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A 120-year-old taxidermy bear is helping scientists solve modern wildlife crimes; its preserved hair could change how poaching cases are investigatedA museum bear named Boris is now helping fight wildlife crime. His fur is being studied for microscopic and genetic characteristics. This r...- In 1836, a pangolin from Nepal entered a London museum collection. 190 years later, scientists sequenced its preserved DNA and confirmed Manis aurita as a distinct species, giving conservationists a new tool against poachingA historic pangolin specimen from 1836 helped confirm Manis aurita as a distinct species. This discovery aids conservationists in identifyi...
- Alps Climber mystery solved: Bodies of two Belgian found in Swiss Alps, 34 years after they vanishedThe remains of two Belgian mountaineers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been identified after melting ice exposed their rema...
- Three more wild elephants die in MP's Bandhavgarh, toll rises to 10Three more wild elephants have died in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve after consuming a toxic substance, raising the death toll...
- India's oldest sloth bear 'Bablu' passes away at Bhopal zooBablu had been rescued from a 'madaari' (street performer) in Rajasthan and brought to Van Vihar on May 6, 2006, at the age of 19. The aver...
- Amit Shah appeals for peace in Manipur, assures justice for allShah thanked Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for speedily allotting 50 acres of land for the establishment of the state-of-the-art...
- Assam government provides smartphones, solar lights for anti-poaching campsChief Minister also laid the foundation stone of Sahitya Manishi Upabon (Biodiversity Park) in Dibrugarh and Charaideo Districts virtually....
- Two tiger reserves’ staff will learn to fight online crimeEmployees of Kali Tiger Reserve in Uttara Kannada and Nagarhole, which falls in Kodagu and Mysuru, will attend the training
- Govt approves inking of MoU with US in wildlife conservationThe pact seeks cooperation in various areas including wildlife forensics and conservation genetics which is useful in species conservation ...
- Criticism against meet for no-action plan against forest mafiaAn animal rights group alleged that Forest Minister's conference of southern states held failed to chalk out any action plan to tackle the ...
- Lessons for cops on wildlife crimePolice officers were imparted lessons on latest techniques and tools to effectively deal with wildlife-related crimes, especially poaching,...
- 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...
- Gujarat forest dept ropes in BSF, FSL experts to curb poachingThe Gujarat government has reconstituted its Wildlife Crime Cell by roping in experts from BSF and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for ef...
- Ranthambhore tigress died of poisoning: ReportThe vulnerability of the Ranthambhore tiger reserve has been exposed by a state forensic science report on the death of a tigress in Decemb...
- Kaziranga forest officials to be trained in forensicsA senior CBI officer, who solved the infamous Gir lion poaching case using modern forensic techniques, will train forest department officia...
- Government to amend Wildlife Act to check poachingWith poaching and trade in endangered animals like the tiger on the rise, the government has decided to make the Wildlife Protection Act mo...
- Charge sheet to be drawn in charring of 3 leopards this weekThe Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) will finally file a charge sheet in the death of three leopards allegedly due to e...
- Sariska Field Director transferredAfter taking action against two officials of the forest and wildlife department of Sariska following the death of a relocated tiger, the Ra...
- Leopard and tiger skins seized in KarnatakaTwo leopard skins and a tiger skin have been seized in Karnataka's Chickmaglur region in two separate incidents and four people arrested in...
- WIldlife Crime Control Bureau to start workingThe much-awaited Wildlife Crime Control Bureau office will finally start functioning from next week.
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