Numerous wild buffaloes will be killed in the Rondonia state of western Brazil. They are overtaking the area's native species, say

Pakistan's Sindh province government has allowed hunting of more species this year. It has issued new rules to regulate hunting during the forthcoming season. Last year's ban on hunting of several

at least 1,000 whale sharks ( Rhineocodon typus ) are killed every year during April and November by fisherfolk in Gujarat. This was stated by Fahmeeda Hanfee, a senior researcher with the

Wildlife experts studying Thailand's tigers have reported that fewer than 150 tigers are left in the Khai Yai National Park and poachers are fast targeting the surviving ones. The poachers, mostly

poaching of elephants is increasing at a sharp rate in the forests of Orissa. Not even a month passes without a number of elephants falling victims to the poachers. According to government

four whaling vessels of the Japanese Fisheries Agency will conduct whaling operations in the northwestern Pacific Ocean for research purposes, despite criticism from anti-whaling nations that

Nations for and against whaling clash once again, and fail to reach consensus

A local court in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, has rejected an appeal by Bollywood star Salman Khan to suspend the hearing of