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
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National Wildlife Week: 5 species that will be extinct soon
It has been observed that the number of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish across the globe are declining in numbers day by day due to various reasons. According to a recent survey by World
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Highways fragment Southern California mountain lion gene pool
Mountain lions in Southern California are under growing pressure from a shrinking gene pool, fragmented by highways and urban sprawl that has left the cats' territories increasingly isolated from each
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Interpol Announces Special Team to Combat Illegal Ivory Trafficking
The International police organisation Interpol announced Tuesday (October 7th) it would establish a team to target ivory trafficking and more generally, environmental crime, in Africa. The new team,
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Progress Made in Fight Against Environmental Crimes
Authorities say they have made progress in the fight against environmental crimes in the 2013/2014 financial year. This is according to the National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report released
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Odisha to install CCTV to check wildlife smuggling
Wildlife smuggling crimes are frequent in border areas of the state The state government is planning to install hidden cameras inside forest areas and at check gates to curb wildlife smuggling and other
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Elephant poaching: thousands march worldwide for wildlife protection
Demonstrators in 136 cities and towns across six continents joined the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos Thousands marched in Africa and around the world Saturday to pressure governments to do more
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Human Exploitation Reduces 52% Of Wildlife Population In 40 Years
People's plunder and activity have caused a decline in wildlife population, a recent report says. With the increasing encroachment of land and resources due to hunting and poaching, the human world has
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Study lists 73 districts as tiger poaching hotspots
NAGPUR: Poaching, prey depletion and habitat destruction have decimated the world's wild tiger population to fewer than 3,200. Poaching continues to be the key threat to tigers in India - home to more
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Elephant killings in Mozambique happening on ‘industrialised’ scale
Elephant poaching is happening on an unprecedented and “industrialised” scale in Mozambique, environmentalists have warned, after 22 of the animals were killed for their tusks in the first two weeks of
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Illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn: an assessment to improve law enforcement
Illegal rhino horn trade has reached the highest levels since the early 1990s, and illegal trade in ivory increased by nearly 300 percent from 1998 to 2011, according to a new report by USAID partner TRAFFIC.