Rhino poaching in South Africa: A slight decline in the first half of 2023, says environment ministry
But 143 rhinos were killed in KwaZulu-Natal in the first six months of this year, an increase from 133 in the first half of 2022
Forest officials attacked in the Sundarbans
A party of officials led by the Divisional Forest Officer in the South 24 Paraganas were attacked with sticks when they tried to arrest an …
Tiger poaching in India has risen by 63% in two years
Despite the government spending Rs 15,000 crore on tiger conservation between 2014 and 2016, poaching cases rose by 63 per cent
Kenya joins the ‘Elephant Protection Initiative’
President Kenyatta makes pledge as part of package of conservation on signing to the Pan-African ‘Giants Club’
How some poachers became protectors of birds in villages around Chilika
Sensitisation activities by wildlife officers helped former hunters to turn a new leaf and become guardians of migratory birds visiting …
At least 22 leopards poached in Odisha in a year, say forest officials
As many as 20 leopard skins were seized and two more cases of poaching of the animal were reported
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
'Did the blackbuck and chinkara commit suicide?'
There’s a lack of seriousness in prosecuting offenders under the Wildlife Protection Act
Ahead of CITES CoP18, Botswana tries to lift ban on ivory trade
It is trying to mobilise other Southern African countries to come to a common consensus on how to deal with the rising population of elephants
Guns, snares and bulldozers: New map reveals hotspots for harm to wildlife
Researchers identify global hotspots of human impacts on threatened species, as well as “coolspots” where species are largely threat-free
For environmental rights defenders, 2016 was the deadliest year on record
India emerged the fourth deadliest country in the world for land and environmental rights activists
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
For forest elephants in Central Africa, no place is safe from poaching
A recent study shows a 78-81 per cent decline in elephant population from the most protected area in Central Africa over a period of ten years
Substantial decline in tiger population
With a sharp fall in India's tiger population, the ministry of environment and forests has decided to set up special teams to deal with poaching.
Stripe strikes
The rising incidence of tiger poaching may be checked with the creation of a proposed strike force
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
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
Stop trading ‘lucky’ owls for black magic during Diwali, says wildlife network
The nocturnal bird is poached in thousands as occult practitioners tout use of their body parts as significant to cure illnesses and fight …
‘Humans wiped out 60% of the world’s wildlife in 44 years’
WWF’s shocking report paints a grim picture of global biodiversity amid calls for a landmark treaty to protect wildlife
Why poachers persist in hunting bushmeat - even though it's dangerous
A study in western Tanzania shows that poachers take risks to widen their livelihood options and improve their situation
‘Russia will do its best to protect the Amur tiger’
Sergey Aramilev is the Deputy Director of the Vladivostok-based Amur Tiger Centre. He is in Delhi to attend the third Asia Ministerial Conference …
Between the lines
Veerappan's history has been written in red in official records. But support from high places as much as from the ordinary people has sustained him
Trial by terror
Is Veerappan playing his last ace? Or is he having the last laugh on the incompetence of the State machinery?
Another one bites the dust
The world's last surviving male Northern White rhino has died after months of ill health
Rhino poacher in South Africa awarded record 77 years in jail
Kruger National Park, one of South Africa's leading tourist attractions, has lost 370 of the animals to poachers this year