US officials destroyed nearly two tons of carved illegal ivory worth USD 8-10 million in New York’s Central Park today to denounce poaching that kills nearly 100 elephants a day in Africa. On a brilli ...More

MYSURU: Ranganathuttu Bird Sanctuary writes itself on to the itinerary of more or less every other visitor to the old Mysuru region. The sanctuary, which draws winged guests from across the country, i ...More

Wildlife is thriving around Haryana Aravallis, alongside the concrete jungles. According to the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), five NCR districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Mewat, Rewari and Mahendra ...More

Nearly two tons of trinkets, statues and jewelry crafted from the tusks of at least 100 slaughtered elephants are heading for a rock crusher in New York City’s Central Park to demonstrate the state’s ...More

Malaysian authorities said today that they seized 23 pieces of elephant tusks and 301 kilogrammes of pangolin scales believed to have been smuggled from Africa in a haul worth nearly USD 1 million. ...More

‘This was the first case of poaching in Gorumara in the past seven years’ ‘This was the first case of poaching in Gorumara in the past seven years’ Three months after the state wildlife department dis ...More

Tiger deaths linked to poaching has reached an all-time high in India, the World Wildlife Fund has said, urging tiger-range governments to strengthen anti-poaching efforts. On Global Tiger Day, it ...More

Manipur Minister for Forest and Environment Th. Shyamkumar said that total number of Sangai in Keibul Lamjao as per the survey conducted in the year 2016 is 260 which have increased from 27 in the yea ...More

Poaching continues to be a major threat and India’s reported tiger deaths related to poaching have reached an all time high in 2016, according to World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF). On Global Tig ...More

Erode, Tamil Nadu: The population of tigers at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in the district has risen to 60, according to preliminary figures of a recent census. The census was conducted recently ...More

Kochi, Jul 30 (PTI) Tigers in Asian forests face a greater threat from deadly snare traps than guns, world conservation organisations have warned, urging authorities to crack down on the "severe snari ...More

Discovery Communications announced new content and partnerships with celebrity and consumer brand partners that will join Discovery to ignite awareness and help promote the global movement to save tig ...More

The tiger population in Asian forests are not facing grave threat from roaring guns but from deadly snare traps, warn world conservation organisations and urged tiger range governments to crack down o ...More

KOCHI: Tigers in Asian forests face a greater threat from deadly snare traps than guns, wildlife conservation organisations have warned, urging authorities to crack down on the "severe snaring crisis" ...More

The biggest threat to wildlife conservation is inadequate habitat. Some people realize this, but it’s not in our face like the photo of a dead rhino bleeding, with its horn chopped off, and hence the ...More

BHOPAL: A tiger hide was confiscated in a joint operation by police and forest officials in Chhindawara district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. While four people involved in the crime have been arrest ...More

Though the lake has been declared a sanctuary by the Puducherry govt, lack of vigil has emboldened poachers to trap the migratory birds and kill them Migratory birds visiting the famed Oussudu Lake, ...More

MADURAI: Three people from the narikurava community landed in trouble after they were spotted poaching a peacock in Elayankudi area of Sivaganga district on Monday.TheElayankudi police on their regula ...More

Poachers in Ecuador have long known the hefty prices their country’s rare frogs can fetch. But now environmentally conscious firms are starting to sell the amphibians too - to try to save them from th ...More

For 71-year-old M R Desai, honorary wildlife warden of Bagalkot district, December 23, 2015 was an unforgettable day. His 40 years of tireless efforts of making 9,636.91 hectares of forest land into a ...More