State of the Rhino 2023
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
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Rhino horn demand in Vietnam drops by more than 33% in one year
Efforts to curb the deadly trade in rhino horn appear to be gaining traction, with a poll finding that demand for the animal part in Vietnam has dropped by more than a third over the past year. After
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Rhinos of Dudhwa national park
Dudhwa National Park, located in Uttar Pradesh, became the first park in India to see the relocation of several Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus 1758) in 1984. Nine rhinos were
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Kenya: Black Rhino Is Killed in Nyeri
THE number of endangered black rhinos has reduced by one after armed poachers killed a rhino at the raided the privately owned Solio ranch in Nyeri county. The unknown number of armed poachers cut through
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National Wildlife Week: 5 species that will be extinct soon
It has been observed that the number of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish across the globe are declining in numbers day by day due to various reasons. According to a recent survey by World
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Interpol Announces Special Team to Combat Illegal Ivory Trafficking
The International police organisation Interpol announced Tuesday (October 7th) it would establish a team to target ivory trafficking and more generally, environmental crime, in Africa. The new team,
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Progress Made in Fight Against Environmental Crimes
Authorities say they have made progress in the fight against environmental crimes in the 2013/2014 financial year. This is according to the National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report released
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Elephant poaching: thousands march worldwide for wildlife protection
Demonstrators in 136 cities and towns across six continents joined the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos Thousands marched in Africa and around the world Saturday to pressure governments to do more
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Illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn: an assessment to improve law enforcement
Illegal rhino horn trade has reached the highest levels since the early 1990s, and illegal trade in ivory increased by nearly 300 percent from 1998 to 2011, according to a new report by USAID partner TRAFFIC.
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Javadekar asserts ‘zero tolerance’ to rhino poaching
Guwahati: On completion of his two-day ‘Mission Kaziranga’ visit, Union Minister of State (Independent) for Environment and Forest, Prakash Javadekar Saturday said here, “There will be zero tolerance to
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Kaziranga’s wildlife population has increased
HC orders government to clear KNP encroachments State Environment and Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain on Tuesday informed that there was no encroachment in the notified areas of the Kaziranga National