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When news that there were no tigers in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, hit national headlines, ritu gupta went fact-finding: what exactly was …
‘Konkan’s rich biodiversity has lured poachers to its pangolins’
Vishwas Katdare is the founder of Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra, a non-profit operating for the last 26 years, mostly in Maharashtra's coastal Konkan …
‘Sambar poaching highlights the indifference to Reserve Forests’
Experts talk to Down To Earth about the killings of India’s largest cervid species
Sotheby’s and Bonhams not to auction rhino horns from now on
A third leading auction house, Christie’s already has a policy in place to not auction such products
‘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
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
South Africa to set up panel to look into rhino policy
New panel to review earlier recommendation of legal trade in rhino horn; look into trade and handling of elephants, lions, leopards
We asked people in Vietnam why they use rhino horn. Here’s what they said
The findings suggest that the demand for rhino horn is unlikely to fall because people’s beliefs are firmly entrenched. The hope is that …
Yes, jackals are poached in India too
Jackals, those tricksters of our folktales, are poached too, but for reasons entirely different from charismatic species
Tiger poaching issue reaches Uttarakhand High Court
The court has asked the respondents to file their independent replies on the seizure of five tiger skins in March 2016
Environmental crime on the rise, says report
More than one quarter of the world’s elephant population has been killed in the past 10 years
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 …