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
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
Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain today told the Assembly that the final decision in the matter of dehorning/trimming the horns of rhinos would be taken only after the expert committee submits
A new mystery has come to light that Nepali territory has been used as a transit point for illegal trade of wildlife besides drugs and fake currency. It has been revealed after the Cobra Two Operation
Hyena, a protected wildlife, is at the risk of extinction of late, according to a study. Unchecked poaching of hyena and smuggling of its organs has posed a threat. According to a study on the status
The White House announced a new ban on sales of elephant ivory within the United States on Tuesday, part of a plan aimed at cracking down on trafficking of wildlife that is threatening some species, including
The CITES Secretary-General, Mr John E. Scanlon, welcomed the excellent results achieved by law enforcement officers from 28 countries during Operation COBRA II, a month-long global operation to combat illegal wildlife trade, which ended on 27 January 2014. Operation COBRA II was organized by the Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF), China, the United States of America, South Africa, the Association of South East Asia Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) and the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), and was coordinated by International Coordination Teams located in Nairobi and Bangkok.
Barely a week after poachers killed an adult female rhino at Kaziranga National Park, another rhino was killed by poachers in the park's Agoratoli forest range on Saturday. Poachers shot dead the pachyderm
UJUNG KULON: On a leaf-covered dirt path overlooking lush paddy fields in western Indonesia, the world's rarest rhino had left a trail of hoofprints in the soft mud and bite marks on foliage. For people seeking a glimpse of the Javan rhino — revered in local folklore as Abah Gede, or the Great Father — such small signs are likely to be the closest they get.
With the rhino population sharply increasing in Kaziranga, authorities in Assam are having a tough time keeping them confined to the national park and other sanctuaries in the state. Of the three rhinos
Altogether 156 rhinos were killed, including 40 during the current year alone, by poachers in Assam, a senior minister said. In 1999, only six rhinos were killed, minister for forest and environment
The population of major animal species like lions, tigers, elephant and rhinos has increased in the country, the Rajya Sabha was told on Thursday. "The estimated population of lions has increased from 359 in 2005 to 411 in 2010. The population of tiger has increased from 1411 in 2006 to 1706 in 2010," environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan told the Rajya Sabha today.