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
Three million rupees has so far been released for the protection of green turtles during the current financial year, said Sindh Minister for Wildlife Daya Ram during the question hour in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday. He added that the government launched the scheme `Protection and Conservation of Marine Turtle` in the year 2009-10 with an estimated cost of Rs93.651 million. However, the min
BHUBANESWAR: Though elephants are getting increasingly electrocuted in the State, thanks to leaning poles and shagging supply lines, the Energy Department seems to have given up. Reason: Funds shortage.
Environmentalists have set the alarm bells ringing in Simlipal Tiger Reserve over rampant illegal mining activities on the foothills allegedly under the knowledge of forest staff, illegal country made liquor dens brewing up in the area besides the poor condition of the elephant corridors.
Every time the three irrigation canals of Prakasam Barrage, which pass through the city, are closed for the summer, the endangered species of Pig-nosed Turtles become easy prey. Though they are well-camouflaged in the slush and mud of the canal bed, poachers know where to look for them.
Agartala, Concerned over the frequent influx of wild elephants in the human habitats in search of food, Forest Department in Tripura has started work to establish two elephant reserves in the state.
Every time the three irrigation canals of Prakasam Barrage, which pass through the city, are closed for the summer, the endangered species of Pig-nosed Turtles become easy prey. Though they are well-camouflaged in the slush and mud of the canal bed, poachers know where to look for them.
<p>India's tiger habitats may be shrinking but its tiger population has increased, claims the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). On March 28, the ministry announced 295 tigers have been added to the previous estimate—the 2006 count had estimated 1,411 tigers in the wild, spurring corporate-sponsored save-the-tiger campaigns revolving around the number.</p>
Illegal hunting and inadequate resources available to the Wildlife Department are threatening the existence of `chinakara`, a beautiful antelope species of Indian gazelle or in Thar desert. Frequent droughts and loss of habitats are other problems the endangered species of gazelle is facing. There appears to be no well-defined conservation strategy although chinakara is enlisted in the Red D
ITANAGAR, April 11
Poaching of peafowl is going on unabated in the city and its surrounding areas for feathers and wildlife experts have even found nooses made of electrical wires to trap peafowl in the Narapalli forest block at Ghatkesar in the city outskirts. Unfortunately the state anti-poaching squad and wildlife officials do not have the chemical reagents to determine whether a peacock feather has been shed