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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Zimbabwean charged over killing of Cecil the lion
A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday charged a professional hunter with failing to prevent an American from unlawfully killing 'Cecil', the southern African country's best-known lion, in a case that has triggered
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Kenya: Five Elephants Killed At Tsavo National Park, Two Suspected Poachers Arrested
Two suspects have been arrested over the killing of five elephants at Tsavo West National Park, the Kenya Wildlife Service has said. KWS said the carcasses of a female adult and four sub-adults were
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Africa: USAID Embraces Technology, Comes Up With Tech Challenge to Help Curb Wildlife Crime
USAID is sourcing innovative science and technology-based solutions to detect transit routes, strengthen forensic evidence, reduce consumer demand, and tackle corruption through the Wildlife Crime Tech
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Drug traffickers wiping out the jaguar in Central America
EL PINO, Honduras — The jaguar roams jungles and riverbanks from the Amazon to Mexico, and even into the southwestern United States. It’s a powerful and cunning hunter, and a single cat’s territory can
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Tiger roars to a century mark
Conservation efforts pay off in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh The tiger population in the two States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will soon hit the century mark, thanks to a successfully laid recovery
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Killing of Cecil the lion prompts calls for EU ban on importing lion trophies
Conservationists and politicians have called on the EU to ban the import of lion heads, paws and skins as hunters’ trophies from African countries that cannot prove their lion populations are sustainable,
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Kenya signs up to Giants Club to protect African elephants from illegal poaching trade
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has signed up as a founding member of the pan-African Giants Club, joining political and business leaders to combat an illegal wildlife trade that has devastated
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Tanzania: Holistic Approach in War Against Poaching Crucial
The anti-poaching campaign received a boost on Sunday, following a donation of various equipment from China that includes vehicles, generators and telescopes worth 2.6bn/-. Presenting the donation,
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Namibia Says No to Destroying Its Huge Ivory and Rhino Horn Stockpile
Pohamba Shifeta, Namibia’s Minister of Environment and Tourism, said the country will not destroy its stockpile of ivory and rhino horns—a measure adopted by other countries in Africa and elsewhere to
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Protection of Tigers, 21/07/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Protection of Tigers, 21/07/2015. The details of tiger mortality due to natural and other causes including poaching and seizure, as reported by States, tiger reserve-wise