Militants poaching rhinos in Kaziranga
247 accused arrested with high-end arms, but no poacher convicted for killing 149 rhinos in five years
New study reveals sturgeon caviar sourced from illegal trade, labelled to mislead
Researchers found international market flouted CITES and EU wildlife regulations, other laws
Odisha bird poaching: 2 arrested with carcass of migratory birds in Chilika
Around 5 poachers have been arrested in the state since October
Israel moots proposal to regulate trade in mammoth ivory
Tel Aviv wants to prevent elephant tusks being sold as mammoth ones globally
Wild cats rescued from poachers in Uttar Pradesh could be rare caracals
Out of the six animals rescued, five of them resembled caracals
Tiger conference: snow leopard, big cat conservation and tackling wildlife crime high on radar
Participants focus on 2017 Snow Leopard Summit, tiger recovery programme and poaching
Protecting by dehorning
People protect forest
Authoritative cover-up
SOUTH AFRICA
Whaling under veil
ECUADOR
Debate: Should forest guards in India be armed with firearms?
Will giving guns to forest guards make them secure in their job? Or will it lead to tragic consequences for forest dwellers? Down To Earth puts …
Should we celebrate the spread of peafowl in India
Their population dispersion in Kerala, a wet state, points to climate change and the drying up of formerly wet areas like the southern Western Ghats
A losing battle to protect forest elephants in Central Africa
Unless urgent conservation action is taken, the world stands to lose this charismatic species
Elephants reduced to a political football as Botswana brings back hunting
Over the past five years Botswana has earned a reputation as the continent’s last elephant haven
A peek into the secret lives of Indian spiders
India is home to several unique species of spiders; some are known to science, while many others are yet to be discovered
Leopard dies after getting caught in poachers’ trap in Odisha
The iron trap laid to catch a wild boar dismembered the three-year-old big cat’s left leg and injured him severely before killing him
Elephant memories apart
Tania James offers an insight into the elephant's mind, while exploring the human-animal conflict through a range of narrative techniques
African elephants face birth control
As the result of the ban on ivory trading, elephants are overbreeding, creating problems such as the destruction of forest land.
Wild killing
A Maharashtra minister's call for killing protected animals like nilgai sparks off a controversy
Elephants found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar with tusks removed; activists allege poaching
Odisha forest department comes under fire by locals, activists; locals allege neglect
RHINO POACHING INCREASES
Wild cats decreasing
Talking green
Participants at an international conference on forest management discuss ways to curb logging