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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239 rhinos killed in 16 years in Assam: govt
Guwahati: A total of 239 rhinos were killed by poachers in the last 16 years in Assam, Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma said on Thursday. Replying to a query of Congress MLA Ajanta Neog during Question
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102 rhinos killed in India during the last three years
As many as 102 rhinos were killed by poachers in India in the last three years (2013-16), said the government in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the day when four camps of poachers were busted in a joint operation
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Malawi packs off 500 pachyderms in massive relocation from human encroachment
LIWONDE NATIONAL PARK, MALAWI – Half a dozen African elephants lay strewn on a riverside plain in Malawi, immobilized by darts fired from a helicopter in a massive project to move 500 elephants, by truck
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Illegal wildlife trade on quikr, olx, eBay, amazon: Government
Trade of rare animals and their body parts is going on through popular websites including quikr, olx, eBay, amazon and youtube, the government said on Monday. Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said
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Giant Clam Poaching Wipes Out Reefs in South China Sea
More than 40 square miles (104 square kilometers) of coral reefs—some of the most biodiverse on Earth—have been destroyed by giant clam poaching in the South China Sea, according to a new analysis of satellite
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East Africa: Formulate Common Anti-Poaching Policy, EAC Member States Urged
Moshi — The East African governments have been advised to formulate a common policy that would set conducive environment for curbing the rampant poaching. Mr Jim Nyamu, leader of an initiative 'March
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Tanzania: Ivory Worth Sh4.6 Billion Seized in Operation
Dar es Salaam — Police in collaboration with Interpol in Southern and Eastern zones have arrested nine people in possession of 1.2 tonnes of ivory with a value of Sh4.6 billion. These are part of a group
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Amazon turtles imperilled by dams, mercury pollution and illegal trade
The Brazilian Amazon is home to 17 turtle species, all of which are under pressure from overexploitation, the illegal wildlife trade, widespread hydropower dam construction, and mercury contamination.
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Kenya scales up fight against poaching, targets online markets
Kenya has taken the war on illegal wildlife trade online, calling for increased training on cyber crime. In a proposal that has already handed to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
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Assam floods: Pobitora sanctuary, habitat of one-horn rhinoceros, under water
MORIGAON (Assam): As Assam continues to reel under the devastating impact of floods, the Brahmaputra river has submerged 60 per cent of the rhino habitat Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary located in Morigaon