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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Villagers poaching animals in SNGP
Mumbai: If it isn't bad enough that various poachers enter various national parks to kill wild animals to sell the body parts, some villagers residing in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park too have been involved in poaching the animals, including endangered species.
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Tiger killing: Forest officials accused of assaulting locals
In an unusual twist to the alleged killing of tiger at Keri-Sattari, four locals are reported to have been brutally assaulted by forest department officers and are admitted at GMC Bambolim.
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Australia Lifts Protection Level For Tasmanian Devils
Australia lifted protection levels on Friday for the world's largest surviving marsupial carnivore, the Tasmanian devil, listing the animal as endangered due to a deadly facial tumour outbreak.
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20 tigers feared poached at Tadoba in past 5 months
Mumbai: Environmentalists are worried about the turn of things in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), considered the best tiger reserve in Maharashtra. The man-tiger conflict in this Chandrapur forest area, which had grown alarmingly in the last three years, has suddenly come to an end in the past five months.
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Rhinos overcome threat of poachers, register growth
Manoj Anand The WWF authorities, who are now experimenting with translocation of rhinos, pointed out that Pobitora wildlife sanctuary has the highest density of rhinos in the world. The rhino may not be as glamorous as the tiger, but they are equally sought-after in international markets, which makes the animal more vulnerable to poachers.
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Wounded Elephant's Fate Weighs On Many Vietnamese
A circus elephant has become a poster pachyderm against poaching of his endangered Asian species, capturing the hearts of many Vietnamese after an old wound caused by a trap flared up.
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Two held for trying to sell leopard skin
NAVI MUMBAI: The Vashi police on Thursday arrested two persons for trying to sell the skin of a leopard- a species protected under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972. Officials believe the animal must have been killed recently as the skin gave off a strong odour.
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Tiger skin seized
Rampant poaching threatens wildlife in Manas National Park twelve persons were arrested for smuggling skins and bones of wild animals near the Manas National Park in Assam
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Mystery shrouds tiger death
BALASORE: How did the young Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) die inside the Kuldiha reserve forest in Balasore district? The million dollar question has now started haunting the forest officials and wildlife lovers as well.
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Controversial big cats in Lahore zoo take their first toll
Heads have finally begun to roll in the Lahore Zoo