Zimbabwe's cheetah population declines by 85%

Historically, Zimbabwe and other regions in Africa have inhabited large cheetah populations 

Red Sandalwood export gets nod

Centre allows Andhra Pradesh to export 8,500 tonnes of unfinished woodÔÇêseized in crackdowns

Coming out of coma

A decline in its funds and erosion in its mandate have made the United Nations Environment Programme virtually ineffective. Bharat H Desai looks …

66th Standing Committee meeting of CITES underway in Geneva

National Ivory Action Plans, domestic legislation and additional measures to protect endangered species being discussed

Lions are still being farmed in South Africa for hunters and tourism — they shouldn’t be

In 2019, around 8,000 lions were held in over 350 facilities in South Africa, when the wild population was 3,500

CMS CoP 13 closes: Proposal to restrict trade in protected species diluted

Proposal to Article III of CMS dealing with trade of Appendix I species has been struck down 

Here's how government is encouraging illegal trade in red sanders

A contradictory policy towards export of red sanders is fuelling illegality and hurting farmers

Many protected migratory species declining: Report

73 per cent of Appendix I and 48 per cent of Appendix II species of the Convention on Migratory Species are diminishing, it says, with …

CITES CoP 2019: Conservationist Vivek Menon wins Clark Bavin Award

Menon, who heads conservation non-profit Wildlife Trust of India, was awarded the award for his efforts towards wildlife enforcement at the …

The pig-headed species

Overzealous conservationists block progress at CITES meet (Read full article)

Highs and lows

The government's vanaspati van scheme is good news, but for it to succeed small-scale farmers and local communities have to be brought in its fold

Grow more

There is no land to cultivate medicinal plants, neither are there any legal provisions, nor market access. At present, the risks involved are …

A Himalayan Tragedy

People who have no idea about forests step in to further trade, while the indigenous herb gatherers get exploited further

Herbal heist

Hand-in-glove with the forest department, traders of medicinal plants and herbs make hay while communities who depend on herb gathering for …

Rajya Sabha passes Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2021

Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill allows for the transfer of elephants for ‘religious and other purposes’  

What drives illegal trade in Asian bears

2,801 bears have been traded dead or alive for their parts and derivatives between 2000 and 2011 in Asia, especially in Cambodia and China, …

Wildlife Week: Trade in bones, taxonomic reclassification potential threats for Asiatic lions

Vying for attention with the greatly championed and more widespread Indian tigers, Asiatic lions may be fighting a difficult battle

Will IUCN ban on domestic ivory trade spark a global battle on conservation?

Two blocs of countries seem headed for a confrontation over the issue of ban on ivory trade

Curse of the horn

Soaring prices of rhino horns have led to a new spurt of poaching in the Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Once heralded as a conservation success …

Odisha starts project to conserve Bhitarkanika fishing cats

The nocturnal species are not easy to trace; no exact ecological data on their population at the park

Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why

Poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and where local levels of human development are relatively high

Vietnam proposes legalising use of tiger parts in traditional medicines

International community, activists say move will undo tiger conservation efforts 

UN Crime Congress adopts Doha declaration on combatting wildlife crimes

International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime calls on members to recognise wildlife and forest crime as a transnational organised crime …

On the horns of Ahe rhino

CITES is a weapon which can be used only by the armchair rich against the oiling poor

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