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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Forest officials accused of harassment in tiger killing case get backing
The state forest department have decided to back up their officers who are charged of harassment by an accused in tiger killing case at Keri. Chief Conservator of Forest Dr Shashi Kumar today said that the department will be providing full support to the officers as they were doing their duty.
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Wildlife trade exists due to less funds for monitor body
Organised wildlife syndicates across the world including those in India continue to thrive in the absence of adequate funding for security agencies that fight illegal trade, says head of a top global policing body.
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High-tech gadgets to follow Gir lions
The Gujarat government is procuring high-tech gadgets like GPS, automated sensor grid and night vision devices to track lions and keep poachers at bay at the Gir National Park.
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Anti-poaching camp at Seijosa
SEIJOSA, Feb 15: Ringing warning bells for poachers in and around the Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary, which also comes under Project Tiger in Seijosa of East Kameng district, an anti-poaching camp was held here on February 12, which was inaugurated by WRD Minister and local MLA Atum Welly in presence of Parliamentary Secretary Kumar Waii, PCCF J L Singh, Deputy Commissioner Pige Ligu, ZPM Maya Dolo and
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Dog too sniffed clues in cracking tiger case
Even as state forest department officials can be credited for cracking the tiger killing case at Keri after prolonged laborious investigations, the role of a Goa police sniffer dog was equally important.
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Poachers nabbed with 40 tortoises in Uttar Pradesh
Two poachers have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district with 40 tortoises in their possession, police said Wednesday. The two men were nabbed Tuesday night in Naseerabad town of Rae Bareli, some 80 km from Lucknow. Two of their aides, however, managed to escape with sacks containing nearly 50 other tortoises.
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Missing the forest for the trees
By named environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar as an abettor in the killing of the tiger that was poached in Keri last year, the Forest Department has revealed that its intentions in the case are not entirely honourable. It was Kerkar who had first reported the incident and published a photograph in a Goa newspaper in April 2009.
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Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica) seeks help
The conservation of wildlife species in the Indian sub-continent has often been influenced by their aesthetic, socio-cultural and religious importance, prior to their ecological role. This system over the years has certainly been biased towards the terrestrial ecosystems affecting
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Keri animal remains are of a tiger: Forest Dept
In the submission that would reopen the investigation in the sensational tiger killing case, Goa Forest Department today officially confirmed that the animal remains found in Keri jungle were that of tiger.
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Coast Guard arrests 14 foreign poachers
Sanjib Kumar Roy | ENS THE Indian Coast Guard (ICG) apprehended 11 Myanm a re s e a n d t h re e T h a i poachers along with their boat, the Sa Pong Khol, near the Bompaka Island of the Nicobar group of islands on Sunday, of ficials said on Monday.