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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Southern Africa: Angola- SADC Approves Kaza-Atfc Integrated Development Master Plan
Luanda — The ministers of Hotels and Tourism of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Angolan Secretary of State of the referred sector Alfredo Varo Kaputo, approved on 29 January in Zimbabwe, the
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3rd rhino killed in Kaziranga this year
JORHAT: Third rhino has been killed by poachers in last 40 days in Kaziranga National Park of Assam, a senior forest official said on Tuesday. The poachers killed the female adult rhino in the early
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Pangolin is most poached species of 2015 in India
The pangolin is gifted with a unique defence mechanism of rolling into a ball that protects it against predators, but is helpless against better equipped poachers.The toothless mammal, also called scaly
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Draft National Wildlife Action Plan (2017-2031)
<p>The draft third National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) 2017-2031 unveiled by the environment ministry accords special emphasis to rehabilitation of threatened species of wildlife while conserving their
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Exploitation of Endangered Species Feared as China Revisits Wildlife Law
A proposed revision to China‘s Wildlife Protection Law is being criticized by conservationists who fear it could legitimize the commercial exploitation of endangered species, such as tigers, bears and
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2 rhinos poached in 4 days in Kaziranga
Jorhat/Guwahati: Assam's Kaziranga National Park has lost two rhinos to poachers in four days. With this, the number of rhinos killed this month has risen to three. One rhino was killed and de-horned
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Slaughter of the song birds
<p>Songbirds are a culinary delicacy in Cyprus — but catching and eating them is illegal. Even so, the practice is on the rise and could be threatening rare species.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nature.com/news/slaughter-of-the-song-birds-1.19222"
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Rhino Poaching Declines Slightly In South Africa But Increases Overall Across Continent
Rhino poaching in South Africa has decreased for the first time since 2007, experts say. Compared to the 1,215 rhinos illegally killed in 2014, only 1,175 rhinos were lost in 2015. This slight improvement,
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Yahoo Japan defends online ivory sales as criticism grows
Yahoo Japan said Wednesday it is strengthening policing of illegal ivory on its online commerce site as criticism grows it is supporting a trade that fuels the slaughter of wild elephants. A spokeswoman
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Kaziranga lost 2nd rhino to poachers in two weeks
GUWAHATI: Kaziranga National Park, a Unesco world heritage site about 250km from here, lost its second rhino to poachers in two weeks on the first month of new year. The latest rhino was poached on Sunday,