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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Wildlife sleuths find China link thriving
New Delhi: A probe into illegal wildlife trade after some poachers and their associates were nabbed recently has revealed they were involved in an international racket and smuggled animal parts to various countries, including China.
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African and Asian rhinoceroses Status, conservation and trade
A report on the national and continental conservation status of African and Asian rhinoceros species, trade in specimens of rhinoceros, stocks of specimens of rhinoceros and stock management, incidents of illegal killing of rhinoceroses, enforcement issues, and conservation actions and management strategies, with an evaluation of their effectiveness.
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Sansar Chand accomplice held, network in 11 states
Smuggled Over 200 Tiger Skins, 1000 Leopard Skins Abroad New Delhi: A day after a 39-year-old man suspected to be involved in tiger poaching and supplying animal parts to buyers in western countries was arrested in a joint operation between Gurgaon police and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), the police sought a six-day remand to unearth his network, which is spread across several states.
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More advanced device to detect traps in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
In order to check poaching of rare animals, officials of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve have procured advanced device to detect traps laid by poachers in the protected forest.
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Threat lurks over Tadoba tigers
The recent raid by CBI sleuths at Nagpur railway station and subsequent arrest of poachers and recovery of two tiger skins, one of them being fresh, and 40 kg of tiger bones has once again highlighted the severe threat to wild cat in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR).
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With CBI hot on trail, poachers killed tiger in Tadoba reserve
For over two months, the CBI had been on the trail of the poaching gang that the agency
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Four held for bid to smuggle deer horn
KOCHI: Four people were arrested in the city on Thursday by the Special Branch while they were trying to smuggle a deer-horn worth around Rs 1 lakh in the black market, confirming that Kochi has become a transit point for smugglers of exotic species.
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Blackbuck skin seized from Kolkata shoe showroom
Amongst shoes and bags at the popular Sreeleathers showroom in Kolkata
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Ivory worth Rs 1 cr seized in Tripura
Five pieces of ivory worth Rs 1 crore were seized from a house at Shantipara, a remote tribal hamlet in North Tripura district, police said. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the house of one Birsen Reang at Shantipara and recovered the ivory yesterday.
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More teeth to stop poaching
That poaching is rampant in India is hardly news and it would be an understatement to say that the menace is on the rise. But a recent news about a one-horned rhinoceros being killed at the Rajiv Gandhi Orang Wildlife Sanctuary, on the northern banks of the Brahmaputra, 140 km from Guwahati, gives pause for thought. Two poachers were killed in a shootout with forest guards on October 19.