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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Panna tigers lost to poaching: Jairam
Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday finally confirmed what was first reported by The Indian Express that there are no tigers left in the Panna tiger reserve and that they have been poached. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Ramesh said tigers in India were facing various threats, including poaching, insurgency and even
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Ready for relook at Wildlife Protection Act: Ramesh
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Status, conservation and trade in African and Asian rhinoceroses
Poachers in Africa and Asia are killing an ever increasing number of rhinos
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Bid to cordon off big cats sparks row
Experts Question National Tiger Conservation Authority
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Captured tigress dies in Bhadra reserve
Forest Department officials said that the four-year-old tigress may have died of fatigue and hunger. However, they are waiting for the postmortem report. The tigress which was shifted to Bhadra tiger reserve by the Forest Department, after it was trapped at a private resort at Nagarhole National Park died on Saturday morning.
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Delayed monsoon dries up Nal Sarovar turning it into a Poachers' Paradise
AHMEDABAD: Nal Sarovar is witnessing some deadly nocturnal activity these days. Delayed monsoon has dried up the lake exposing flamingos and other winged visitors to poachers.
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Danger tag stays with Manas
Manas National Park Guwahati, July 1: Manas National Park will continue to be burdened with the tag of World Heritage Site in Danger. The 33rd meeting of the World Heritage Committee which concluded at Seville in Spain yesterday said only a clear upward trend in the population of key wildlife species would justify the park
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Report on disappearance of Tigers from Panna Tiger Reserve
From 2001 April to March 2009 different Field Directors have given priority to different things forgetting the basics of management of tiger reserve that security was the most important item as Panna Tiger Reserve is surrounded by large number of villages indulging in poaching. Monitoring of movement of Pardhis and bahelias who thrive basically on poaching has not been properly done.
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Forensic tools battle ivory poachers
The illegal slaughter of African elephants for ivory is now worse than it was at its peak in the 1980s. New forensic tools based on DNA analysis can help stop the cartels behind this bloody trade.
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The international ban on ivory sales and its effects on elephant poaching in Africa
<p>The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) secured an agreement in 1989 among its member states to ban the international trade in ivory. This disruption of the international