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Hot on the poachers' trail

'Forensics can easily be used in wildlife'

Turn off taps on poachers: Financial crimes linked to illegal wildlife, timber trade in EU going unpunished, flags report

Criminal assets remaining in the hands of poachers, giving them the liberty to invest in more illicit operations

Lions, leopards have made a comeback in Africa’s 3rd-largest national park, says report

Rigorous anti-poaching measures including patrolling, effective prosecution and cultural sensitisation led to the rebound in populations, says …

This World Wildlife Day let’s take a look at wildlife crimes in India

The Union government has cut the funds released under three flagship wildlife schemes even though poaching remains rampant

Hundreds of elephants are mysteriously dying in Botswana – a conservationist explains what we know

Poaching, revenge killing by locals and natural death do not seem to be the case. Could it then be disease? The information is still …

Fourth 'unnatural' leopard death in Odisha this year

Environmentalists in the state have raised concerns about the safety of the animals given that poaching is rampant

EU's new stand on ivory trade upsets East Africa ahead of key decision

EU officials argue that while the ban on ivory trade is right for some countries, it shouldn't be all-encompassing. It has called on African …

Why do we need to protect wildlife?

In a deeper analysis, it will appear that protecting wildlife is vital for the present as well as future generations

India’s tiger population up from 2,226 to 2,500: Javadekar

Environment minister Prakash Javadekar spoke of the positive trend in tiger population at the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference

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

Dams and poaching doom dolphins

There are just 5,000 river dolphins left in India and unless strict measures are undertaken to protect the remaining population, warn experts, …

Protect the tuskers damn the carvers

In its enthusiasm to protect tuskers from being killed, the government has extended the worldwide ban on ivory trade to India as well. Left in …

Call of the wild

The popularity of several wildlife species as delicacies is adversely affecting their numbers in China

Half of Africa’s white rhino population is in private hands — It’s time for a new conservation approach

Additional revenue streams are needed to incentivise private and community rhino custodians

Elephant found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar, third within a month

Forest officials believe the dead elephant belonged to a herd of elephants roaming in the area

Parties to CITES urged to take stringent steps on jaguar, big cat conservation

The decisions were proposed and recommended at the CITES standing committee meeting 

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