CITES COP19: ‘Recognise women’s effort in tackling wildlife trade’
Gender gaps obfuscate understanding of real-world illegal wildlife trade activities & appropriate intervention
Wildlife parts, live chameleon seized in Odisha’s Jajpur
Forest officials trying to find whether two arrested persons are poachers or couriers
A step forward for conservation at CMS COP 13
Ten different species, including three from India have been recommended to be added in Appendix I and II of the CMS CoP 13
Nike and Adidas are using kangaroo skin to make sneakers. Is that necessary?
How popular shoe manufacturers are contributing to the world’s largest commercial slaughter of land-based wild animals
Global pet trade in amphibians is bigger than we thought
There is a strong bias for certain types of amphibians; six amphibian families contributed disproportionately high numbers of traded species
18th Conference of parties of CITES: Global conservation's hits and misses
Some excellent decisions taken to protect the Earth's diminishing flora and fauna; in some other cases, better luck next time perhaps
Sixth mass extinction: IPBES9 report stresses on sustainable wildlife management
Indigenous people must be involved in drawing national policies, says body
Legal wildlife trade
Globally, legal wildlife trade has increased more than five-fold in value in the last 14 years and was estimated to be worth US $107 billion in …
Worldwide legal wildlife trade increased by 2,000% since 1980
The trade has become highly unsustainable, a report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …
Five reasons people buy illegal wildlife products – and how to stop them
By understanding what drives people to buy wild species, we can figure out how best to stop them
African e-commerce platforms must address thriving illegal wildlife trade, urge international non-profits
Illegal trade in wild species undermines natural resources, threatens species with extinction, affects community livelihoods & can increase …
Kangaroos in Dooars! Is Jalpaiguri the new wildlife trafficking hub
Some say that the north Bengal town has always been a transit point; others say it is a recent development; but all agree on the need to be vigilant
How ‘tiger farms’ have turned a wild animal into a species worth more dead than alive
Tigers in parts of east and south-east Asia can come in bottled form, sold openly in industrial breeding centres as tiger bone wine, a concoction …
CITES CoP 2019: Giraffes accorded protection from trade for the first time
The giraffe has been placed in Appendix II of CITES, which places prohibitions on uncontrolled trade in a species
Why environmental crimes are rising in India
There has been a 78 per cent increase in the number of environmental crimes in the country between 2019 and 2020. At the same time, courts are …
Women’s day: Meet Sasmita Lenka who is on a mission to save Odisha’s pangolins
As a forest officer and conservator, Lenka rolled out programmes to protect the population of pangolins in the long run
COVID-19: Beijing proposes to permanently ban harvesting of wild animals
Experts say an all-out ban may not be the right solution for China's woes of wildlife trade
Myanmar, a country in turmoil, emerging as key transit hub for wildlife trade: Report
Traffickers are using Mizoram as a new route to smuggle animals to supply the growing and thriving exotic pet market in India
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
CMS CoP 13 closes: Proposal to restrict trade in protected species diluted
Proposal to Article III of CMS dealing with trade of Appendix I species has been struck down
Racket trafficking Bengal monitor lizards busted in Odisha
The species is one of the most illegally traded reptiles and its population is dwindling
Sustainable peatland management can prevent future pandemics: Study
Peatlands harbour a variety of disease-spreading hosts; flora and fauna in them are also being harvested, increasing contact with humans
CITES CoP 2019: Conservationist Vivek Menon wins Clark Bavin Award
Menon, who heads conservation non-profit Wildlife Trust of India, was awarded the award for his efforts towards wildlife enforcement at the …
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
COVID-19: Shut pet markets, animal protection organisation urges PM
The animal rights organisation said that both SARS and COVID-19 were caused by viruses linked to wildlife markets in China