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 lead to the deaths of rhinos. Increased precipitation, longer monsoons and seasonal floods are already resulting in stranding, drowning …
Jorhat, May 20: A forest guard, Ananta Dev Sarma, in-charge of the Pichhla anti-poaching camp in Orang National park, was suspended today for alleged dereliction of duty after an adult female rhino was killed by poachers last night and its horn and tail taken away. A park official said there …
India needs to take lessons from the killing of rhinos in South Africa in order to take pre-emptive lessons in protecting its tigers. Three rhinos are being killed every day in South Africa for their horns, which outrival the price of gold in the black market. Rhino poaching is being …
The third and final report on the death of a rhinoceros at the Delhi Zoo has confirmed that anthrax infection was not the cause of death. The National Centre of Disease Control report of tests conducted on blood samples of a male one-horned rhino that died on April 28 reached …
New Delhi: The surge of poaching of rhinoceros in South Africa could lead to threats to the one-horned Indian rhino in Assam and West Bengal if the African country decides to go ahead and demand opening the international trade in rhino horns. Speaking at the first stock taking meeting of …
The anthrax scare reported from the Delhi zoo after the death of a rhinoceros abated on Thursday as test reports cleared doubts over anthrax infection as the cause of death. The reports, submitted by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly and a private lab in Delhi, were negative …
In a nation where a civil war and years of political deadlock have stunted prosperity and development, the burgeoning rhino population is one of Nepal's rare success stories. The Himalayan country's endangered one-horned rhinoceros has increased its numbers significantly over recent years thanks to tightened security against poachers and community …
Petty hunters, corrupt wildlife officials and Asian traffickers have all been snared in South Africa’s crackdown on rhino poaching as special prosecutors battle syndicates feeding the trade in horns. More than 160 people are currently before the courts, exposing the complex supply chain stretching from South African parks to Southeast …
Rhino Dies Of Symptoms; Tests On New Delhi: The death of a rhinoceros at the National Zoological Park, Delhi, has triggered an anthrax alarm as the animal showed symptoms of the bacterial disease which is fatal in most cases. The male rhino, Junior Raja, around four years old, was found …
Anthrax Not Confirmed, Officials Look For Likely Source New Delhi: Anthrax, the bacterial disease which is suspected to have killed a rhinoceros at Delhi zoo, is unknown in Delhi but there have been outbreaks in other places across the country, scientists specializing in veterinary research said on Tuesday. In recent …
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the Ministry of Environment and Forest on industrial units functioning in the vicinity of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Asking the ministry to conduct a survey in the park’s vicinity, the Tribunal also expressed its displeasure on the …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the Ministry of Environment and Forest on industrial units functioning in the vicinity of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Asking the ministry to conduct a survey in the park's vicinity, the Tribunal also expressed its displeasure on the …
Shrinking animal habitat a prime reason for animals to stray into human settlements GUWAHATI: The committee formed by the Assam Government to come up with suggestions to deal with the man-animal conflict in the State submitted its report to State Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain on Tuesday. The committee, headed by …
GUWAHATI: A census of one-horned rhinos at the renowned Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam recorded an increase of almost 250 animals over a three-year period. The last census in 2009 recorded 2,048 rhinos in KNP, of which eight were trans-located to Manas National Park. The two-day-long census, which ended …
GUWAHATI: Assam has reason to cheer. A census of one-horned rhinos at the renowned Kaziranga National Park (KNP) recorded an increase of 242 animals over a three-year period. This was disclosed by State Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain today. The last census in 2009 recorded 2,048 rhinos in KNP, …
Rhino counting will start on Saturday at Kaziranga National Park, home to about two-thirds of the world population of the endangered one-horned rhinoceros. The quadrennial census will take two days, will be supervised by senior Assam wildlife wardens, and will involve nearly 300 people from various non-governmental organisations. The park …
Almost two rhinos are being killed every day in South Africa to meet surging Asian demand for the animal's horn which has become more valuable than gold, platinum and cocaine. Investigators in a remote corner of South Africa's Kruger National Park examined one of the latest victims of this crime …
GUWAHATI: The anti-talks faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has raised concern over the state of the conservation of one-horned Indian rhinoceros, the crowning jewel of the wildlife resources in Assam. Turning wildlife conservationist for a change , the anti-talk faction of United Liberation Front of …
Forest fires and land clearing by palm oil firms could kill off within weeks about 200 orangutans in a forest in western Indonesia, an environmental group said on Wednesday. The orangutans, part of a population of around 6,600 on Sumatra island, used to live in a lush forest and peatland …
Guwahati: An Assam-based wildlife conservation group has questioned the legality behind the Assam forest department’s recent move of ‘dehorning’ a one-horned rhino. “Nature’s Beckon”, a leading wildlife conser-vation group of Assam on Sunday not only questioned the legalities of ‘dehorning’ the rhino but also demanded an inquiry into the whole …
Guwahati, March 20: The Pobitora forest authorities will request the state government to conduct research to help them know how many rhinos Pobitora wildlife sanctuary can accommodate without overcrowding. Spread across an area of 38.8 square km the rhino habitat, however, is confined to a mere 16 square km area …
