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Chinese proverb of the day: 'A dog's mouth cannot...' Life lessons on kindness, wisdom, human nature, honesty, justice and why one should not expect much from arrogant or self-centered peopleChinese proverb of the day explains the meaning of “A dog’s mouth cannot produce ivory.” The proverb talks about kindness, wisdom, honesty,...- 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 ...
- Who’s the ‘Ivory Lady’? Get to know about the woman who defied patriarchal norms and scaled the ladder of leadership 5,000 years agoWhile the researchers do not know precisely who she was or what societal role she played, they suspect she combined political and religious...
- Illegal ivory case: Kerala HC rejects actor Mohanlal's plea against trial court orderThe court directed it to consider afresh the state government's plea to withdraw prosecution in the case.
- A very old ode to a great lice-destroyerThe sentence on the 3,700-odd-year-old comb, according to a paper published in the latest issue of the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, is...
- 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...
- DRI busts exotic birds trafficking syndicate, arrests 2 for smuggling 22 macaws from BangladeshThe joint operation was carried out in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Customs Department at the Kolkata...
- 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...
- Chinese demand for elephant ivory drops, new report saysA report launched Wednesday surveyed the price of ivory in markets across China over the last three years and found prices had dropped from...
- 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.
- The Silver Ivory Coast Elephant, largest silver coin in the world, now available in IndiaThe coin measures 650 mm (two feet) in diameter roughly the size of a manhole cover and is made of .999 fine silver.
- 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.
- Uttarakhand emerging as hotspot of ivory smugglingUttarakhand, known as one of the safest abodes of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Southeast Asia, is fast emerging as an important ...
- 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...
- Elephant found dead in Nagarahole, tusks missingAn adult elephant has been found dead in Nagarahole national park and its tusk has gone missing exposing the lack of patrolling in the tige...
- Police seize tusks worth Rs 66 lakh; 1 heldPersonnel of Dakshina Kannada district police recovered ivory tusks weighing 19 kg valued at Rs 66 lakh from Devachalla village under Subra...
- Specific charge under Wildlife Act is a must for seizure: Supreme CourtA vehicle used for smuggling ivory, not termed a forest produce under the Kerala Forest Act, cannot be seized under it, unless a specific c...
- Growing demand for ivory puts African elephant at riskThe greed for ivory in Asia has led to a massive surge in the slaughter of African elephants in the past year, says an international wildli...
- Tusk sawed to save jumbo in KeralaA team of officials from the forest and Dewasom department cut the tusk shorter allowing free movement for 60-year-old tusker.
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