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 …
Illegal herders in Tsavo National Park are poaching elephants for tusks, Taita-Taveta County Tourism Executive Alexander Mwangeka has said. Speaking in Taveta Sub-County, Mr Mwangeka blamed county security agents of failing to arrest the grazers, who are well known. In the last two weeks, seven elephants have been killed despite …
Northern Tanzania's conservationists have embarked on a family planning education program to address rapid population growth for people living outside the Burunge Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Secretary of the Burunge WMA OLaisy Olekoine said on Sunday that uncontrolled population growth becomes the new threat towards managing the resource-rich wildlife sanctuary. …
The Edamalayar elephant poaching case in Kerala has triggered alarm bells in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve where anti-poaching camps have been put on high alert. Though there is no contiguity of habitat or forests linking south Kerala with Bandipur, the officials are not taking any chances. H.C. Kantharaj, Director, Bandipur …
The one-off sale of ivory from Southern African nations to China and Japan in 2009 has caused an explosion of demand for ivory, skyrocketing prices, and a slaughter of elephants across the continent. The best estimate of the rate of killing is based on the number of tusks seized and …
Conservation researchers have increasingly begun to use drones to conduct population counts of animals or study changing habitats. But new research suggests that wild black bears may be disturbed by a drone’s presence, prompting questions about the appropriate use of these devices in the field. Here, a brown-coated cub born …
The Kenyan elephants are at great risk due to massive poaching in the neighbouring Tanzania, experts have warned. Last year, Kenya lost 167 elephants to poachers while Tanzania lost more than 10,000 jumbos. WildlifeDirect CEO Paula Kahumbu said though the elephant population at the park had stabilised between 1,500 to …
JOHANNESBURG - Conservationists are warning of a new potential threat to Africa's wild lion population: The increasing use of lion bones to replace tiger bones in traditional medicine in parts of Asia. The lion bone trade, which has surged since around 2008, is mostly based on the legal hunting of …
WORST JUMBO CARNAGE SINCE VEERAPPAN RUN Kunjumon has lived most of his adult life in the forests of Kerala -as a government watchman and then as a cook for poachers.That transition made little difference, he told cops. It was the killing of a baby elephant last year that changed his …
PUNE: Tiger deaths persisted in the country despite the Union and state governments' efforts towards conservation. The country lost close to 41 tigers from January until August 9 this year, similar to the count in the same period in 2014, reveals fresh data from National Tiger Conservation Authority and TRAFFIC-India, …
South African conservationists are warning of a new potential threat to Africa's wild lion population: the increasing use of lion bones to replace tiger bones in traditional medicine in parts of Asia. The lion bone trade, which has surged since around 2008, is mostly based on the legal hunting of …
Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on big game hunting outside a national park 10 days after imposing the moratorium following the illegal killing of the country's most prized lion, NBC News in the United States reported on Monday. Authorities in Zimbabwe imposed an indefinite ban on Aug. 1 on hunting …
Bangladesh Forest Department is going to install tracking devices in the Sundarbans in September next to catch poachers as wildlife hunting, particularly that of tigers, has taken a serious turn in the mangrove forest. "Initially, the tracking devices would be installed in 15 boats of fishermen and five of the …
The elusive night parrot, a species thought to be extinct for about a century, has finally been captured and tagged in what has been hailed as a ‘holy grail’ moment. Aside from two dead parrots found over the past 25 years, the night parrot had not been captured since the …
The furore over the killing by a US dentist of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe has thrown a spotlight on trophy hunting - but while Africa is commonly associated with the sport, American enthusiasts are finding another popular hunting destination - the Islamic Republic of Iran. Every year, Iran's Environment …
Indonesian police have arrested four men for allegedly killing a Sumatran tiger and trying to sell its body parts, an official said on Monday, in the latest case of the critically endangered animals being targeted. Acting on a tipoff, a group of police officers posing as potential buyers arrested the …
The lion is known as one of Africa's most iconic animals. Few people realize however that illegal killing, relentless habitat loss and overhunting of wild prey by people has left this species teetering insecurely on the brink of extinction. Lion numbers in Africa have collapsed greatly, between 20 - 30 …
Technology has altered the trade of wildlife products including ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales, exotic birds and live apes. The Internet has boosted trafficking by lowering barriers of entry into criminal markets, facilitating communication and exchange of information, as well as reconfiguring relations among supplies, intermediaries and buyers. However, technology …
Poaching rhinos is a grisly business. Rather than attract attention with gunfire, many poachers prefer to use a tranquilliser dart to immobilise the rhino and then hack off a chunk of its face to pull out the horn. The beast usually dies of blood loss or suffocation within hours. But …
KOLKATA: The officers of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in a joint effort with the crime control unit of the state forest department seized 76 turtles and tortoises from two traders in Sodepur on Thursday morning. A senior officer said that there were four different species, of which two …
Additional secretary S Raju, in a report submitted to the Uttarakhand forest secretary, has held former principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) of the state SS Sharma guilty of suppressing action against poachers and harassing his subordinate, additional PCCF SK Dutt. A copy of the report is with TOI. Raju …
