We need our slaves

India tops the list of countries with huge numbers of modern slaves. But there is little outrage or concern here over what is an everyday reality

Tackling wildlife crime dominated US-Africa leaders summit

Wildlife traffickers are now using networks long used for trafficking narcotics

'Resurgence of smuggling in Myanmar threat to wild Asian elephants'

Smugglers resort to torture to capture and train elephant calves, says report by wildlife monitoring network

'Only closure of ivory markets can save African elephants'

Study by Wildlife Conservation Society underlines how illegal ivory trade, which has doubled since 2007, is causing rapid decline in elephant …

Freight workers unaware of wildlife smuggling tactics

Traffickers disguise illegal commodities as common cargo

Wildlife decline causes human trafficking, child slavery: study

Depletion of species has increased the need for labour

Children’s involvement in conflict cause of worry: India

Indian ambassador to UN proposes child protection advisers in peacekeeping operations to ensure safe return of children affected by armed conflict

Interpol releases first-ever list of most wanted green criminals

List features nine fugitives accused of poaching, trafficking animal parts and illegal logging

Indian wildlife - The illegal dragnet

An assessment of online media reports presents a snapshot of the vast landscape of illegal trade that originates in the country

‘Wildlife trafficking and crime are ever shifting and changing’

Azzedine Downes, president and CEO of International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) spoke to the media about various issues concerning global …

World Pangolin Day: Madhya Pradesh radio-tags first-ever Indian Pangolin

Step in order to know species’ ecology and develop an effective conservation plan

New strategy needed to curb 'jaw-dropping' wildlife trafficking in southeast Asia: Report

Organised criminal networks aided by wildlife cybercrime, inadequate laws and dismal conviction rates allow illegal trade to flourish  

Pangolin scale seizures jumped 10 times between 2014 and 2018: UN report

Pangolins have, recently, been vilified because of reports that linked them to the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes …

Global Eco Watch: European Bison to be introduced into Kentish woodland

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Lost childhood: COVID-19, floods trigger child trafficking in Bihar

State’s battered economy provides fertile ground to human traffickers