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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Poachers target migratory birds in Siruthavur lake
P. Oppili More birds are killed during the weekends as there is a demand, say naturalists CHENNAI: Large-scale poaching of migratory birds has come to light in the Siruthavur lake near Tirupporur.
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Awareness helps stop poaching - Wildlife sanctuaries become safer in tribal heartland
Ranchi, April 25: The state forest department
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14 animal skins in MP village
The forest depart ment authorities on Saturday seized 14 wild animal skins from two separate houses in Rangoli village falling under the Rewa forest division in Madhya Pradesh. The enforcement authorities have registered a case under the Wildlife Protection Act and arrested one person.
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Racket in fake animal body parts flourishes in Northeast
A flourishing racket in fake animal body parts has proved to be a blessing in disguise for wild animals targeted by poachers in their habitats in the Northeast. Cashing in on the demand for animal parts, poachers have been selling fake rhino horns, elephant ivories and tiger nails to unsuspecting customers in Assam and other parts of the Northeast.
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Tiger killing: Home Guard, father in accused list
A State Home Guard and his father are figuring in the list of person accused to be involved in tiger killing at Keri. Suryakant Majik, a home guard and his father Ganesh Majik, were booked by the department in a year old investigation in the tiger killing case. Apart from these two, Nagesh Majik, Ankush Majik and Bhiva Gawas have also been chargesheeted in this case.
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Probe ordered into killing of leopards
Rajesh Ahuja CHANDIGARH: Even as the recent killing of two leopards in Karnal and Jind districts has attracted criticism by animal rights activists, Haryana Forest Minister Ajay Singh Yadav on Tuesday ordered a departmental enquiry and directed Financial Commissioner Keshni Anand Arora to submit the report immediately.
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JD(S) woman leader held, leopard pelt recovered
CID Forest sleuths arrested a JD(S) Bangalore City Women
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Leopard skin trade mastermind nabbed
Pramod Panwar | TNN Palanpur: The prime accused in the wild animal skin trading scam, which had been busted in a Sabarkantha village after a forest department sting operation on April 1, has been arrested.
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Tiger pelt seized, five arrested
The Forest Department officials on Friday arrested five persons and seized a tiger pelt at Masinagudi near Bandipur, close to Mudumalai National Park.
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Now poachers go for leopards
The hunter has once again become the hunted. But this time it's the agile leopard that is on the radar of poachers as vigilance has tightened around the illegal trade in tiger parts across India, say wildlife experts. The leopard's skin and bones are equally in demand in the international market and wildlife conservationists say up to 500 of these big cats are killed every year for these.