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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Deserted rhino calves find new home
Kaziranga: Rhino calves separated from parents during annual floods in the Kaziranga National Park and young rhinos left orphaned by poachers are finding a new home at the Manas National Park, the other world heritage sanctuary in Assam. Doing this job is the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation which has completed a decade of its existence in the state. Director of Kaziranga National Park, N K Vasu, told PTI, “The rehabilitated rhinos are released back to the wild in the Manas National Park in an effort to refurbish the rhino population there after it suffered a near wipe-out a decade ago due to insurgency.”
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Another rhino killed in Kaziranga - Two dead elephants also found in Assam
Poachers killed another rhino at Kaziranga National Park and took away its horn amidst claims of heightened security. In other cases of suspected poaching, the carcasses of two elephants were recovered
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Solar fencing to tackle tuskers
The Assam government today said it would install solar power fencing to check the increase in straying of elephants from their shrinking habitats into human settlements. Forest minister Rakibul Hussain
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Record elephant, rhino poaching in 2011: WWF
Elephant and rhino poaching surged to record levels in 2011 and an increase in illegal tiger hunting makes the species’ extinction a real near-term threat with only about 3,200 of the big cats left in the wild, according to a report commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund. The report, launched on Wednesday, found that illicit trade in wildlife is worth at least $19 billion a year with organised criminals viewing it as high profit and low risk because governments don’t give it a high enough priority and haven’t implemented an effective response.
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Fighting illicit wildlife trafficking: a consultation with governments
This report summarizes the views of a number of governments and international organizations on illicit wildlife trafficking. These views were collected through a series of structured interviews, and this
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Five people from different parts of India given Sanctuary Asia awards
A farmer turned environmentalist from Waynad, Kerala, a forest officer cum social reformer at Pench tiger reserve, from Maharashtra, a cowherd from Assam who turned a sand island into a flourishing green
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Shocking Number of Squatters Found in Sumatran National Park
Sumatra's Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park—home to the Critically Endangered Sumatran rhinos, tigers, and elephants—has become overrun with coffee farmers, loggers, and opportunists according to a new
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Assam’s rhino abode thrown open to tourists
Scores of tourists from England and Japan along with domestic tourists visited Kaziranga National Park (KNP), a 'world heritage site' and the famous abode of one-horned rhinoceros, yesterday as the park
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Kaziranga Park open for tourists for the season
Guwahati: As the picturesque World Heritage Site at Kaziranga National Park (KNP) was thrown open for tourists for the season on Thursday scores of tourists from England and Japan along with several groups of domestic tourists visited the ‘world heritage site’ known as abode of one-horned rhinoceros. The tourists season will last till March 31 next. Another tiny rhino habitat in Assam, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park in Darrang district was also opened for tourists on Thursday.
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Tanzania police seize more than 200 elephant tusks
Tanzanian police have seized more than 200 elephant tusks hidden in a coffin and in fertilizer bags, pointing to rising poaching in the east African country, officials said on Wednesday. "This is the