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
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Myanmar eyes closure of wildlife trade hub
YANGON - Myanmar authorities plan to shut down a notorious border town where exotic animal parts are sold openly, an official said Tuesday, as Southeast Asia struggles to stem a billion-dollar wildlife
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Angola Takes Wildlife Poachers Heads-On
Luanda — ANGOLA has pledged to combat the illegal trade in wildlife, which is part of wider global environmental crime, costing up to $258 billion per year. The country which on Sunday officially hosted
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US ban on ivory trade passed to protect the African jumbo
It is limited to African elephant ivory. It does not regulate ivory and bone derived from other animals, such as walruses, whales and mammoths The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has passed
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'Urban forests' in 200 cities to increase green cover: Javadekar
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that urban forestry will be the new thrust area of the government and steps will be taken to create "urban jungles (forests)" across 200 cities
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'Illicit trade threat to wildlife in Hindu Kush'
Illegal wildlife trade and habitat fragmentation that has increased human-wildlife conflict are threatening the wildlife across the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, an international expert has said. He said
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Chitwan National Park marks zero poaching year
Chitwan National Park today marked zero poaching year at a programme to celebrate the fact that the park has not witnessed a single case of wildlife poaching for two consecutive years. A joint conservation
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Value of environmental crimes reaches $258 bn: UNEP report
Criminal syndicates are currently generating an estimated $258 billion from illegal plunder of the planet's natural capital, says a joint UNEP-Interpol report launched on Saturday ahead of the World Environment
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Forest staff struggle to control fire in Western Ghats
Forest Department officials are struggling to control the fire that broke out in Kottamalaiyar beat in Sankarankovil Range in the Western Ghats on Wednesday night. After the fire broke out at Vazhukkodai
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Experts suggest Assam govt to seek cooperation with Northeast states to curb rhino poaching
Wildlife crime experts suggested that the new BJP-led government in Assam, for whom curbing rhino poaching was one of the major election promises, should seek cooperation from neighbouring Northeast states
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Elephants could vanish from one of Africa's key reserves within six yearsElephants could vanish from one of Africa's key reserves within six years
Elephants could disappear from one of Africa’s most important wildlife reserves within six years unless industrial scale poaching is stopped and mining is brought under control, the WWF has said. Selous