World Pangolin Day: Adorable ant eaters face obliteration
With Asian species critically endangered, poaching and illegal trade in pangolin meat and scales has shifted to Africa
Myanmar, a country in turmoil, emerging as key transit hub for wildlife trade: Report
Traffickers are using Mizoram as a new route to smuggle animals to supply the growing and thriving exotic pet market in India
Threat of invasive alien species is increasing worldwide: International study
Urgent action is required to prevent, detect and control invaders at both local and global levels, say authors
Applying science to tackle illegal timber trade
Illegal trade of timber is worth US $30-100 billion annually. Scientists have developed some innovative methods to curb it
Elephant tusks seized, four arrested in Bihar
The prime accused repeatedly claimed that he was the proud owner of two captive elephants that died four years ago and that their tusks were kept …
Last dancing bears of Nepal rescued
Rescuers found the bears in an extremely distressed state, showing signs of psychological trauma such as cowering, pacing and paw sucking
International court to focus on environment crimes
The value of environmental crimes has grown to US $91-258 billion, as per a recent report
New poster released to highlight threat to orchids from illegal trade
The poster was released ahead of Save the Himalayas Day 2022 and depicted 11 species protected under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
The trade in body parts of people with albinism is driven by myth and international inaction
An upcoming UN meeting on witchcraft and human rights in Geneva is set to focus on the rising attacks on Albinos and the trade of body parts in …
The challenge of manufactured consent
Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Northeast reopens the anti-migration issue
Civil society criticises Centre’s Global Wildlife Programme, doubts minister’s claims
The Global Wildlife Programme has been launched in partnership with World Bank and United Nations Development Programme to curb illegal wildlife …
Chinese nationals accused of driving Namibia’s wildlife to extinction
They are allegedly involved in escalating poaching of rhinos and elephants in Namibia and the illegal export of rhino horn and ivory
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‘Bear’ing the brunt
A multi-faceted approach is needed to curtail and manage the rising trend of human-sloth bear conflicts in Odisha
How to curb illicit trade in endangered plants? DNA barcoding could help
DNA barcodes can identify species even from a minute amount of tissue, which can help in tackling illegal trade
India opposes CITES move to regulate trade in all species of Dalbergia
It calls for considering individual species based on its conservation status in the wild and market status of international trade while unveiling …
Corruption in timber trade fuels deforestation, biodiversity loss
Illegal timber trade also gives rise to conflicts between local communities and logging companies
Over 20,000 wildlife crimes recorded in India
Seizures of ivory, skins and bones of wildlife species represent only those cases which come to light
Sri Lanka destroys ivory shipment worth US$3 Million
Lanka is the first South Asian country to publicly destroy seized ivory
Worldwide legal wildlife trade increased by 2,000% since 1980
The trade has become highly unsustainable, a report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …
Animal group urges PM Modi: Raise wildlife trade ban issue in G20 meet
The organisation also floated a petition, which, it claims, has received over one million signatures globally
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
Sea cucumbers most frequently trafficked marine species in India between 2015 and 2021: Analysis
Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of marine wildlife seizures between 2015 and 2021, according to an analysis by Wildlife Conservation …
Sturgeon poaching for meat, caviar rampant in lower Danube: WWF report
The report is the first market survey that quantifies the scale of the illegal trade
Five reasons people buy illegal wildlife products – and how to stop them
By understanding what drives people to buy wild species, we can figure out how best to stop them
