Pangolins in Africa: Expert unpacks why millions have been traded illegally and what can be done about it
China and Vietnam are the main destinations for these illegal shipments
Action initiated against Kannada filmstars, godmen for wearing tiger claw pendants
The imprisonment can be 3 years minimum, extendable up to 7 years, and a fine of Rs 25,000
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Sri Lanka destroys ivory shipment worth US$3 Million
Lanka is the first South Asian country to publicly destroy seized ivory
New amendments in wildlife trade rules enable issuing licences for certain Schedule II species
The revised notification came into effect on January 16, the first revision since 1983
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
Trunk call
Magazine>> Ivory Trade • South Africa
Wild cats rescued from poachers in Uttar Pradesh could be rare caracals
Out of the six animals rescued, five of them resembled caracals
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (February 3 – 9, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Global Eco Watch: Polar bears could become extinct by 2100, says study
Concealed trade
E-Commerce>>Wildlife • Japan
World Cheetah Day 2022: Social media fuels illegal trade in the species
World lacks environmental awareness, resources to stop the menace
World Pangolin Day: Madhya Pradesh radio-tags first-ever Indian Pangolin
Step in order to know species’ ecology and develop an effective conservation plan
Venezuela food crisis, fallout of a mismanaged economy
A whopping 87 per cent of Venezuelans say they don't have money to buy enough food
Four leopards killed every week in India: WWF
Report warns that the endangered cat may reach near extinction as happened with tiger
International Red Panda Day: How safe are India's Red Pandas?
The cute and cuddly carnivore is threatened by a host of factors
Three in every five wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished: Report
Birds were the species most targeted in wildlife crimes
Environment ministry to burn illegally poached items on World Wildlife Day
This is a step in the direction to prevent the sale of animal parts in black market
10 highlights from the State of India's Environment report
How India performed on key environment and development issues in 2016
More than 1,300 rhinos fell to poaching in Africa in 2015: IUCN
Poaching of rhinos is fuelled by the demand for their horns in Southeast Asia
Last pangolins
The world is running out of time to save its only scaly mammal
No cap on iron mining in Odisha
Centre rejects Shah Commission recommendation, says it would upset industry
Shifting ground
After cracking the whip on mining offenders, CEC is now going easy on them
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