Searched for
IVORY POACHING
Why Are Some Elephants Born Without Tusks Despite Their Natural Need for Them? The Evolutionary Puzzle UncoveredField rangers observed fewer tusked female elephants. Decades of ivory hunting in Gorongosa National Park favored tuskless survivors. This ...- World Elephant Day 2025: Why these giants urgently need our help; Key facts, 20 powerful slogans, and the best places in India to see themWorld Elephant Day, observed annually on August 12th, highlights the critical role elephants play in ecosystems and human heritage. These k...
- Why Zimbabwe is culling elephants — and distributing the meat, againZimbabwe is set to cull at least 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy due to overpopulation, as the reserve holds around 2,550 eleph...
- Indian-American teen invents device to spot elephant poachers in real timeAccording to the Indian-origin high-schooler, her device is four times more effective than drones as it can detect poachers by analysing th...
- African elephants at growing risk of extinction: Red List
- Poaching could increase under virus lockdownsPoaching of endangered species could rebound as authorities divert their attention to enforcing coronavirus lockdown measures, an internati...
- China ban on ivory sales begins Sunday, aims to curb elephant poachingPublic awareness campaigns featuring celebrities have helped boost awareness of the bloody cost of ivory. Wildlife groups estimate 30,000 e...
- Northern West Bengal: Dreamland for animal body parts tradersThough a signatory of CITES, India is still one of the major 26 global exporters of animal body parts to the main five trade routes.
- Angelina Jolie blasted by animal welfare foundationFive of the Oscar-winning actress's six children took an elephant ride near the Cambodian city of Angkor Wat during a break in filming of h...
- China and the US take a great leap towards elephant conservationTaking a big step towards elephant conservation, both China and United States decided to take swift action to protect elephants from the on...
- Organised inter-state gangs behind killings of elephants: Monitoring network"Poaching for meat and other products like tail hair also pose threats to populations, especially in northeast India," it says.
- Some bans and censures around the world that were welcomeThe Maharashtra beef ban, Nirbhaya documentary, Fifty Shades of Grey... the past week has seen many bans.
- CBI nabs tiger poachers from RajnandgaonA joint team of CBI and wildlife crime cell nabbed two notorious tiger poachers from Leemo village in Chhuikhadan tehsil in Rajnandgaon dis...
- Two tigers on average are killed per week: WWFGlobal conservation organisation WWF today sounded an alarm over poaching of tigers and said that at an average, two wild cats are killed p...
- Two tigers at an average are killed per week: WWFWWF sounded an alarm over poaching of tigers & said on an average, two wild cats are killed per week due to high demand in Asian countries.
- Kerala mulls burning ivory at its disposalKerala Wildlife department is mulling a proposal to set afire a huge pile of ivory at its disposal to pre-empt its passage into the hands o...
- Obama in $10 million effort to cut wildlife traffickingHe said that rhinoceros horn was worth around $30,000 per pound on the black market -- making it literally worth more than its weight in go...
- South African demand for legal trade in rhino horns leaves India jitteryThe surge of poaching of rhinoceros in South Africa could lead to threats to the one-horned Indian rhino in faraway Assam and West Bengal i...
- Three arrested for trading elephant molar teeth and ivoryThree persons have been arrested for alleged illegal trade of elephant molar teeth and ivory from Bijnor area in Uttar Pradesh.
- China says it is committed to wildlife protectionChinese government attaches great importance to protection of wildlife, including elephants and has initiated a series of laws and regulati...
Load More
