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 use livewire to kill animals
It seems poachers are now adopting a new method to kill wild animals in Orissa
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Two arrested in Andheri sold blackbucks skin
Mumbai Nearly a week after animal hides were confiscated from a duo selling them at Andheri (West), the Amboli police have confirmed that one of the skins was of a Blackbuck, an animal protected in India under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The other skin was identified to be
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9 peacocks found dead in Halol
Vadodara: Nine peacocks were found dead at Panelav village in Halol taluka on Wednesday evening. The national bird is believed to have been fallen prey to poisoning and forest department is conducting investigation.
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Poachers making hay by selling this rare birds meat
Harish Joshi & Yogesh Pareek | TNN
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WCCB denies being hired to probe poaching case
It has been revealed that the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has not been approached by the state government to probe a sensational tiger poaching case in Goa reported some months ago in Keri-Sattari forest.
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Wildlife crime control bureau keen to probe Goa tiger poaching
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), which was set up to check organised poaching, has not been approached to probe a sensational tiger poaching case in Goa, though the state's forest department has made no headway in seven months.
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New anti-poaching camps to come up in Orang National Park
Alarmed over rise in the poaching of highly endangered one-horned rhinos in the Orang National Park in lower Assam, the government has decided to set up five anti-poaching camps to protect the animals.
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Anti-poaching measures for Orang National Park
DALGAON : The Government has formulated some anti-poaching measures for Orang National park in Darrang by forming a coordination committee with the deputy commissioners and superintendent of police of two surrounding districts, ie. Sonitpur and Morigaon along with Darrang district administration, including a few infrastructural developments in the interest of security of wildlife in the park.
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Monkey trail to Pune Poachers on the prowl
Rajesh Singh, the alleged mastermind behind the marmoset theft, had struck a deal with a 72-year-old man in Pune to sell the rare monkeys, police said on Monday.
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With Kaziranga security up, poachers shift focus to Orang
With the world-famous Kaziranga National Park (KNP) getting maximum attention and focus for being home to the largest stock of one-horned Indian rhinoceros, poachers are increasingly shifting attention to its poor cousin Orang National Park in northern Assam, killing as many as five rhinos in the current year.