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 Testing Drones to Fight Elephant Poachers in Game Park
A Tanzanian business federation plans to test unmanned aerial vehicles in the Selous Game Reserve to assess their effectiveness in combating elephant poaching. The initiative, led by the Tanzania Private
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Now poachers are using Facebook and Twitter to track down rare animals: Gangs scour social media for geo-tagged photos then use co-ordinates to find wildlife
Poachers are using photographs taken by safari tourists to hunt down and kill incredibly rare lions, tigers and elephants by downloading digital data attached to the images revealing the exact locations
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New Action Plan May Save Gorillas and Chimpanzees in Africa
The number of gorillas and chimpanzees in Central Africa is continuing to decline. Now, conservation organizations are highlighting the plight of these animals as they attempt to push forward a new conservation
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Relocation of settlement proposed to combat poaching in BNP
GULARIYA, APR 08 - In a bid to combat rampant poaching, Banke National Park (BNP), which is located in the mid-western region, has proposed to relocate a human settlement near Banke and Bardiya National
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Tip-off uncovers tiger poaching near Tadoba
Forest officials on Monday busted a case of tiger poaching carried out inside the buffer zone of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR). Officials of buffer and territorial forest nabbed a gang of tiger poachers
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Tanzania: Success of Anti-Poaching Drive Commendable but...
POACHING has been a thorn in the flesh, not only for Tanzania, but the world as a whole as it threatens wildlife with extinction. It remains an open secret that the government has been in the forefront
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South Africa Parks Rhino Sale Near Completion as Poaching Rises
South Africa National Parks says its plan to sell and relocate 286 white rhinos is almost complete as it seeks to save the animals from poachers. The rhinos will be moved to private properties with their
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CAG finds holes in Kaziranga security barrier
Large-scale encroachment, aging guards, defective weapons, zero conviction of poachers are bane of KNP The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had found loopholes in the management plans
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Rhino population in Kaziranga up despite poaching
Rhino population in Kaziranga National Park has registered an increase of 72 even as 54 pachyderms were poached at the world heritage site since 2013. According to the latest rhino census,the animal population
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Namibia: Rhinos De-Horned to Discourage Poaching
Due to an increase in poaching in southern Africa, the 70 000-hectare Erindi Private Game Reserve, which is home to about 20 000 wild animals, has de-horned all its rhinos to discourage rhino poachers.