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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Northeast insurgents poaching rare Assam rhinos?
CBI sleuths, probing poaching of rhinos in Assam (especially in the Kaziranga National Park), suspect that Northeast-based insurgent outfit Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers is actively involved in the
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Poachers kill two rhinos in Assam, toll rises to three
Within days of the year’s first killing of a rhino at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, carcasses of two more rhinos have been found, their horns sawed off, authorities said on Sunday. On Jan 9,
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78 tigers killed in 2014, says NTCA report
122 tigers poached in the last five years Despite stringent measures to conserve tigers in protected reserves in the country, a report by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has noted that
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Manas rhino project progressing well: Director
The ambitious India Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV2020) is heading in the right direction and there is no reason to doubt its success so far, said AC Das, Director of the Manas National Park cum Tiger Project.
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Pune youths’ anti-poaching device promises to help save tigers
Two engineers, a biology student and a product designer have teamed up to make a collar device that will help tigers protect themselves from metal traps, electrocution and poisoning — the three most widely
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Year’s first rhino poached in Kaziranga
A rhino was killed by poachers in Kaziranga in the first case of poaching this year in the Unesco World Heritage Site. The incident took place near the Kathalsang camp of the Burapahar range of the park.
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In Africa, a record year for slayings of rhinos
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa lost a record number of rhinos in 2014 as big animals across Africa were relentlessly poached to meet rising demand for horn and ivory in newly affluent Asian countries or to
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With anti-poaching squad defunct, wildlife trade flourishes
With the anti-poaching squad attached to Nagpur Territorial Circle going completely defunct, there is a spurt in illegal trade of wild animals and birds listed in various Schedules of Wildlife Protection
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Bangladesh State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, November, 2014
<p><strong>Bangladesh alongwith Sierra Leone and South Sudan led a ranking of countries facing extreme risks as a result of climate change, exacerbating the chances of civil conflict, according to a study by Maplecroft. Read more in November 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment,Bangladesh.</strong></p>
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on death of one horned rhinos in Kaziranga, 18/12/2014
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on death of one horned rhinos in Kaziranga, 18/12/2014.