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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Tiger, leopard skin worth Rs 2 lakh seized, 2 held
DH News Service, Koppa: Forest squad and police arrested two persons and seized leopard and tiger skins worth Rs 2 lakh, at Koppa bus stop. The arrested have been identified as Dinne Dinesh of NR Pura and Vasantha of B H Kaimara. They were involved in the sale of leopard and tiger pelts throughout the State.
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Sariska to get another tigress
Last time, it was about completing India
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Wildlife crime bureau may move Interpol
KOLKATA: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau is likely to refer to Interpol the case of Czech entomologist Emil Kucera illegally fleeing India, jumping bail granted by a Darjeeling court. Mr. Kucera, who was awarded three-year imprisonment for smuggling out rare insects from the Singalila National Park in June, fled to the Czech Republic last week.
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Elephants under threat again
By YOJNA GUSAI Oct. 18: Indian elephants are under threat once again. This time these endangered species are in trouble following a contentious decision by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).
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Tortoises existence at Deepor Beel threatened
AZARA: The existence of tortoises at Deeper Beel is threatened by some smugglers. It has been learnt that smugglers around the beel catch rare species of tortoises and sell them in the nearby markets. Even though a ban on catching of tortoises is in place, smugglers are selling tortoises weighing between 5-7 kg at the rate of Rs 250-300 per kg.
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Demystifying a legend
Robin Hood for some and murderer for others
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South Asia
PASHMINA is Kashmiri: India granted, on September 12, the Geographical Indicat-ion (GI) status to Pashmina yarn, produced in th Kashmir valley by Tahfuz (a body of all Kashmiri handicraft artisans). Islamabad filed an objection claiming that the fine wool is also produced in Pakistan. A consultative committee of the Geographical Indication Registry of India rejected Pakistan
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Passage of birds
Indian and foreign birds being sold at the Galiff Street market. Picture by Bishwarup Dutta On any given Sunday, the quiet Galiff Street, off Bagbazar, comes alive with twitterings and chirps. Rows of cages containing plumed pets of various shades, both desi and foreign, are lined up on either side of the road.
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Poaching on the rise in ONP
MANGALDAI, Oct 13: The organized armed gang of rhino poachers operating in the Orang National Park(ONP) taking the advantage of the recent incident of violence where all the security personnel have been engaged has again started their poaching operation which has been resulted from the killing of an adult rhino in the Park on October 7 last.
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Sundarbans tiger poached
Kolkata