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West Bengal assembly elections 2026: BJP stresses security, TMC eyes revival in Siliguri corridorThe BJP and Trinamool Congress are in a direct electoral battle for four assembly seats in Siliguri. This region, known as the Siliguri cor...
Naga community bans Pangolin hunting in NagalandThe Sangtam Naga tribal body has passed a resolution to protect pangolins. This is a significant step for conservation in Northeast India. ...
Exotic pet trade in India: Illegal trafficking, social media surge, and new wildlife lawsAn influencer's unboxing video of live emperor scorpions highlights the booming illegal exotic animal trade in India. Despite recent legal ...
Snakes on a plane highlight Thailand-India trafficking: NGOVenomous vipers found in checked bags on a flight from Thailand to India illustrate a "very troubling" trend in wildlife trafficking driven...
Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickersMore than a hundred baby tortoises, mostly dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a wildlife smuggling case. The...
Nigeria destroys seized pangolin parts to deter wildlife traffickingNigeria has burned four tonnes of seized pangolin scales, valued at $1.4 million, the first time it has publicly destroyed seized wildlife ...
Consignment of exotic wildlife intercepted in Silchar, AssamThe forest authorities here disclosed that a truck coming from Mizoram side was intercepted by forest personnel at around 11:30 pm on late ...
Smuggled turtles flown back to their home in IndiaOver 50 Indian Star Tortoises illegally sold into Singapore were sent back home by wildlife NGOs.The tortoises, indigenous to India, will n...
Climate Change part of third National Wildlife Action PlanThe GWP, initiated in 2015, is a World-Bank-led partnership of 19 countries to promote the conservation and sustainable development by comb...
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 ...
India to join South Asian nations to curb wildlife crime
Air India, Jet Airways and Apeejay Shipping sign pact against wildlife traffickingThe Buckingham Palace Declaration was developed by the United for Wildlife International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlif...
Apeejay Shipping joins global leaders in fight to shut down illegal wildlife traffickingKaran Paul, Chairman of Apeejay Shipping, said, “The illegal wildlife trade is a direct threat to species and goes against the stability & ...
- US offers technology to track and protect Indian tigers
US has offered to help India in the country's efforts to track and protect Bengal tigers, as the two countries seek to strengthen collabora...
US offers technology to track and protect Indian tigersThe US has offered support to India's Project Tiger designed to protect the population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats.
- Several wildlife smuggling rackets may be operational
The roots of illegal trafficking of animals in Dumdum and Baguiati are deeper than what meets the eye.
Bengal, a transit route for wildlife traffickingIn the last three months, BSF, Kolkata Police and the Customs have arrested more than 45 people and seized a huge number of turtles, tokay ...
- Obama in $10 million effort to cut wildlife trafficking
He 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...
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 ...
India, US join hands to tackle illegal wildlife tradeIndia and the US have decided to join hands to tackle illegal wildlife trade, which involves billions of dollars annually.