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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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on status of poaching of tigers, 07/05/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on status of poaching of tigers, 07/05/2015.The Government of India has taken a number of steps for protection of tigers, which interalia addresses the issue of poaching
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11 rhino poachers killed, 20 arrested in 2015: Govt
The government on Tuesday said that 11 rhino poachers have been killed in seperate encounters while 20 of them arrested in Kaziranga Tiger reserve in Assam this year. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha,
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NGO to equip anti-poaching camps in Khanapur forest
Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT), an NGO engaged in conservation of tigers and other wild species across the country, has planned to equip the anti-poaching camps of the forest department in Khanapur
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BNHS against use of wildlife for religious and cultural practices
MoEF urged to reject suggestion in draft policy In response to a recent change suggested in the draft wildlife policy on distinction between hunting and use of wildlife for cultural practices, the Bombay
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Republic of Congo Signals a Turn in Poaching Fight
WASHINGTON — Denis Sassou-Nguesso, president of the Republic of Congo, smiled broadly as he set fire to more than five tons of illegally hunted elephant tusks this week in Brazzaville, the nation’s capital.
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Nigeria: Us Raises Concern Over Nigeria's Depleting Wildlife
The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle has said that Nigeria's rapidly depleting wildlife population calls for attention. Entwistle said at an event marking the celebration of the 2015 World
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Kenya: Poachers On Notice As Cases Go 'Down By Half'
Poaching went down almost by half last year compared to 2013, latest government figures show. The figures are expected to drop further this year, Kenya Wildlife Service says. KWS acting director
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Congo-Brazzaville president burns five tonnes of ivory in fight against poachers
The president of Congo-Brazzaville has set fire to nearly five tonnes of seized elephant ivory at a summit to draw up the first pan-African strategy on wildlife poaching. Denis Sassou Nguesso held out
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Namibia's Environment Ministry Declares Zero Tolerance For Elephant, Rhino Poaching
Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) will apply a zero tolerance policy in dealing with the threat of rhino and elephant poaching in the Etosha National Park (ENP) and some parts of Kunene
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on disappearance of tigers from Ranthambhore reserve, 30/04/2015
<p>Minister of State (Independent Chage) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar informed Rajya Sabha that the <strong>news item that was published regarding the disappearance