Wildlife

Nine elephants accidentally electrocuted in Botswana

Nine elephants were electrocuted in central Botswana in a freak accident near the village of Dukwi.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Wildlife, Elephant, Botswana, Africa
Wildlife

Central Africa’s ivory trade shifts underground, according to new report

A series of undercover investigations by the NGO TRAFFIC over several years in five Central African countries has revealed a shift in the region from local markets for ivory to an ‘underground’

Publication Date: 
13/09/2017
Mongabay
Tags:
Wildlife, Illegal Trade, Poaching, Africa, China, Asia, Elephant, Congo, WWF
Wildlife

Ivory markets in Central Africa

Weak governance, corruption and shifting trade dynamics are significant factors seriously undermining the control of ivory trafficking throughout five countries in Central Africa, according to a new TRAFFIC study launched.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2017
Sone NKOKE Christopher, Jean-François LAGROT, Stéphane RINGUET, Tom Milliken
TRAFFIC
Tags:
Wildlife Trade, Illegal Trade, Poaching, Elephant, Central African Rep, Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Africa
Wildlife

Elephants and tigers kill 3 humans every month in Karnataka

BENGALURU: As many as 146 people have been killed by wild elephants and tigers in the past four years in Karnataka, which translates into three deaths per month.

Publication Date: 
29/08/2017
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Elephant, Tiger, People - Animal Conflicts, West Bengal, Assam, Wildlife
Wildlife

Amended wildlife Act to be formulated soon, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan says

An amended Wildlife Act would be formulated soon by incorporating stringent rules against poaching of animals, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said here on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Poaching, Elephant, People - Animal Conflicts, Mudumalai SA, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife
Wildlife

Leading elephant conservationist shot dead in Tanzania

The head of an animal conservation NGO who had received numerous death threats has been shot and killed by an unknown gunman in Tanzania.

Publication Date: 
18/08/2017
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Wildlife, Environmentalists, Elephant, Tanzania, Environment Crime, Poaching, Africa
Wildlife

Malawi: UK Pledges to Support Malawi in Protecting Wildlife

The United Kingdom has pledged to work with the government of Malawi and other partners to combat the insidious ivory trade.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Wildlife, Malawi, United Kingdom (UK), Biodiversity, Poaching, Elephant, Africa
Wildlife

U’khand ranked six in country with 1,839 elephants

DEHRADUN: Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan on World Elephant Day on Saturday said that Uttarakhand ranks sixth with 1,839 elephants.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Elephant, Indian Institute Of Science (IISC), Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Wildlife
Wildlife

Elephant Census : With more than 6000 jumbos, Karnataka tops the list

Karnataka houses the maximum number of wild elephants in India, says the latest elephant census report of the union environment ministry.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2017
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Elephant, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Nagarhole NP, Bhadra SA, Bandipur NP, Wildlife
Wildlife

Tanzania's ghost safari: how western aid contributed to the decline of a wildlife haven

The long road from Dar es Salaam brings you through sparsely wooded hills and fields to the narrow northern neck of the Kilombero valley.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2017
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Wildlife, Tanzania, Habitat, Lion, Elephant, National Parks, Africa

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