Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (February 17 – 23, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Rhinos, elephants, pangolins, cedars, rosewoods & agarwood most affected by illegal wildlife trade: UNODC
Wildlife trafficking persists worldwide despite two decades of concerted action at international and national levels, says 2024 World …
Action initiated against Kannada filmstars, godmen for wearing tiger claw pendants
The imprisonment can be 3 years minimum, extendable up to 7 years, and a fine of Rs 25,000
Parties to CITES urged to take stringent steps on jaguar, big cat conservation
The decisions were proposed and recommended at the CITES standing committee meeting
Odisha’s hiked ex-gratia for deaths due to attacks by wild animals insufficient? Experts think so
The revision of financial assistance for animal depredation comes after almost a decade
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
COVID-19: Surge in illegal wildlife trading amid nationwide lockdown
Poaching incidents reported in Karnataka and Maharashtra
Lions are less likely to attack cattle with eyes painted on their backsides
As part of an expanding non-lethal toolkit, this simple, low-cost approach could reduce the costs of coexistence for some farmers
Land use change major cause behind biodiversity loss, finds WWF report
Asia Pacific region lost 45% of its vertebrate population in four-and-half decades, while the global average was 68%
Simply Put: Wildlife trade at G20
Simply Put: World Wildlife Day 2020
India’s foremost wildlife biologist and conservation activist, A J T Johnsingh, is no more
Johnsingh’s passing is a significant loss for conservation in India, particularly in the face of opposition from vested interests
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
Global Eco Watch: Carcass of radio transmitter-fitted gharial found in Odisha
Wildlife parts, live chameleon seized in Odisha’s Jajpur
Forest officials trying to find whether two arrested persons are poachers or couriers
Giraffes could go extinct — the 5 biggest threats they face
There are now fewer than 70,000 mature individuals left in the wild
Wolf a part of Europe’s natural heritage, write 300 groups in open letter to Ursula von der Leyen
Letter comes in the wake of wolf culling operations in Switzerland; a cull was also carried out in Sweden earlier this year
Tourist behaviour in Western Ghats robbing simians of their foraging skills, hurting forest ecosystem, activists say
The animals are often given food in packaging, which they discard deep inside forests and pollute the natural environment
Assisted hunting
States are increasingly translocating herbivores and ungulates to reserves to ensure adequate prey base for tigers. But this strategy may not …
Sherni: A Bollywood film that knows its environmentalism well
Every scene is finely etched in this very accurate portrayal of how India’s forest service actually works
Kerala’s gaur-human conflict debates fail to address some core issues; here is why
Gaurs had turned violent & aggressive after being shot by poachers; contentious issues, including the role of poachers, remain unaddressed
CITES COP19: ‘Recognise women’s effort in tackling wildlife trade’
Gender gaps obfuscate understanding of real-world illegal wildlife trade activities & appropriate intervention
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 …
Wildlife crimes in Cameroon: Prosecution needs to be bolstered as poaching remains a menace despite measures
A staggering 24% of cases bear signs of corruption somewhere along the legal chain
Global Eco Watch: Animals unfed by tourists in Japan, Thailand, invade city streets
