‘Insatiable demand from the East, greed & lack of political will is enabling poaching across Africa’
Wildlife veterinarian Dave Cooper talks about poaching, effect of climate change and his experience with conservation
Lockdowns pull down poaching rates in Africa but rhinos still threatened
Rhinoceros poaching rates in Africa have declined from a peak of 5.3 per cent of the total population in 2015 to 2.3 per cent in 2021
Intensive poaching led to more tuskless female elephants in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park
The evolutionary shift can have a far-ranging effect on the local ecosystem
Facebook posts lead to leopard skin seizure, arrests near Similipal
Fifteen leopards have died in Odisha in the last 3 years; 5 were poached
Rhino poaching in South Africa: A slight decline in the first half of 2023, says environment ministry
But 143 rhinos were killed in KwaZulu-Natal in the first six months of this year, an increase from 133 in the first half of 2022
Simply Put: Renaming Forest Conservation Act
How some poachers became protectors of birds in villages around Chilika
Sensitisation activities by wildlife officers helped former hunters to turn a new leaf and become guardians of migratory birds visiting …
At least 22 leopards poached in Odisha in a year, say forest officials
As many as 20 leopard skins were seized and two more cases of poaching of the animal were reported
RTI points to poaching behind dead elephant in Tamil Nadu
Forest officials had covered up the death of the tusker in 2018 and said the animal was a female that had died due to electrocution
Simply Put: Welcome to the jungle
Run-up to World Rhino Day 2023: Poaching, climate change & habitat loss threaten global population
African and Indonesian rhinos are critically endangered and near threatened
South African movie dives into the complexity of poaching
Award-winning South African film, Sons of the Sea, explores the moral universe of forced choices
Similipal National Park a poacher’s paradise? Experts note a rise in incidents
On January 22, carcass of a male elephant, whose population is already on a decline, was found
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
Simply Put: India’s forest guard
Lockdowns brought down poaching rates in Africa, but rhinos still under threat
Poaching numbers went down in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown; they went up again in 2021
Undercover investigations expose wildlife killing contests in the US
Welcome to the cruel world of wildlife killing contests, family events where children play amidst piles of slaughtered animals — and legal …
Elephant electrocuted in Odisha: Third death in 34 days
As many as 732 elephants died between 2009 and 2019 in Odisha
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
World Elephant Day: Poaching of elephants for their skin could wipe them out
Poaching elephants for their skins to use in Asian medicine, will not just target males but also females and calves
Forest officer suspended in Odisha’s Sambalpur over death of 6 elephants
The elephants died by poaching, train accidents and electrocution
Poaching on the rise, but CITES COP19 downgrades status of southern white rhino
Despite the setback, the parties at COP19 rejected the proposal made by Eswatini to reinstate trade in rhino horns
State of India’s environment: Environmental crime cases piling up, disposal slow
Over 50,000 environment-related cases pending trial. To clear the backlog, courts will have to dispose of 137 cases every day
A wild chase
Based on a 2015 probe that bust a major ivory smuggling racket in india, ‘Poacher’ provides a rare glimpse into the work of forest …
Turn off taps on poachers: Financial crimes linked to illegal wildlife, timber trade in EU going unpunished, flags report
Criminal assets remaining in the hands of poachers, giving them the liberty to invest in more illicit operations