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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Saving the sturgeon
the sturgeon population is fast declining due to poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss, dam constructions, pollution, damaging aquaculture practices, lack of regional cooperation in conservation
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Hornbills in peril
Hornbills, also known as avian farmers for their unique role in disseminating seeds and regenerating forest trees, are threatened by changing habitats, human encroachment and interference.
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BRAZIL
Two Brazilian journalists and a fisherfolk have been sentenced to two years of imprisonment for chasing and ramming a right whale and her calf five years ago. The case was the first to be filed under
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Wild killing
A Maharashtra minister s call for killing protected animals like nilgai sparks off a controversy
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Savage harvest
Five tuskers fall victim to poachers in a hunting ground called the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Authorities grope in the dark with little ammunition
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Roasted and poached
Forest fires are a boon for poachers in Uttaranchal
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MALAWI
Defying international wildlife treaties, the Malawi government recently ordered officials and commercial hunters to begin the killing of Nile crocodiles. "The government has taken such a decision
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Flight into danger
While cranes are regularly hunted in parts of Pakistan, villagers in Rajasthan are doing their best to protect these endangered species
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Project Tiger: status report
Project Tiger has been the first major conservation scheme in India. It has gone through phases of vex and vane. All eyes are set on the fate of charismatic tiger. Every possible effort is being made to save the tiger in spite of various odds. Ironically, demand for tiger parts and products outside India is causing a death blow to tigers in India. Decreasing number of tigers outside India is further accentuating pressure on tigers in India. The project tiger status report has been prepared for the first time to put facts and figures before all concerned.
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Rhinos in trouble
Poaching and encroachments threaten one horned rhionos at Orang National Park