Trade in large cats (Panthera and Neofelis species), and indeed other wild cats, is a clear impediment to their conservation. Myanmar is an important country for cat conservation, both because of the presence
In a first for the country, the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) has set up a 49.5 hectare (122 acres) fenced, forested elephant sanctuary. Elephants can move about freely in the enclosure. This comes
Censuring the Maharashtra Forest Department for its dilly dallying tactics, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday sternly directed it to submit its 'Forest (Wildlife) Conservation Plan' to
THE incidence of poaching has reduced by half from 2013, latest government figures show. The figures are expected to drop further after Kenya Wildlife Service clarified that no animal has been poached
THE Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources will in 2015/2016 fiscal year allocate funds for research aimed at finding the reasons leading to the increase of tuskless elephants in Tanzanian national
The British government has donated Sh150 million towards wildlife conservation and fighting poaching. "We are concerned by the sharp increase in cases of international crime targeting elephants and
Conservationists and scientists have held talks in Kenya this week to come up with a last ditch plan to save the northern white rhinoceros from extinction. There are only five northern whites left on
The world can still enjoy normal living standards while combating climate change and drastically cutting emissions, a new analysis says, but only with sweeping changes to agriculture, transport, food and
Karanth says tiger numbers can be doubled. Recent cases of conflict between humans and tigers was the “price of success” of tiger conservation in the country, said wildlife scientist, Ullas Karanth, here
The number of birds migrating to South Karnataka from Siberia and Mongolia before the onset of winter has dwindled by more than half over the last two decades, the tentative figures for 2015 show. Loss
