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Tiger farming: India debates China experiment
Issue Date: May 15, 2007
DNA trail nails ivory cache
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2007
A trail of dna has helped investigators trace the biggest ever consignment of contraband ivory seized in Singapore in June 2002 to Savannah elephants in Zambia. Scientists extracted dna from 37 tusks recovered from the shipment and compared this data with a continent-wide map showing genetic differences and similarities between African elephants.
The results showed that the ivory came from Savannah elephants in a small region of southern Africa, with Zambia being the focus.
New conservation body for Gir Lion
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2007
the Gujarat Lion Conservation Society, an autonomous body for Asiatic Lion conservation, will be registered by March 15, 2007. The society will focus on improving habitat, mobilising resources, developing new areas and funding for conservation, says Pradeep Khanna, principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), Gir National Park in Gujarat's Junagadh district. Meanwhile, poachers have killed three lions in Gir.
US launches global initiative to fight illegal wildlife trade
Issue Date: Mar 15, 2007
the us has officially launched a global initiative to fight illegal wildlife trade. The Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (cawt) comes despite the fact that there are two international conventions to control trade in wildlife the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (cites) and the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Guns, saws and double standards
@sunitanar Issue Date: Jan 31, 2007
RECENTLY, the Rajasthan High Court, concerned about lesser tigers in the Ranthambore tiger reserve, directed that all vehicles should be denied entry into the park. The response was immediate and furious. Conservationists, tiger lovers and tourist operators combined to argue that the ban would destroy the hotel industry and hit livelihoods of tourist operators. Angry scenes of foreign tourists denied sight of the tiger flashed on national media.
Mount Abu notification sparks protests
Issue Date: Dec 15, 2006
mount Abu, in Sirohi district, Rajasthan was shut down from November 13 to 15. This was after the state's wildlife department issued a notification on October 4, 2006 declaring the area a wildlife sanctuary. Protests were held at the sub-divisional magistrate's office. About 11,000 tourists were asked to leave town.
Ivory trade
Issue Date: Sep 30, 2006
Nepal's rhinos pay a price for political instability
Issue Date: Aug 31, 2006
blame it all on the "negative impact of political instability" in Nepal. This seems to be the ready excuse for any untoward incident in the country, even if it is related to wildlife. In the last week of July, the Chitawan National Park authorities found three rhinos dead in adjoining community forests.
Ministry of environment and forests may undergo bifurcation
Issue Date: Jul 31, 2006
prime minister Manmohan Singh has given final clearance to establish a Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (wccb). This was decided in a meeting of members of the National Wildlife Board (nwb), chaired by him on June 19, 2006.
South Asia
Issue Date: Jul 15, 2006
lankan fuel crisis: Sri Lanka recently reached a settlement with the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, to resolve a fuel crisis in the country. LIOC was unable to import any fuel from India unless the Lankan government paid at least Rs 1 billion (Lankan) for the purchase, resulting in a fuel shortage. The Lankan government finally agreed to pay around Rs 7.4 billion in subsidies to LIOC.
