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
Poaching
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Ethiopia: IGAD Moves On Regional Wildlife Anti-Trafficking Law Enforcement
The ministers responsible for wildlife conservation of the IGAD member states; namely Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, have agreed to enforce the Regional Biodiversity
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Kagaznagar tiger population thrives
Forest Department compensates for cattle loss Anywhere else, the incidence of 30 cattle heads being killed by tigers in a span of just five months would have raised a furore, but in Kagaznagar Forest
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Elephant poaching down 55pc
The report on the status of elephants and ivory trade released yesterday by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species said there has been a steady decline in poaching levels since its
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Malawi: Court Jails 'Enemies of the Nation' 36 Years for Rhino Poaching
The Liwonde Magistrates Court has slapped a 28-year-old Esau Chikondi Billy and hid accomplices with a lengthy jail term for poaching rhinos in Liwonde National Parks. The court convicted and sentenced
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Namibia: Poaching Cases Down This Year
FEWER cases of poaching have been recorded across the country so far this year, announced environment minister Pohamba Shifeta in Windhoek yesterday. Shifeta said this at a media conference at which
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Ivory seizures 'hit record levels'
Ivory seizures around the world hit record levels last year, with elephant poaching in Africa declining for a fifth year in a row, a report says. About 40 tonnes of trafficked ivory was recovered, the
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Rhino, elephant poaching declines in Namibia
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia recorded fewer cases of rhino and elephant poaching this year compared to recent years, the southern African nation’s minister of environment and tourism said on Monday.
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Ivory seizures hit record levels last year, report says
Ivory seizures around the world hit record levels last year, with elephant poaching in Africa declining for a fifth year in a row, a report says. About 40 tonnes of trafficked ivory was recovered, the
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Helmeted hornbill, on verge of extinction, finds respite in new zone outside of known range
A recent survey has found a high concentration of near-extinct helmeted hornbills in a conservation area in western Borneo. This “hornbill paradise” is currently not included in the IUCN range
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Pangolin poaching: Ghana to look at new wildlife laws
ACCRA - Ghana is facing calls to update its laws on wildlife crime after fears the country has become a transit route for the illegal trade in pangolin scales. More than 31,000 kilogrammes of scales