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 …
in 1976, when India became a signatory to cites , the Indian tiger, the Greater One-horned Rhinoceros and the Asian elephant were already listed as protected species in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. All three species have fared badly despite laws against domestic trade in these species and international …
India's stand on the elephant showed how insensitive it is to the problems humans face in countries with a high population of the species. India voted for each proposal to ban trade and against every proposal for restricted trade in endangered species, irrespective of its relevance to India. Voting against …
India's proposals to list Picrorhiza kurrooa (Kutki) and Nardostachys grandiflora (Jatamansi) in Appendix II of CITES provided some relief to tired delegates at Harare. And India made a laughing stock of itself. The proposals had been submitted twice before at previous CITES meets, and rejected both times for want of …
According to a report published by the TRAFFIC India Network ( Under Siege: Poaching and Protection of the One-horned Rhino in India ), 692 rhinos may have been poached between 1980 and 1993, and 209 between 1990-1993 alone. The demand is mainly for the rhino horn
The pharmaceuticals industry in India is agitated over the finalisation of a list of 56 herbs whose export is to be banned. Drawn up by the ministry of commerce in consultation with the ministry of environment and forests (MEF), the list, which includes Jatamansi, is being expanded by the MEF …
According to recent reports, as many as 50 elephants were killed by poachers in Kerala over the past three to four months. Forest officials in Wynad suspected the number to be even higher. They admitted that it was easier for the poachers to escape across the state boundaries as there …
unscrupulous poaching and smuggling have now virtually rendered extinct rare and beautiful butterflies endemic to the forests of Kerala. Officials of traffic -India, an association working for the prevention of wildlife transaction, recently took note of heavy poaching in the state. The motive behind this largescale
wildlife experts have pressed panic buttons, claiming that unless the government declare an all-out war against rampant poaching, the Indian elephant will be doomed to extinction. They point out that poaching, shrinking forests and violent encounters with humans have contributed to the declining number of elephants in the country from …
authorities at the Simplipal Tiger Reserve in Orissa have recently formed 19 camps to monitor the movement of bull elephants and nab poachers who continue to threaten the gene pool of tuskers, an already endangered lot. This measure was taken in view of the fact that poachers in the reserve …
A RECENT series of studies on conservation in Russia revealed that the country's vast network of zapovedniki (wildlife sanctuaries), once the strictest and most extensive in the world, is now on the brink of collapse. Funding for the zapovedniki>/I> is scarce owing to the fact that despite its vast size, …
The battle to save Vietnam's elephants is on. As per the last census, fewer than 300 wild elephants were left in the country. At the present rate of poaching, environmentalists fear that none will be left in four years. Shaken by these statistics, the government is appointing villagers to guard …
In one of the most horrifying cases of poaching in the central African country, authorities found around 200 massacred elephants whose tusks had been cut off. The carcasses were found in a large salt marsh, located 800 kms north of the capital, Brazzaville. The marsh is a popular watering hole …
A series of elephant killings has exposed the lack of adequate measures for protecting wildlife at the Amboseli National Park which borders Tanzania. The latest victim was discovered less than 1.6 km inside Tanzania on August 14, even as the Kenya Wildlife Services held a celebration to mark its 50th …
the one-horned rhinos of Kaziranga National Park in Assam, may yet be saved from extinction. Alarmed by the recent escalation in poaching incidents, the state government has imposed Section 144 of Indian Penal Code in the park. The penal provision prohibits the congregation of four or more people at a …
The eastern Pacific is now teeming with dolphins, thanks to an American embargo against the tuna. The six-year embargo forced fisherfolks in Ensenada, Mexico, and other eastern Pacific ports to take steps to end the slaughter of dolphins while harvesting tuna. Hundreds of dolphins used to get snared and killed …
Deer populations of Brazil have been on a steady decline due to loss of habitat and poaching by colonists. In the largest reservation of the South American continent in central-west Brazil, Xavante Indians occupy a natural area of 229,000 ha, bordering the Rio das Mortes, a principal tributary of the …
Given the pace of development and the concurrent c1cstructionofforests in Vietnam, the Indochina tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) could well be on the path of extinction. The dwindling numbers of these tigers could be attributed to con- tinned hunting, poaching and destruction of Vietnam's already denuded forests. Ali additional threat to …
If the rate at which poaching is going on in the country continues, the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simium cottoni) may soon disappear from the face of the earth. Poachers recently killed a pregnant female white rhino in the Garamba park in northeastern Zaire. With her death, the number of surviving …
NORWEGIAN hunters have just been given a bonanza - they have been bestowed the right by the wildlife authorities to kill more lynx (wild cats) than ever before. Citing the need for keeping the sheep and reindeer population in check, the Norwegian wildlife authorities say that the lynx population needs …
IT SEEMS poachers can go to any length to carry on their trade. Poaching of flora and fauna goes on unchecked in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. An Institute of British Geographers survey has raised serious concerns about the killing of estuarine crocodiles for their skins and the slaughtering of …
