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Corporates' help for conserving lions |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Friday, May 25, 2007 |
GANDHINAGAR: Corporate houses based in Gujarat offered the Gujarat government assistance in conserving the Asiatic Lion, even as the government tried to convey the message that the situation arising o ...More
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Fall in tiger population: census |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Friday, May 25, 2007 |
NEW DELHI: There has been a drop in the tiger population in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, according to preliminary Tiger census figures released by the Wildlife Institute of ...More
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54 days on, tigress still limping |
Braja Kishore Mishra |
The Pioneer , Thursday, May 24, 2007 |
US veterinarian's expertise being sought
World-renowned expert on tigers John Seidensticker is worried for Orissa's injured tigress. Seidensticker is chairman of the Save Tiger Fund Council, an i ...More
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Poaching of tigers for skin, a serious issue |
Special Correspondent |
The Hindu , Wednesday, May 23, 2007 |
Training programme for anti-poaching watchers concludes
Udhagamandalam: A five-day training programme for the anti-poaching watchers of the Forest Department, the Nilgiris South Division, con ...More
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Rhino poachers dump old routes for new |
Staff Reporter |
The Assam Tribune , Monday, May 21, 2007 |
From Our Correspondent
GOLAGHAT, May 20 – The traditional trade routes via Kolkata and Myanmar are being forsaken by the rhino poachers for new routes through Bhutan, Nepal and more recently Banglad ...More
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WWF gives list of endangered species |
Staff Reporter |
Deccan Herald , Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
In the run-up to the biggest international conference on wildlife trade, the WWF on Wednesday released a list of top ten species that need urgent global action to reduce threats from trade.
The list ...More
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Tiger trade ban must continue in China: Coalition |
Vibha Sharma |
The Tribune , Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
New Delhi, May 16
The International Tiger Coalition, an alliance of 35 organisations representing more than 100 wildlife organisations across the globe, today urged India to take a strong position in ...More
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India to oppose China's move to legalise tiger bone trade |
Prerna Singh Bindra |
The Pioneer , Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
In spite of mounting pressure from China, and even the Ministry of External Affairs, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to oppose China's move to open up domestic trade in tiger ...More
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Three Indian species in danger |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
NEW DELHI: Ahead of a global meeting on wildlife trade in The Netherlands next month, the World Wide Fund for Nature-International on Wednesday released a list of the world's top ten species most thre ...More
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Naga hand behind poaching at Kaziranga |
Staff Reporter |
The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, May 15, 2007 |
From Our Correspondent
DERGAON, May 14 – Increase in poaching of rhinos in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has become a matter of serious concern. A total of five rhinos were killed by poachers and on ...More
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Asia's last lions |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Tuesday, May 15, 2007 |
There is a great deal of concern in the international conservation community over the unusually large number of lions dying during recent months in the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and surrounding forests. ...More
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3 held for killing birds in marshland |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Monday, May 14, 2007 |
Some of the birds were rare and protected species
TAMBARAM: A total of 57 birds, some of them rare and protected species, were allegedly shot down by poachers in Pallikaranai marshland on Sat ...More
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Inter-State tiger skin racket busted |
G. Anand |
The Hindu , Thursday, May 10, 2007 |
Gang suspected to have international links
· Three persons arrested from Kannur
· Skin of adult tiger seized
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Forest Department has busted a Karnataka-based ...More
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'Some lions should be shifted to MP' |
Nayan Dave |
The Times of India , Friday, May 04, 2007 |
RAJKOT: To add to the ongoing debate on a fresh abode for the threatened lot of Asiatic lions, Divyabhanusinh Chavda, India president of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says that a few pairs of lions ...More
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`No organised poaching in Erode forests' |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, April 25, 2007 |
ERODE: There had been no reports of organised poaching or hunting in forests in Erode district, said P. Durairasu, conservator of forests, Erode. The department personnel, assisted by members of villa ...More
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Poachers shot inside Kaziranga sanctuary |
Syed Zarir Hussain |
The Pioneer , Wednesday, April 25, 2007 |
Action after killing of six endangered one-horned rhinos
Wildlife rangers shot dead two poachers on Tuesday inside Kaziranga National Park, in Assam, a day after authorities launched a massive of ...More
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Poachers on the prowl in North-East |
Staff Reporter |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, April 24, 2007 |
The poachers are on the prowl in the North-East. And they may have the blessings of a section of forest officials too.
Six one-horned rhinos were killed in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam s ...More
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