Predicting the future
A severe shortage of medicinal plants and herbs threatens ISM. Cultivation may be the only way out. But currently medicinal plants that are …
CITES COP19: Read DTE’s coverage of the 19th World Wildlife Conference
The event has been dubbed as a ‘watershed’ for its ‘historic’ decisions
Pachyderm dilemma
Zimbabwe, which is hosting the June convention on endangered species, is fighting for right to controlled trade in ivory
A war for wildlife that is CITES: important battle begins in Johannesburg
CITES - CoP17 is going to be a milestone in conserving last remaining populations of threatened wildlife species and preventing their imminent …
India demands removal of rosewood from CITES
It contends that trade of the plant species doesn’t need to be regulated as it grows at a very fast rate and is not threatened
White rhinos and black deals
A controversial CITES decision allowing South Africa to sell live rhinos may be based on fudged figures
No horn, please!
About 250 Indian MPs sign a paper to oppose South Africa on rhino trade, but they do not know why
Whale of a problem
The world has again failed to agree whether whaling should continue or a moratorium should be placed on hunting the sea mammal
Net loss
Fishing practices in Chilika are threatening the Irrawaddy dolphin, which is not only rare but also little known
CITES COP19 proposes budget of $150,000 for Big Cat Task Force
The Task Force will discuss challenges that affect enforcement and implementation of laws regarding illegal trade in big cats
Elephantine problem
Proposals have been mooted to save endangered species by curbing their culling and trade. But the fate of African elephants still hangs by the nose
Who ate my house?
A bird found in the Andaman islands is under grave threat as its edible nest -- one of the most expensive animal products in the world -- is …
Ivory trade to resume
Zimbabwe will be able to sell stockpiles of ivory to Japan, earning US $4-5 million for community development
World Wildlife Day 2023: A former secretary-general of CITES reviews 50 years of the Convention
CITES was designed 50 years ago to regulate trade in certain species, not fight transnational organised crime. We must now embed tackling it into …
CITES: Shark fin trade finally regulated as nearly 100 species provided protection
Countries voted to include 54 species of requiem sharks, six species of hammerheads and 37 guitarfish in CITES Appendix II
Citing an international meet
Another international meet fails to address the concerns of local poor people and follows the path shown by global bullies
Fate of the tuskers
Should nations who have done well for their elephants be punished for improper management by others?
Wild and unprotected
Poachers and smugglers continue to snip through the tatty net of existing Indian wildlife protection laws
SAVING THE STURGEON
Leading caviar exporting nations agree to voluntarily restrict sturgeon fishing to pre-empt a ban by CITES
BONE BAZAAR
Two small border towns, Tachilek in Myanmar and Mae Sai in Thailand, thrive on illegal trade in animal products. ANIL AGARWAL and SUNITA NARAIN …
Effective enforcement of laws, traceability needed for trade in European eels: COP19 draft decision
CITES Secretariat demands countries improve assessment of legal acquisition of eels
COP19: CITES relaxes restrictions on export of Indian shisham products
The export restrictions imposed in 2017 dealt a long-term blow to the country’s furniture & handicrafts industry
Ivory poaching: scientists trace origin to two hotspots in Africa
Researchers from the University of Washington matched the DNA fingerprint of ivory to the DNA profile of elephant dung to come to the conclusion
New software to conserve shark species
The practice of slashing off a shark's fins and dumping the animal back into the sea has been declared illegal in many countries
100,000 killed in 3 years, Africa may have no elephants in a few decades
Asia would be responsible for their disappearance, shows study that for the first time quantitatively demonstrates scale of illegal killing