Order of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Sangita Iyer Vs Guruvayur Devasom & Others dated 17/02/2025. The Kerala High Court directed the Deputy Administrator (Livestock) of Guruvayoor Devaswom to file a detailed affidavit explaining the procedures being followed in Guruvayur Devaswom for booking and transporting elephants …
International elephant research organization, Save The Elephants, said Thursday an ambitious new report identifying some of Kenya's most important wildlife migratory corridors will help close the gap between conservation and urban development. Save The Elephants' Head of Monitoring and one of the co-authors of the report, Dr Ben Okita said …
Twenty-one elephants have died due to electrocution between April last and February this year, Union Environment minister Harsh Vardhan said today. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, he said that two tiger casualties have also been reported in 2017 due to electrocution. In 2016-17, upto February 9, 21 elephant …
Windhoek-Namibia has since 2014 lost 245 elephants to poaching, out of which 17 were illegally hunted this year alone. The country has also lost 241 rhino since 2012 through poaching, while this year 18 rhino were poached. The number of people implicated in the poaching activities since 2014 are at …
Both humans and animals are at the receiving ends due to the growing man-animal conflicts over living spaces across the State. Reasons attributed to this disturbing situation are deforestation as well as encroachment of wildlife zones which have created paucity of ‘green covers’ for animals, and the upshot is animals …
The forest department has recommended the abolition of the posts of two field directors, saying their work can be done from Bengaluru. Going against chief minister Siddaramaiah’s order that forest officials should be on the field and not in Bengaluru, the department wants the field directors of Project Tiger and …
The new report reveals that the captive elephant industry for elephant rides and performances continues to grow in Asia. Please unite for the herd today, to help protect elephants exploited for tourism. Riding an elephant is one of the most popular tourist activities in Asia. The damning report reveals that …
The second and final phase of the historic translocation of 500 elephants in Malawi is underway and this month 200 elephants will be translocated to their new environment. Last year, the African Parks in conjunction with the Malawi government embarked on the project in which 260 elephants were moved from …
Monrovia – Invasion by wildlife in some quarters across Liberia is becoming a serious concern to citizens as a result of major obstructions caused by these wildlife. Report by Willie N. Tokpah - willie.tokpah@frontpageafricaonline.com The invasions are becoming a serious concern to the Forestry Development Authority, too. Recently, there were …
Plans to build a huge hydroelectric dam in the heart of one of Africa’s largest remaining wild areas have dismayed conservationists who fear that the plans will cause irreversible damage to the Selous game reserve in Tanzania. After many years of delays and false starts, last week the president of …
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) -- The number of elephants in Kenya increased by 14.7 percent between 2014 and 2017, wildlife authorities said on Wednesday. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) which released findings after dry season aerial census conducted in the country’s largest conservation area in February said 12,866 elephants were counted in …
Activists have been alarmed to see old logging roads reopened and new logging tracks created in one of peninsular Malaysia’s last wildernesses. Logging in Malaysia’s Ulu Muda forest threatens wildlife and water supplies The Ulu Muda forest is the primary source of water for four million Malaysians, as well as …
Hong Kong - Hong Kong launched a landmark bill to ban its ivory trade on Wednesday, describing it as an effort to "eradicate" the illegal poaching of elephants. The southern Chinese city is a major hub for ivory sales and announced in 2016 that it would ban the import and …
Nine adult elephants and one calf have been poisoned with cyanide around Zimbabwe’s largest wildlife area, the government’s Hwange National Park. Four of the poisoned elephants died near the south of the Park and their tusks were taken. Tell a friend There is no shortage of comfort and luxury. The …
The construction of the second phase of the 120 km Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will not affect the wildlife habitat, the wildlife agency said late on Thursday. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Director General Kitili Mbathi told a media briefing in Nairobi that only six kilometres of the SGR will pass …
Durban - A cross-border African task-force has arrested several key members of an ivory smuggling pipeline that covertly moved tons of elephant tusks from Africa to Asia. Details of the intensive six-week clandestine operation were released in Nairobi on Friday, the culmination of a crackdown by the Lusaka Agreement Task …
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) -- Kenya plans to complete its census of elephants and other large mammals by end of 2018, wildlife officials said recently. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Director General (DG) Kitili Mbathi told Xinhua in Nairobi that they have already completed the census in the Masai Mara Serengeti and Tsavo …
HONG KONG (Reuters) - African rangers detailed harrowing first-hand tales of elephant poaching at a public hearing in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the latest attempt to halt wildlife trafficking through the Chinese-ruled city, as ivory traders defended their business. Hong Kong, at the mouth of China's Pearl River Delta, is …
First there was a clampdown on rhino poaching statistics. Now the same is happening with information on elephant ivory poaching. SA National Parks has refused to provide statistics on how many elephants have been poached in the Kruger National Park this year, referring queries instead to the national Department of …
The $3.2 billion (2.8 billion euro) railway linking Nairobi with the port city of Mombasa will Wednesday take its first passengers on the 472 kilometre (293 mile) journey, allowing them to skip a hair-raising drive on one of Kenya's most dangerous highways. The railway is the country's biggest infrastructure project …
