Project area and on how to curb the menace. Sources in …
DINDIGUL: Forest officials seized tiger and leopard skin, valued at Rs.8 lakh, during a raid in the Kannivadi forest range near here on Monday. Three persons have been arrested and cases filed under Section 49 (A) of the Wildlife Preservation Act 1972. Preliminary enquiry revealed that they smuggled the skin …
April 6: Land sharks have encroached into the Ramakrishnapuram lake near Neredmet from all the sides. This lake is the habitat of a variety of birds and tortoises. Several buildings have come up near the lake situated beside the flyover. Moreover, tortoises from the lake are caught in the lake …
Election time sees less wildlife crime in the state. Although there are no figures to establish this fact, Forest officials confirm that the nefarious elements do not focus on forest during election period. A forest official told 'The Pioneer' on condition of anonymity that they remained very alert during the …
Jamshedpur, March 31: Elephant poachers in Saranda have found a friend in Maoists. This startling fact came to light during a probe conducted by the forest department in West Singhbhum. The report reveals that poachers killed at least four tuskers between March 2008 and February 2009 by administering poison. Saranda …
Despite serious attempts at putting an end to elephant poaching, the disappearance of the species in various parts of the world continues to be reported. However, evolution has come to the rescue of this magnificent animal, with a reduction in its physical size and the length of its tusks, giving …
MANGALDAI, March 25: In spite of lack of infrastructure and minimum facilities only due to the utter negligence and indifferent attitude of the state government, the staffs of Orang National Park (ONP) who have been rendering their dedicated service for conservation of the Park deserve appreciation for their achievement in …
Dhari: A chinkara and three neelgais were found dead at Kuguda village far m in Tarasiya range, 15 km off Gir (East) sanctuary boundary on Saturday. However, state forest department ruled out any possibility of a poaching case. Foresters were notified about the dead animals early in the morning by …
