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‘Alarming’ levels of pangolin poaching in India point to need for a systematic study on the species
Sahana Ghosh
Scroll. In , Thursday, March 08, 2018

Nearly 6,000 pangolins were poached in India between 2009 and 2017, despite a ban, with Manipur and Tamil Nadu emerging as hotspots for pangolin smuggling, says a report released by wildlife trade mon ...More


The shocking truth behind the 'killing' of Asiatic lions - the pride of Gujarat
Daily O , Thursday, March 08, 2018

My social media timelines is always abuzz with short video clips of Asiatic lions sauntering through a village, people and livestock scampering around in awe and fear. Paradoxically, in some others, p ...More


Madhya Pradesh STF arrests man wanted for poaching Gujarat lions
P Naveen
The Times of India , Thursday, March 08, 2018

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh special task force (STF) wildlife, on Wednesday arrested Pawan Singh – a most wanted for poaching of Asiatic Lions in Gir and Tigers in Panna. He belongs to a nomadic tradition ...More


Increased big cat sightings may create spike in tourism in Northeast
Maneesh Pandey
India Today , Thursday, March 08, 2018

Have you seen tigers in the snow in India? You will now. There may be a compelling reason for tourists to head to the hills in the Northeast this coming summer, particularly to Arunachal Pradesh, as t ...More


Thamirabarani ecosystem in peril, birds hit
M ARULOLI
DECCAN CHRONICLE , Wednesday, March 07, 2018

TIRUNELVELI: Poaching and blasting of fire crackers used to chase away birds by those who have obtained fishing lease, pose serious threat to the migratory birds in the wetlands of Thamirabarani basin ...More


ALARMING RISE IN LEOPARD DEATHS SPOTTED IN MAHARASHTRA THIS YEAR
AprajitaVidyarthi
Pune Mirror , Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Experts cite man-animal conflict as 21 big cats found dead already; opportunistic poaching may be secondary cause Wildlife experts have been left stunned as Maharashtra stands second in the study o ...More


ALARMING RISE IN LEOPARD DEATHS SPOTTED IN MAHARASHTRA THIS YEAR
AprajitaVidyarthi,
Pune Mirror , Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Experts cite man-animal conflict as 21 big cats found dead already; opportunistic poaching may be secondary cause Wildlife experts have been left stunned as Maharashtra stands second in the study o ...More


93 leopards dead in first two months of 2018
Vineet Upadhyay
The Times of India , Tuesday, March 06, 2018

NAINITAL: Environmentalists and wildlife experts said they were alarmed by a new study which has reported 93 leopard deaths -- a very high number -- from across the country in just the first two month ...More


Rise in number of tiger deaths from 2014-2016
PTI
India Today , Tuesday, March 06, 2018

New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) As many as 122 tigers died of various reasons across the country in 2016, with 32 of the fatalities occurring in Madhya Pradesh, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. The death o ...More


553 tiger deaths from 2012-2017; 22.1 pc of poaching
PTI
India Today , Tuesday, March 06, 2018

New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) Out of 553 tiger deaths from 2012-2017, over 22 per cent were due to poaching, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate C ...More


Scientists hope to save northern white rhino from extinction
The Times of India , Tuesday, March 06, 2018

JOHANNESBURG: As the health of the world's last male northern white rhino declines in Kenya, a global team of scientists and conservationists is pushing ahead with an ambitious effort to save the subs ...More


Britain to ban ivory items regardless of their age
Reuters
The Morung Express , Sunday, March 04, 2018

LONDON, April 2 (Reuters): Britain will ban the sale of ivory items regardless of their age in an effort to restrict the illegal ivory trade, tackle poaching and help protect elephants, the government ...More


Britain to introduce 'one of world's toughest' ivory bans
IANS
Business Standard , Sunday, March 04, 2018

Britain is set to introduce "one of the world's toughest" bans on ivory sales in a bid to protect elephants for future generations, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced on Tuesday. The prohib ...More


New breeding ground for roofed turtles in North Bengal
PinakPriya Bhattacharya
The Times of India , Sunday, March 04, 2018

JALPAIGURI: Roofed turtles, which are protected under Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act 1972, will get a new breeding ground in Jalpaiguri, thanks to all-out efforts by the Society for Protecting ...More


New breeding ground for roofed turtles in North Bengal
PinakPriya Bhattacharya
The Times of India , Sunday, March 04, 2018

JALPAIGURI: Roofed turtles, which are protected under Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act 1972, will get a new breeding ground in Jalpaiguri, thanks to all-out efforts by the Society for Protecting ...More


Activists want wildlife crime data to be linked with all police departments
SONALI TELANG
THE ASIAN AGE , Saturday, March 03, 2018

Mumbai: Wildlife activists have demanded that the database of wildlife criminals be linked with the police departments concerned. They said that that the move is needed to make convictions of wildlife ...More


Only 13% tiger conservations meet global standards
The Siasat Daily , Saturday, March 03, 2018

New Delhi [India]: About 87 percent of tiger conservations are not up to the global standards, a new survey has found. Only 13 percent of the tiger conservation areas meet the global standards of Con ...More


Only 13 pc of tiger conservation areas meet global standards: Survey
Outlook , Thursday, March 01, 2018

New Delhi, Mar 1 Only 13 per cent of the tiger conservation areas met the global standards of an accreditation system, the Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS), a new survey of current manag ...More


Only 13% of world's tiger conservation areas meet standards: Report
IANS
The Quint , Thursday, March 01, 2018

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Indicating the seriousness of the existential threat tigers face across 11 countries, a report said on Wednesday that only 13 per cent of tiger conservation areas meet global ...More


‘Only 13 pc of Asia’s tiger protected areas meet global norms’: Survey
PTI
The Financial Express , Thursday, March 01, 2018

Only 13 per cent of tiger protected areas across Asia meet global standards, a new survey revealed today, highlighting the seriousness of the existential threat that the big cats face. Even more worry ...More


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