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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Kenya burns 15 tonnes of ivory in anti-poaching fight, to destroy its stockpile by year-end
(Reuters) - Kenya burnt 15 tonnes of ivory on Tuesday and promised to destroy all of its stockpile this year, the latest step in its campaign against elephant poaching. Poaching has surged in the last
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Interpol to launch probe into wildlife crime in India
According to highly-placed sources in the environment ministry, the increase in wildlife crime involving lesser-known species will now be tracked by Interpol, jointly with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
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Zimbabwe: Two black rhinos poisoned as illegal poaching continues in Africa
The two animals were discovered at a waterhole near Chipinge, 400 kilometres from Harare, news agency Sapa reported. Their carcasses were found before poachers had time to completely remove the horns,
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Assam Governor summons Forest Minister over rhino poaching
Assam Forest Minister Atuwa Munda decided to ignore an urgent summons from Assam Governor PB Acharya to meet him at the Raj Bhavan here yesterday citing prior engagement, but the director of Kaziranga
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China imposes ivory import ban to evaluate its effects over 1 year
China will impose a one-year ban on the importation of carved ivory items acquired after July 1, 1975. The ban, which took effect on Thursday, was announced by the State Forestry Administration, China's
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World's first all-female patrol protecting South Africa's rhinos
Unarmed Black Mambas recruited from local communities are guarding nature reserve inside the Greater Kruger national park The battle against the poaching that kills a rhino every seven hours in South
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Kenya: Inside China Where Smuggled Ivory Meets Second Death
A new report has traced the Chinese markets where raw tusks from elephants killed in Africa are turned into statues and other traditional carvings. China maintains a legal ivory market, but this is
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Poachers Now Targeting Baby Rhinos
With rhino populations dwindling due to illegal hunting for their horns, poachers have now begun targeting vulnerable baby rhinos instead. In 2014, a record 1,215 rhinos died from poaching - a 21 percent
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Special training for tiger protectors to combat poaching
With a view to checking the poaching of tigers, the Wildlife Conservation Trust, in association with global body, Panthera, is conducting a 'Site Security Training' for officials of the Special Tiger Protection
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Bengal mulls two-way approach to stop rhino-poaching
Alarmed by frequent incidents of rhino poaching in north Bengal, the West Bengal government has decided to adopt a two-pronged approach to deal with the menace. First, the government intends to create