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Sniffing a chance to protect wildlifeWildlife enthusiasts are supporting a crucial WWF initiative to train sniffer dogs. These 'super sniffers' are vital in detecting illegal w...- Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks 'boosting demand'
- Poaching could increase under virus lockdownsPoaching of endangered species could rebound as authorities divert their attention to enforcing coronavirus lockdown measures, an internati...
- View: It's time for humans to stop living voraciouslyChina’s crackdown in 2003 on wildlife markets ended after Sars exited. History is repeating itself, this time while the Covid-19 pandemic i...
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand emerging as hotspots for pangolin trafficking in India, researchers warnA recent study, published in the journal Cell, had placed pangolins as a natural reservoir of coronaviruses similar to SARS-CoV-2, the one ...
- Why India is also susceptible to coronavirus-like diseasesHuman and wildlife interactions are increasing as Indian settlements press up against remaining wild spaces.
- Animal protection bodies call for strict measures to stop pangolin poachingThey said the footage, captured by World Animal Protection (WAP) and Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford (WildCRU), s...
- 17 February is celebrated as World Pangolin DayPangolins are the only mammals that are covered in scales, which are made of keratin—just like our hair and finger nails. They are toothles...
- Lesser-known species like Otter, Pangolin form a large part of wildlife tradeAs govt focuses on protection of high-profile wild animals, there is little emphasis on a range of smaller species sought for their medicin...
- Pangolins face extinction in India, wildlife body warnsOn the eve of World Pangolin Day, a wildlife body on Friday highlighted the extreme impact caused by poaching and illegal trade of the spec...
- Satpura radio-collared tiger killed for witchcraftAfter month-long investigation, Special Task Force (STF) of Madhya Pradesh forest department confiscated a hide of radio-collared tiger, wh...
- Marine engineer among 13 held for smuggling Indian pangolins to ChinaIn a major breakthrough Madhya Pradesh forest department on Monday arrested 13 people including a Kolkata-based marine engineer and a corpo...
- Don't allow use of wildlife for religious purpose: NGOsWildlife NGOs have warned the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change that any move to allow the use of wild species for ...
- Ruthless crime gangs driving global wildlife tradeHundreds of rangers have been killed over recent years as poachers stop at nothing in their quest for lucrative animal parts such as ivory ...
- No blueprint for conservation of wildlife in south AssamEnvironmental organizations have alleged that state forest department has no blueprint for the conservation of the rich wildlife diversity ...
- Tiger skulls, drugs bound for China seized in ManipurA large consignment of animal parts was seized by the Assam Rifles in Manipur's Chandel district on Monday.
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