Tiger death rate in India highest since 2010
Even in the neighbouring Bangladesh, declining tiger population is a major concern
Africa losing $25-million tourism revenue each year due to elephant poaching
Poachers kill between 20,000-30,000 African elephants each year for illegal ivory trade
CITES adopts resolution to end corruption in wildlife trade
This historic resolution aims at eliminating corruption at every stage of wildlife trade from poaching to selling of wildlife products
Fading scent of musk deer
With winters approaching, Uttarakhand forest officials set out to protect the state animal, but without sufficient funds or a proper plan
Experts warn of 'do or die' situation for many animals ahead of CITES meet
Support has been expressed for the greater protection of Sunda pangolin, Chinese pangolin, thresher and silky sharks
Should ivory trade be legalised?
International ban on ivory trade has neither reduced elephant poaching nor the volume of the illegal trade. Is it time the trade is legalised? …
Will IUCN ban on domestic ivory trade spark a global battle on conservation?
Two blocs of countries seem headed for a confrontation over the issue of ban on ivory trade
Rhino horn and conservation: to trade or not to trade, that is the question
Over the past nine years 5,940 African rhinos have been killed for their horns
Poaching taking a toll on gorilla, zebra population: IUCN
The Eastern Gorilla has moved from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Critically Endangered’ category with its total population now …
Half of Africa’s savanna elephants may disappear in less than a decade
Around 144,000 animals were lost over a seven-year period in 18 African countries
Draft wildlife bill to make life tougher for poachers, easier for industrialists
The draft, not yet in the public domain, proposes to turn the National Board for Wildlife, which can raise red flags against large industrial …
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
Assam floods: about 250 animals, including 17 rhinos dead in Kaziranga
The death toll is likely to rise after the entire floodwater gets out of the park
EU's new stand on ivory trade upsets East Africa ahead of key decision
EU officials argue that while the ban on ivory trade is right for some countries, it shouldn't be all-encompassing. It has called on African …
Why do we need to protect wildlife?
In a deeper analysis, it will appear that protecting wildlife is vital for the present as well as future generations
Why there is a need to protect wildlife?
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
World Environment Day 2016: Sustaining our wildlife
We must depart from narrow solutions and find opportunities in our mountain landscapes to secure larger habitats, writes ICIMOD's Rajan Kotru
Eight including three guards arrested in rhino poaching case
Investigations likely to unveil a big poaching nexus, sources say
Is green militarisation a right response to curb poaching?
Such a step to protect wildlife, which is in practice in Kaziranga, has been criticised for alienating indigenous poeple
Tiger conference: snow leopard, big cat conservation and tackling wildlife crime high on radar
Participants focus on 2017 Snow Leopard Summit, tiger recovery programme and poaching
‘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 …
India’s tiger population up from 2,226 to 2,500: Javadekar
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar spoke of the positive trend in tiger population at the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference
Tigress and two cubs found dead in core area of Pench Tiger Reserve
The initial autopsy report suggests poisoning
More than 1,300 rhinos fell to poaching in Africa in 2015: IUCN
Poaching of rhinos is fuelled by the demand for their horns in Southeast Asia