Odisha had half of India’s wildfires on March 13 — & poachers may be to blame

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests alleges hunters setting fire to target wild animals; one suspect arrested 

‘Insatiable demand from the East, greed & lack of political will is enabling poaching across Africa’

Wildlife veterinarian Dave Cooper talks about poaching, effect of climate change and his experience with conservation 

It’s high time to move towards compassionate, responsible wildlife tourism

Elephants used for tourist rides in Amer Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan are part of the tourism packages that subject these wild animals to live in …

Similipal National Park a poacher’s paradise? Experts note a rise in incidents

On January 22, carcass of a male elephant, whose population is already on a decline, was found 

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

Poaching on the rise, but CITES COP19 downgrades status of southern white rhino

Despite the setback, the parties at COP19 rejected the proposal made by Eswatini to reinstate trade in rhino horns

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

CITES COP19: India’s freshwater turtle in danger of extinction

India puts forward proposal to move it to Appendix I; Common hippo, straw-headed bulbul, African elephant at risk too

The revival plan: India’s journey from destroying cheetah population to reintroducing it

70 years after cheetahs went extinct, India brings 8 African cheetahs to revive the population

Simply Put: Welcome to the jungle

Cheetahs in Kuno next week: Leopard attacks, poaching, stress of capture remain concerns

Those in charge of the cheetah project told DTE that they had factored in concerns for the reintroduced species  

Lockdowns brought down poaching rates in Africa, but rhinos still under threat

Poaching numbers went down in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown; they went up again in 2021

Lockdowns pull down poaching rates in Africa but rhinos still threatened

Rhinoceros poaching rates in Africa have declined from a peak of 5.3 per cent of the total population in 2015 to 2.3 per cent in 2021

Simply Put: India’s forest guard

Protection assistant shot at by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve, injured

Sunaram Singh consequently suffered two bullet injuries to his right leg as he and other guards tried to nab armed poachers

RTI points to poaching behind dead elephant in Tamil Nadu

Forest officials had covered up the death of the tusker in 2018 and said the animal was a female that had died due to electrocution

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

Leopards: How India can learn to live with them

Their easy adaptability brings them close to human settlements. Can we coexist?

Rhino horn consumers reveal why a legal trade alone won’t save rhinos

Consumers show a strong preference for wild rhinos and do not believe that horns from semi-wild or farmed rhinos have the same medicinal effects

South African movie dives into the complexity of poaching

Award-winning South African film, Sons of the Sea, explores the moral universe of forced choices 

Odisha bird poaching: 2 arrested with carcass of migratory birds in Chilika

Around 5 poachers have been arrested in the state since October 

Intensive poaching led to more tuskless female elephants in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park

The evolutionary shift can have a far-ranging effect on the local ecosystem

On same day, 3 elephants die in 2 Odisha districts

The development has raised concerns among forest officials and animal conservationists  

Facebook posts lead to leopard skin seizure, arrests near Similipal

Fifteen leopards have died in Odisha in the last 3 years; 5 were poached

World elephant day: Recent killings show Odisha’s elephants live in constant danger

The elephant mortality rate has gone up alarmingly: The average deaths per year was 33 in 1990-2000, 46 in 2001-2010 and 76 since 2010.