Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Endangered Species, 14/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Endangered Species, 14/03/2017. Census of major flagship species is undertaken at the State-level by the respective State/Union Territory Governments periodically. However census of tiger and elephant is undertaken at the national level once every four and five years respectively. State-wise estimated population of tigers, elephants, rhino and lions, as per the latest census available with the Ministry, is given in the Annexure IA, IB and IC.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Endangered Species, India, Statistics, Wildlife, Tiger, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Lion
Wildlife

African Parks gets $65M for conservation in Rwanda and Malawi

• African Parks will receive $65 million from the Wyss Foundation to bolster conservation efforts in Rwanda, Malawi, and beyond.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2017
Mongabay
Tags:
Africa, National Parks, Rwanda, Malawi, Elephant
Wildlife

Deforestation Pushing the Last Wild Elephants of Vietnam to the Brink

BUON DON, Vietnam – Only around 80 elephants remain in the wild in Vietnam, as the threat of humans and deforestation becomes ever greater, pushing their population to the brink of imminent extinct

Publication Date: 
04/03/2017
Latin America Herald Tribune
Tags:
Vietnam, Wildlife, Elephant, Deforestation, Habitat
Wildlife

Ministry dedicated to protecting rhinos, elephants

TOMORROW is the United Nations world wildlife day and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has dedicated it to the protection of rhinos and elephants whose survival is threatened by poachers.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2017
Namibian (Namibia)
Tags:
Wildlife, Rhinoceros, Elephant, Namibia, Poaching, Tourism, People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife Management, Africa
Wildlife

Aerial elephant census in Tsavo

A ten-day aerial elephant census was concluded over the weekend in the Tsavo Conservation Area.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2017
Africa Science News
Tags:
Wildlife, Elephant, Kenya, Illegal Trade, Africa
Wildlife

Kenya Wildlife Service use elephants census to boost survival

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) will rely on data generated from the ongoing census on elephants and other large mammals to strengthen their protection amid multiple threats, officials told Xinhua

Publication Date: 
01/03/2017
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Wildlife, Elephant, Kenya, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Africa
Wildlife

Poaching drives 80 percent decline in elephants in key preserve

This is a small group of forest elephants in Gabon's Minkébé National Park. Poaching for the illegal ivory trade has reduced their numbers by 80 percent, according to a new study.

Publication Date: 
21/02/2017
Science Daily
Tags:
Wildlife, Elephant, Poaching, Illegal Trade, Gabon, Africa, Sanctuaries, National Parks
Wildlife

Poaching empties critical Central African wilderness of forest elephants

Elephant populations are in peril everywhere, but forest elephants in Central Africa have sustained alarming losses in the last decade. Large, remote protected areas are thought to best safeguard forest elephants by supporting large populations buffered from habitat fragmentation, edge effects and human pressures. One such area, the Minkébé National Park (MNP), Gabon, was created chiefly for its reputation of harboring a large elephant population.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2017
John R. Poulsen, Sally E. Koerner, Sarah Moore & et al
Current Biology
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Tags:
Poaching, Elephant, Africa, Endangered Species, National Parks, Gabon
Forests

Another fire in Bandipur forest, Nasa satellites capture images

Wildfire broke out in Kalkere range, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, on Saturday

Publication Date: 
20/02/2017
Bosky Khanna
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Forests, Forest Fires, NASA, Elephant, Forest Products
Wildlife

Uganda seizes ton of ivory, arrests 2 West African suspects

Kampala - Ugandan authorities seized a ton of illegal ivory and arrested three west Africans they believe were plotting to ship it abroad, an official said Saturday.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2017
News 24 (South Africa)
Tags:
Wildlife, Uganda, Illegal Trade, Poaching, Elephant, Africa

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