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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Tanzania: Govt Appeals for Joint Effort in Wildlife Protection
THE government has said that it needs support from all stakeholders, ranging from public, private and relevant communities, to tackle thorny issues in conservation efforts such as poaching, which has increased
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African Leaders to Develop Common Plan for Stopping Wildlife Crime
Brazzaville — Conference to seek advancement of Africa-wide strategy to tackle illegal trade in wild fauna and flora. African Heads of State, government representatives and experts are gathering at
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NGT slams Assam government over CAG report on Kaziranga Park
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Assam government over a CAG report which has detected a number of lapses and anomalies by the state in maintenance of the Kaziranga National Park. “Our attention
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21 rare tortoises seized along Indo-Bangla border
Twenty-one rare tortoises were seized by BSF troops while they were being smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday. The incident happened on Wednesday when
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Namibia: Four in Court for Elephant Poaching
Four suspects arrested Saturday for possession of nine elephant tusks at Kamutjonga appeared in the Ndiyona Periodical Court on Tuesday. A periodical court is not a daily or weekly court, as it only
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Illegal trade in endangered wildlife thriving on eBay despite controls
Illegal online trafficking in imperiled wildlife is rampant, and attempted controls are few and largely ineffective. Log on to most any international internet store that deals in wildlife or wildlife parts,
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Cameroon: Elephant Poaching- Experts Institute Tracking System
An Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) has been put in place to monitor ivory trade in the Central African Sub-region. Experts in wildlife protection have decried the alarming decrease of elephants
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Nigeria: Only Five Rhinos Remaining Worldwide
Three out of the five remaining rhinos in the world are found in Sudan, where they are heavily protected against poachers. The possibility of the three (Sudan, 42; Fatu, 15; and Najin, 25) procreating
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Tanzania: Bold Leadership Slowly Forces Poaching Into Retreat
THE Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism under, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, seems to have introduced a new mode of fighting against poaching of the nation's natural resource of wildlife. On Tuesday a national
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Namibia: Shock Spike in Etosha Rhino Deaths
THE threat looming over Namibia's rhinoceros population is even bigger than previously thought, with 38 rhino carcasses having been discovered in the Etosha National Park so far this year. The Ministry