Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding state of captive elephants in India, 11/01/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/01/2019 regarding state of captive elephants in India.The Court directs all the Chief Wildlife Wardens of the States to ascertain the age of all the captive elephants.

Judgement Date: 
11/01/2019
Tags:
Elephant, Animal Cruelty, India, Supreme Court
Wildlife

Africa is divided over ivory trade ahead of wildlife meeting

Several African countries with some of the largest elephant populations are calling for looser controls on legal ivory trade, while another group of countries on the continent say tighter controls

Publication Date: 
07/01/2019
News 24 (South Africa)
Tags:
Africa, Wildlife, Elephant, Illegal Trade, Wildlife Trade, CITES
Wildlife

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Death of wild animals in rail and road accidents, 07/01/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Death of wild animals in rail and road accidents, 07/01/2019. The number of death of wild animals in road and rail accidents in the country are not collated by the Ministry. However, as per information collected from the states the number of death of elephants, lion and tigers in road/rail accidents in the country as available with the Ministry during the last three years are given at Annexure I, Annexure II and Annexure III.

Publication Date: 
Monday, January 7, 2019
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Wildlife, Rail Transport, Road Transport, India, Statistics, Parliament, Elephant, Lion, Tiger
Wildlife

Private insurance to reduce Human-Wildlife Conflict

A one-day workshop on the role of private insurance in reducing the ‘Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) will be conducted by Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) and the International Institut

Publication Date: 
02/01/2019
The Island (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Sri Lanka, Elephant, People - Animal Conflicts, Insurance
Wildlife

Kenya loses 396 elephants during 2018 reports Wildlife Service

Kenya lost 396 elephants in 2018 due to diverse causes, compared to 727 that died last year, the wildlife agency said on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
02/01/2019
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Kenya, Elephant, Poaching
Wildlife

Kenya: Elephant Poaching Reduces By 50% to 40 Cases in 2018 - KWS

Nairobi — Elephant poaching in the country has reduced by 50 per cent, Kenya Wildlife Service said.

Publication Date: 
27/12/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Africa, Nairobi, Elephant, Poaching, Kenya
Wildlife

From tusk to trinket: persistent illegal ivory markets in Viet Nam

Illegal ivory is widely available in physical and online retail outlets throughout Viet Nam according to a new TRAFFIC report published with support from USAID.

Publication Date: 
13/12/2018
Minh D. T. Nguyen, Rosa A. Indenbaum, Madelon Willemsen
TRAFFIC
Tags:
Poaching, Elephant, Wildlife Trade, Illegal Trade, Vietnam
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding human elephant conflicts in India, 04/12/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Prerna Singh Bindra & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/12/2018 regarding human elephant conflicts in India. Counsel for the State of West Bengal informs the Court that the State of West Bengal will consult the Wildlife Institute of India for advice on the use of commonly used repellent methods as well as new repellent methods and deterrent methods mentioned in the Guidelines (Guidelines for Management of Human Elephant Conflicts) for the purpose of reducing, if not, eliminating human elephant conflicts.

Judgement Date: 
04/12/2018
Tags:
Elephant, People - Animal Conflicts, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), West Bengal, India, Wildlife, Animal Cruelty, Migration
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding use of fireballs and spikes to drive away elephants, 12/11/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Prerna Singh Bindra & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/11/2018 regarding use of fireballs and spikes to drive away elephants.

Judgement Date: 
12/11/2018
Tags:
Elephant, Assam, West Bengal, Supreme Court, People - Animal Conflicts, Animal Cruelty
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding protection of elephants in captivity, 01/11/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Wildlife Rescue And Rehbilitation Centre & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/11/2018 regarding protection of elephants in captivity.

Judgement Date: 
01/11/2018
Tags:
Elephant, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India

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