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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28 rhinos killed by poachers in ’13
At least 28 rhinos have been killed by poachers in Assam this year, with 14 of them being killed in the Kaziranga National Park alone. In a Lok Sabha reply to a question by Ramen Deka, the Minister of
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One more rhino poached in Kaziranga National Park
Poachers shot dead one more full-grown rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park on Sunday night and took away its horn triggering fresh public protests against the unabated rhino poaching in the national
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Kaziranga rhinos stray out, face threat from poachers
Two adult rhinos have strayed out of Kaziranga National Park and are now under serious threat from poachers in a remote area located on the banks of the Brahmaputra on Tuesday. Forest staff said the areas
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Wildlife police stations to deal exclusively with rhino poaching
Assam will set up four wildlife police stations to exclusively deal with the problem of rhino poaching and other wildlife crimes. The jurisdiction of these special police stations would be over the Kazairanga
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Two more rhinos killed in Orang National Park
Two rhinos—a mother and a calf—were killed by poachers in Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, about 150 km from here, on Saturday evening. The poachers chopped off the horn of one of the animals. Forest
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Mozambique’s Chissano Starts Campaign to End Poaching
The illegal killing of rhinos in South Africa, home to about 90 percent of the world's population of the endangered animals, is rising toward a record as poachers increasingly target private game farms.
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Poachers kill rhino in Orang national park
The Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park lost the distinction of becoming the "zero-poaching" protected area in the state as the first incident of rhino poaching was reported this year on Saturday night.
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Poachers’ threat looms as rhino parks opened for tourists in Assam
Tourists and nature enthusiasts have started thronging the two primary habitat of one-horned rhinoceros in Assam — Kaziranga National Park and Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary — which have been thrown open
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Nepal State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, October, 2013
The Environment Friendly Local Governance Framework 2013 that was approved by the Nepal Cabinet recently is being implemented in all local bodies from the current fiscal year. Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Nepal State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
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Gogoi advocates wildlife cause in Assam
Perturbed over the rampant killing of rhinos in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi wondered that if the government could bring militancy under control, why not the poachers! He said that laws would be made