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...
20 Dec, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
International Tiger Day 2024: History, significance, ways to celebrate and other detailsInternational Tiger Day on July 29th underscored the threats to tigers, such as habitat loss and poaching. Governments aim to rescue tigers...
29 Jul, 2024, 10.42 PM IST
74 tiger deaths since January drive home poaching, other threatsPolice and wildlife authorities seized skins, bones, claws, skeletons, canines and paws of another 16 tigers during this period, taking the...
29 Jun, 2016, 09.51 AM IST
World Environment Day 2016: Photos that show the horrifying effects of wildlife crimes05 Jun, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
- Wildlife lovers unite against alarming tiger deaths in the region
With 15 tiger deaths reported around Nagpur jungles in the last three months, the city’s wildlife lovers want strict steps taken to check t...
25 Apr, 2016, 02.08 PM IST
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...
19 Feb, 2016, 09.09 PM IST
- Gosabara: Birds die as govt turns a blind eye
Karli-Gosabara reservoir near Porbandar, a home of migratory birds, has become a haven for poachers. Despite being a potential Ramsar site,...
14 Dec, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
No tiger poaching incident reported from Corbett: Park director Samir SinhaTiger poaching in Uttarakhand's Jim Corbett National Park has been controlled due to the hi-tech E-eye surveillance system.
31 Jul, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
Krishnagiri's monitor lizards killed for 'aphrodisiac' bloodMembers of a narikurava family slit the throat of a live monitor lizard to collect the reptile's blood in a glass to be sold to people for ...
22 Jun, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
- Tigers go missing from Telangana, AP sanctuaries
Poaching continues to be the key threat to tigers in north Telangana and parts of Andhra Pradesh. The big cats are mysteriously disappearin...
27 Sep, 2014, 01.55 AM IST
Coast Guard's 'inability' to protect exclusive economic zone affecting fishermen, says former AEC chairmanM R Srinivasan has alleged that the Coast Guard's "inability" to prevent other countries' trawlers from entering India's Exclusive Economic...
21 Jan, 2014, 04.57 PM IST
Poaching of migratory birds rampant along TN, Puducherry coastal regions: NGOPoaching of migratory birds is rampant along the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, particularly on the stretch between Mahabali...
27 Oct, 2013, 07.40 PM IST
Jumbo's head chopped off for tusks in north BengalIn yet another elephant poaching case in north Bengal this year, carcass of a full-grown jumbo, with its head missing, was found on the out...
11 Oct, 2013, 05.04 AM IST
- Tiger census shows rise in population
The number of tigers in Maharashtra are increasing, says the latest census. The numbers are either stable or rising in other states too.
29 Jul, 2013, 03.46 AM IST
- Huge cache of wildlife remains seized
Forest officers have seized a huge cache of wild animal body parts, including four leopard paws, and traps used in poaching during a raid c...
04 Dec, 2012, 08.02 AM IST
- Endangered Gangetic dolphin poached
In a shocking incident, suspected poachers late on Friday night killed a six-feet-long male Gangetic dolphin, declared an endangered specie...
09 Apr, 2011, 06.49 PM IST
- Monsoon and Sariska
It is more than a coincidence that the reintroduction of tigers almost matches with the monsoon, a time when poaching is known to peak.
10 Jun, 2008, 02.47 AM IST