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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Tiger roar loudest in Orang
Census finds 24 big cats in Assam’s smallest national park, beating Corbett Orang has recorded the highest Royal Bengal tiger population ever with 24 tigers being found during the census carried out
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Chitwan National Park sentences dozen people found guilty of poaching rhinos
The Chitwan National Park has handed down prison sentences ranging from 10-15 years to a dozen people found guilty of being involved in poaching rhinos and trading their body parts. National park chief
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Illegal rhino horn trade: The Southeast Asia connection
’’Trading of rhino horns is a highly organized crime. From local operators to a section of wildlife personnel in Assam are involved in this illegal business’’ The poachers who kill one horned rhinos in Assam make huge profit by selling their horns through agents located in countries like Myanmar, Vietnam, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, China and even far away South Africa.
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Google gives £500k to Project using camera traps to help save rhinos
A project created by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) that uses Raspberry Pi computers to curb the illegal poaching of rhinos in Kenya has been rewarded with a £500,000 prize from Google. The Global IT Challenge aims to award innovative uses of technology that "tackle some of the world's biggest challenges" with three top prizes selected by a panel of judges including Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Richard Branson, and a fourth prize designated the "people's choice".
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One day Assam will be famous for rhino poaching: Asomiya Yuva Mancha
GUWAHATI: Protesting against the poaching of rhinos at Kaziranga National Park, Asomiya Yuba Mancha (AYM) today burnt the effigy of Forest Minister Rokybul Hussain and demanded his resignation. Terming
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Indian Bison reappears in Kaziranga
The presence of Indian Bison has been recorded in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam after over 30 years, much to the cheers of wildlife conservationists and park officials. KNP director NK Vasu said a huge male Indian Bison was clicked by camera traps installed in the park to monitor the tiger population. The Bison was recorded by camera traps located in the Bagori range of the park.
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Poachers kill last of the rhinos in Mozambique
The last known rhinoceroses in Mozambique have been wiped out by poachers apparently working in cahoots with the game rangers responsible for protecting them. The 15 threatened animals were shot dead
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Kaziranga: Gangs ‘hiring local men’ to poach rhinos
Even as a CBI team has arrived to investigate the increasing incidents of poaching of rhinoceros, officials have claimed to have found that poachers are recruiting young men from villages on the fringes of Kaziranga National Park. "We have been told that a number of young men, including minors, have been roped in by different gangs that have targeted rhinos in Kaziranga in recent weeks. We are looking at a chain of criminals that begin with the local villager locating a rhino to the end-user across the international border," Ravindra Singh, SP, CBI Wildlife Crime Investigation Wing, told The Indian Express.
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Bringing drone to fight against poachers
The induction of an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out better surveillance of Kaziranga, the first time this is being done in the country, only underlines the failure of the Tarun Gogoi government to
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Now, aerial drones for rhino safety
Guwahati: Wildlife authorities are using aerial drones to oversee a natural game park in northeastern India to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from armed poachers. Security officers conducted flights