Why southern Africa's peace parks are sliding into war parks

There are very violent confrontations in southern Africa's peace parks. This is partly due to a violent history dating back to the apartheid …

66th Standing Committee meeting of CITES underway in Geneva

National Ivory Action Plans, domestic legislation and additional measures to protect endangered species being discussed

'Poaching figure for this year is alarming'

Over 100 tigers have died in 2014 and 2015. Shekhar Kumar Niraj, head of wildlife trade monitoring agency Traffic, talks about the problems of …

Wild and unprotected

Poachers and smugglers continue to snip through the tatty net of existing Indian wildlife protection laws

In dubious battle

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has failed to curb illegal trade in Indian wildlife and wildlife products. …

International Tiger Day 2023: Panthera study finds Bangladesh ‘unexpectedly’ driving poaching for tiger parts

Wealthy Bangladeshi citizens seek tiger parts for medicinal, spiritual and ornamental purposes, including tiger bones, canines, meat, milk, …

World Dhole Day 2023: India, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand doing well on conserving enigmatic canid, says expert

Down To Earth speaks to Arjun Srivathsa, a wildlife biologist who works on large carnivore ecology and conservation about the situation regarding …

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

Leopard skin, 2 elephant tusks seized by police in Odisha’s Nayagarh

Authorities in Odisha have seized 20 leopard skins in the state during the past year  

Bihar plans migratory bird festival to raise awareness about them

The festival organisers hope the event will help in keeping a check on bird poaching incidents by making citizens value them

30,382 wildlife crimes recorded in India

Poaching and wildlife crimes have increased 52 per cent in India even though the environment ministry claims otherwise

Corbett Tiger Reserve issues shoot-at-sight order to tackle poaching

The authorities have also issued order for extensive frisking of visitors to the park and barring villagers in the vicinity from entering the …

Hong Kong to ban ivory trade

The city is a key link in the ivory trafficking trade and provides a strategic transit hub into mainland China

Claims that poaching funds terror groups in East Africa may not be true

Accusations on tribals will divert attention from the illegal trade’s main facilitators, says a new report

‘Need to go beyond elephant numbers’

Mahesh Rangarajan, chair of the elephant task force, talks to Sumana Narayanan on the future of elephant conservation in India. The task force …

Action against poaching: Odisha plans DNA profiling for leopards

The exercise will help ascertain and trace the origin of the crime in case of leopard deaths

Racket trafficking Bengal monitor lizards busted in Odisha

The species is one of the most illegally traded reptiles and its population is dwindling

Why we need to listen to hunters

Biologists have often used the hunter's knowledge for wildlife studies. But strict laws have silenced their voice

African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban

Southern African nations are seeking permission to trade inivory, in direct opposition to the wishes of their northern neighbours

SDGs: Governments' commitment to battle illegal wildlife trade applauded

The inclusion of targets to protect endangered species and end wildlife trafficking in the global goals is a strategic step, says an expert

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 …

Pangolin poaching: 2 rescued, 17 kg scales recovered in Odisha in 11 days

In the latest case, over 3 kg pangolin scales were recovered from Balasore district August 2, 2021

India's tiger habitat declines by 41 per cent, says IUCN

The report warns that a similar decline could be expected over the next 20-30 years if conservation effort are not scaled up

Silent killers

Snares laid in inhabited areas in Goa have citizens and officials caught in a noose of concern

Hornbills in peril

Hornbills, also known as avian farmers for their unique role in disseminating seeds and regenerating forest trees, are threatened by changing …