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 arrested after killing a rhino
MANGALDAI, June 21: The Orang National Park (ONP) authorities promptly swung into action following the killing of a full grown female rhino in the evening of June 20 and arrested two hard-core poachers at Jakhalabandha in Nagaon district, at a distance of about 140 km from ONP, while they were proceeding towards Dimapur, Nagaland, in a passenger bus today at about 9 am.
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World Bank backs tiger conservation programme
Suzanne Goldenberg The world
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Seven held for killing wild boar
Udhagamandalam: Seven persons have been arrested for killing a wild boar at Hallatty near Kadanad. The district forest officer, K. Soundarapandian, told Hindu?The here that a team of officials on a tip-off visited the spot on Saturday night and arrested them while they were sharing the meat.
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Forensic report delayingprobe into tiger killing
The investigation into tiger killing case at Keri has hit the rock bottom in the absence of forensic report. Goa Forest Department had achieved a major breakthrough in the long pending tiger killing case on June 1, by spotting where the tiger carcass were burnt and all the evidence were sent to Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun for confirmation.
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SSB seize rhino horn, leopard skin and ganja
GOLAGHAT, June 18: The Bongaigaon sector of the Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) under the ministry of Home Affairs has been engaged in intensive patrolling conducted by the SSb to guard the Indo-Bhutan International border and their hard work has paid off as a huge quantity of ganja, a rhino horn and leopard skin worth lakhs of rupees were seized by them while they were conducting their routine checks, s
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Fall of Nepal King hits temples musk supply
RABINDRA NATH CHOUDHURY BHUBANESWAR The fall of monarchy in Nepal has had its fallout in the 12th-century Jagannath temple at Puri, nearly 65 km from here. The fabled shrine is now running short of musk, which is used in some rituals during deities
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Poachers kill she-elephant in advanced pregnancy
A she-elephant in an advanced stage of pregnancy has been shot dead by poachers at the Hurulu Environment park in close proximity to Kodigalakande Forest Hermitage at Habarana-Trincomalee main road. Wildlife officials attached to Mahaweli Zone said that this 20 to 25 years old and 6 1/2 foot tall elephant would have probably been shot somewhere near June 5 or 6, a day before Poson Poya day.
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Spotted deer found dead
TIRUNELVELI: A spotted deer was found dead under mysterious circumstances near the Gangaikondan deer park on the Tirunelveli
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Forensics can easily be used in wildlife
In February, 16 poachers were jailed for killing lions in Gir National Park in Gujarat, home to the only wild population of Asiatic Lions. Inspector general of police Keshav Kumar, who was with the criminal investigation department in Ahmedabad, cracked the case using dna fingerprinting and narcoanalysis. It was the first case of wildlife crime where cutting-edge forensics was deployed. Kumar,
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One snow leopard a year lost to poaching
At least one snow leopard has been killed by poachers every year since the enactment in 1995 of the forest, nature and conservation Act, which prohibits the killing of endangered wild animals in the country.