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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Buoys in Gulf of Mannar demarcate core areas
RAMANATHAPURAM: Aruna Basu Sarcar, Chief Conservator of Forests and Director, Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust, said that placement of buoys demarcating the core zone of Gulf of Mannar was needed to control poaching in the protected areas.
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Accused KNP forester at large
JORHAT, July 4: What prevents the concerned officials of the district Forest department, Kaziranga to arrest the prime accused of rhino horn and cash recovery case in the National Park that took place on May 19?
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Calling attention for Daying Ering Sanctuary
PASIGHAT, July 1: Despite being endowed with enormous bio- diversity with numerous perennial streams and evergreen forest covers, the Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary
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Examining certain aspects of human-tiger conflict in the Sundarbans forest, Bangladesh
<p>In the Sundarbans mangrove forest in the Gangetic delta (10,284 km2: 58.5% in Bangladesh, 41.5% in India) human-tiger conflicts are more frequent than in any other tiger area of the world. Only a limited number of tiger victim cases reach the public. The term victim is used here for people injured or killed by a tiger attack within the forest area.</p>
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Anthropogenic threat to Gaur (Bos gaurus) in Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Eastern Ghat, India
<p>India’s Eastern Ghat is one of the key biodiversity areas that is facing high anthropogenic disturbance from different sites. Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary in Orissa is considered as the gateway to Eastern Ghat and one of the major conservation areas of this region.
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Police arrest three with rhino horn
Gangtok: A rhino horn, valued at about Rs 20 lakh, was recovered from three persons at Siliguri in West Bengal, forest department sources said on Tuesday. Police arrested the trio from Siliguri on June 27 after they showed the rhino horn to the cops, who posed as buyers and agreed to pay Rs 5 lakh for the same, the sources said.
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Are conservation funds degrading wildlife habitats?
There has been increased funding for wildlife conservation efforts in recent years. These funds have largely been spent on "habitat improvement" activities. In the absence of a scientific evaluation of
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Some bite for Wildlife Act
RS 50L FINE FOR ENCROACHERS, STIFFER PENALTY FOR POACHERS, MORE POWERS TO THE FOREST DEPT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES PROPOSED TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY
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Stern law to curb wildlife smuggling
With the present Wild Life (Protection ) Act 1972 failing to deter poaching, the New Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill 2010 law will have those found guilty of offences against animals sentenced to a jail term of five to seven years with a minimum fine of Rs 5 lakh as against the present fine of Rs 10,000.