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Maharashtra: `Shoot tiger poachers on sight`

Maharashtra government has ordered its forest guards to shoot poachers on sight in a bid to prevent ...

Forest personnel released in Odisha

Residents of Gopinathpur village in the core area of Simlipal National Park took away the 12 demandi...

Alert in Maharashtra tiger sanctuaries to curb poaching

The Maharashtra government has issued an alert in the tiger sanctuaries in the state following infor...

Alert in Maha tiger reserves to curb poaching

The Maharashtra government has issued an alert in tiger reserves in the state following reports of a...

Rhino poaching on rise in South Africa

As many as 210 rhinos have been poached in South Africa since the beginning of this year despite mou...

Rare Philippine turtles returned by Hong Kong

Turtles represent longevity and good luck, and that`s certainly true for 18 rare smuggled turtles th...

Three arrested with tiger skins in Chhattisgarh

Two tiger skins seized from the men valued over Rs 500,000 in international market.

Two clouded leopard skins seized in Assam

Two skins of endangered clouded leopards have been seized and two people have been arrested near the...

Two poachers arrested in Assam

Two men, on their way to Kaziranga National Park, along with arms and ammunition, have been arrest...

14 bird species on verge of extinction in India

At least 14 species of birds from India are on the verge of extinction due to poaching, over use of ...

`Cameroon elephants suffer unprecedented poaching`

In what was described as one of the worst poaching massacres in decades, as many as 200 elephants ha...

Mass killing of Cameroon elephants alarms UN agency

The UN watchdog into the illegal wildlife trade today voiced "grave concern" at a spike in African e...

500 elephants killed in Cameroon park in 2 months

Nearly 500 elephants have been killed in a Cameroon national park in less than two months by poache...

`Pro-active intelligence needed to check Tiger poaching`

Pro-active intelligence and national coordination is needed to tackle the illegal wildlife crime esp...

USD 65,000 reward for rhino poaching info

At least 165 rhinos were killed in the province since 2008.

Fighting chance for India`s tigers: Poaching declines

In cheering news for wildlife conservationists, tiger poaching dropped nearly 60% in 2011 as compare...

TN: Four held for poaching wild animals

Four persons have been arrested after 60 kg of venison and wild boar meat was seized from their pos...

Six elephants die in a month at Erode

Six elephants died in the district in a month`s span some due to ailments or in accidents besides o...

Flamingo poaching case: 6 sent to police remand

As many as 64 lesser Flamingos were stated to be poached on December 29.

Probe in chinkara poaching case hits roadblock

Under Wildlife Act 1972, there is a provision of a fine up to Rs 10,000 and three years imprisonmen...

Interpol bid to protect threatened tiger

Interpol today launched a new campaign to coordinate the global fight against tiger poaching, warnin...

Poaching still threatening Sumatran Tigers

Poaching and illegal trade in tiger parts are still major threats to the survival of the Sumatran ti...

About 450 tigers died in past 12 years

Nearly 450 tigers have died in and around a number of natural habitats in the last 12 years mainly d...

Nearly 200 tigers fell prey to poaching in last 12 yrs

Nearly 200 tigers were killed by poachers in and around various forest reserves in the country in th...

Leopard`s carcass found in Uttar Pradesh forest

In a suspected case of poaching, a young leopard`s carcass was recovered from a forest area here, of...

`Project Tiger didn’t adapt to changing scenario`

Project Tiger was one of the most ambitious wildlife conservation projects in the world.

Orissa`s rich wildlife under threat

Orissa has lost 570 elephants in the last two decades mainly due to poaching and electrocution.

Cong MLA in Karnataka quits, party alleges poaching

An opposition Congress MLA in Karnataka on Tuesday resigned from the House, after which the party`...

‘Relocate villages from tiger reserves’

Dr K Shankar, a research coordinator at WII, says the Project Tiger was a success.

Notorious poacher Sansar gets 6 years jail

Notorious poacher Sansar Chand was Wednesday sentenced to six years jail term by a Delhi court in ...

Poaching name of the game ahead of elections in Bihar

With the assembly elections approaching in Bihar poaching of leaders and legislators of rival camp...

Madhya Pradesh does not surplus tigers: Forest Minister

Indicating that Madhya Pradesh might not give big cats to Sariska, Forest Minister Sartaj Singh to...

Nexus between forest guards and poachers in KNP rhino poaching

A nexus between a section of forest guards and poachers involved in rhino poaching in Kaziranga Na...

Tiger poaching racket busted in Mahrashtra; six held

Forest department officials have busted a poaching racket in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TAT...

Elephant killed, rhino injured by poachers

An elephant was killed and a rhino injured by poachers in Assam, Forest department officials said ...

BSF to assist forest authorities to check poaching in KNP

BSF will assist forest authorities in checking poaching of wildlife in the Kaziranga National Park...

Goa poaching case: Forensic report confirms tiger`s remains

The investigations into Goa`s tiger poaching case got a boost with forensic report confirming that ...

Tiger reserves alerted against possible poaching

With China gearing up to mark 2010 as Year of the Golden Tiger when the demand for animal parts and...

Three poachers held with 80 crude bombs

Goa police today recovered 80 crude bombs from a gang of three alleged poachers in Ponda town, 30 ...

Governor appreciates lack of poaching at Pobitora

Assam Governor, J B Patnaik on Sunday appreciated the near-zero poaching at the Pobitora Wildlife ...

Rhino poaching on the rise worldwide

A new report by TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has determ...

Rhino poaching on the rise worldwide: Study

Fuelled by Asian demand for Rhino horns, the poaching of the endangered animal worldwide is on the r...

Tigers in sanctuaries to get ID cards

Big cats housed in various sanctuaries across the country will soon have their own `identity cards` ...

Centre convenes meetings to discuss tiger deaths

With tiger deaths crossing the 50 mark this year, a worried government is convening a series of meet...

Wildlife crime control bureau keen to probe Goa tiger poaching

The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), which was set up to check organised poaching, has not been...

Over 100 arrested for poaching rhinos in Assam: Ramesh

At least 132 persons were arrested for poaching 46 rhinos in Assam since 2006, the government inform...

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