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 …
Guwahati, Sept. 15: A group of poachers today pledged not to kill rhinos again and protect the prized animal of Assam in whatever way possible. The group of seven, involved in several incidents of rhino killings at Kaziranga National Park, surrendered before the forest department at a solemn function held …
Guwahati: Seven poachers on Wednesday surrendered before the authority of Kaziranga National Park (KNP), the famous abode of one-horned Indian rhino, with arms and ammunition and pledged to join hand in conservation efforts. A Park official informed that an NGO called Rhino Jagaran Mancha from Bonkuwal village in the fringe …
JORHAT, July 30: In a sensational turn of events in the rhino horn recovery case, prime accused Tarun Ganak surrendered himself to the police at Numaligarh Police Station yesterday. After his surrender, Ganak, in his confessional statement, said
JORHAT, July 4: What prevents the concerned officials of the district Forest department, Kaziranga to arrest the prime accused of rhino horn and cash recovery case in the National Park that took place on May 19? The Kaziranga Forest department has failed to arrest Tarun Ganak, the prime accused in …
After the initial jitters and bureaucratic delays, the Assam forest department is now upbeat over the prospect of more translocation of the highly endangered one-horned rhinos among its forests once important tranquilisers are obtained. "Yes the drugs have finally arrived in New Delhi and our zoo divisional forest officer Narayan …
GUWAHATI, June 30 (PTI) - After the initial jitters and bureaucratic delays, the Assam Forest department is now upbeat over the prospect of more translocation of the highly endangered one-horned rhinos among its forests once important tranquilisers are obtained. "Yes the drugs have finally arrived in New Delhi and our …
Gangtok: A rhino horn, valued at about Rs 20 lakh, was recovered from three persons at Siliguri in West Bengal, forest department sources said on Tuesday. Police arrested the trio from Siliguri on June 27 after they showed the rhino horn to the cops, who posed as buyers and agreed …
Four poachers were killed in a gunfight with wildlife rangers at the famed Kaziranga National Park in Assam today, three days after seven poachers were arrested on the fringe of the sanctuary, officials said. A wildlife warden said a group of six poachers entered the park early today and fired …
In a major break through on Tuesday the wildlife rangers arrested seven poachers, including two former forest guards and recovered a rhino horn near Kaziranga National Park a Unesco recognised world heritage centre of Assam. The poachers were arrested on Tuesday when they were in the process of selling a …
First it was official incompetence, now it is the weather. The already delayed rhino translocation programme could be further affected by frequent rains in the areas where the animals are located and their proposed destination in Manas National Park. A senior official of the Forest Department told The Assam Tribune …
JORHAT, May 11: With the brutal killing of a female rhino at the Bahbeel area under Agoratoli range in the Kaziranga National Park, security has been beefed up in the national park. During the last few years, poachers have been making good use of the Agoratoli range of the park …
Almost after a century of experimenting, Kaziranga National Park is now a well-known example of the success of wildlife conservation. Conservationists have no hesitation in ascribing the success of this story to the careful application of the science of wildlife conservation. A large section of the Assamese middle class would …
Facts not available in the public domain have revealed significant information about rhino slaughter in and around Kaziranga National Park, where 13 of the highly protected species met gruesome end last year alone. Information acquired by The Assam Tribune reveals not just the number of deaths, but identifies the places …
