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
'Did the blackbuck and chinkara commit suicide?'
There’s a lack of seriousness in prosecuting offenders under the Wildlife Protection Act
Salman Khan convicted in 1998 blackbuck poaching case
All other accused—actors Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam—acquitted
Another one bites the dust
The world's last surviving male Northern White rhino has died after months of ill health
‘India has to change its attitude towards leopards’
Leopard expert, Vidya Athreya responds to alarming report on leopard mortality, says finger-pointing must end
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
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
China’s growing footprint on the globe threatens to trample the natural world
Chinese investment is driving an unprecedented investment boom in global infrastructure, but it is harming the planet
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
India to host Global Wildlife Programme from October 2
The GWP will address issues related to illegal wildlife trade across 19 countries in Asia and Africa
Wildlife homicide
The book lays bare wildlife mismanagement and chronicles the demise of nature in the world's most biodiverse country
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
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
Uttarakhand forest minister blames UP poachers for tiger deaths in Corbett
Minister Harak Singh Rawat said increased fencing and drone surveillance will be introduced to curb poaching
Around 20 tigers poached in Corbett national park in last two years: wildlife warden
The number of confirmed cases of tiger poaching in Uttarakhand has been the highest in the country
Rhinos should be conserved in Africa, not moved to Australia
The estimated $4-million expenditure is almost double the anti-poaching budget for South African National Parks
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
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
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 …
India’s Manas National Park illustrates the human dimension of rhino conservation
The fortunes of the park’s rhinos are intertwined with ethnic politics in India’s restive Assam State
Fighting rhino poaching in India, CSI-style
A tool developed in South Africa could help catch poachers in India
Poaching, climate change cause sharp decline in reindeer population in Siberia
Hunting of wild reindeer in violations to timing and amount has reduced reindeer population from one million to 400,000
Drought in Kenya forces herders to invade wildlife habitats
Over the past few weeks, about 10,000 nomadic herders have systematically targeted private game lodges, ranches and smallholdings
Trouble in India’s rhino paradise
Poachers killed 18 rhinos in Kaziranga National Park in 2016 — most recently on December 22 — but experts still see many reasons for hope
Wild cats rescued from poachers in Uttar Pradesh could be rare caracals
Out of the six animals rescued, five of them resembled caracals