International Red Panda Day: How safe are India's Red Pandas?

The cute and cuddly carnivore is threatened by a host of factors 

Racket trafficking Bengal monitor lizards busted in Odisha

The species is one of the most illegally traded reptiles and its population is dwindling

Tremendous momentum in China to address illegal wildlife trade: Expert

Animal welfare professional Grace Ge Gabriel says that China has recognised illegal wildlife trade to be COVID-19’s root cause

Three in every five wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished: Report

Birds were the species most targeted in wildlife crimes

Pangolin poaching: 2 rescued, 17 kg scales recovered in Odisha in 11 days

In the latest case, over 3 kg pangolin scales were recovered from Balasore district August 2, 2021

124 tigers poached every year for 18 years in Asia: Report

Most of the seizures of tiger body parts occurred in India, finds a report released by TRAFFIC

Lion, tiger & jaguar bone processing could shift from end market countries in the Far East to source nations: UNODC

While most lion and jaguar bones being trafficked are not sourced from wild populations, this could change, the 2024 World Wildlife Crime Report …

Wildlife parts, live chameleon seized in Odisha’s Jajpur

Forest officials trying to find whether two arrested persons are poachers or couriers  

Hunting elephants, rhinos and pangolins for trade may affect climate, says UN paper; here is how

UNODC paper highlights that illegal wildlife trade has implications for ecosystem function and resilience, including to the persistence of …

Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report

Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains

2 leopard skins, bones recovered in Odisha, 1 arrested

At least 155 leopards have been poached across Odisha in the last 10 years

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