Natural Disasters

Assam floods: Pobitora sanctuary, habitat of one-horn rhinoceros, under water

MORIGAON (Assam): As Assam continues to reel under the devastating impact of floods, the Brahmaputra river has submerged 60 per cent of the rhino habitat Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary located in Mori

Publication Date: 
11/07/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Assam, Floods, Rainfall, Sanctuaries, Rhinoceros, Brahmaputra, Poaching, Jorhat (D), Natural Disasters
Wildlife

East Asian networks 'smuggle ivory across Africa'

The masterminds of the ivory trade are rarely jailed even when ivory seizures are made

Publication Date: 
08/07/2016
BBC (UK)
Tags:
Wildlife, Poaching, Africa, Asia, Illegal Trade, China, Vietnam
Wildlife

Easy money lures youth to illegal wildlife trade

Chennai: Youngsters keen on making a fast buck are being attracted to the illegal wildlife trade, with over two-thirds of the wildlife crimes in the state in the last six months committed by youths

Publication Date: 
06/07/2016
P Oppili
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Wildlife Crime Bureau, Poaching, Wildlife Trade, Illegal Trade, Wildlife
Wildlife

Wildlife law enforcement in Sub-Saharan African protected areas: a review of best practices

Around the world, wildlife is being depleted by illegal activities at an alarming rate, depriving local populations and national economies of important natural capital. Moreover, this loss has a significant impact on national and regional security.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2016
David W. Henson, Robert C. Malpas, Floris A.C. D’Udine
IUCN
Tags:
Wildlife, Protected Area Conservation, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Africa, Illegal Trade, Elephant, Rhinoceros
Wildlife

Wildlife law enforcement in Sub-Saharan African protected areas: a review of best practices

Around the world, wildlife is being depleted by illegal activities at an alarming rate, depriving local populations and national economies of important natural capital. Moreover, this loss has a significant impact on national and regional security.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2016
David W. Henson, Robert C. Malpas, Floris A.C. D’Udine
IUCN
Tags:
Wildlife, Protected Area Conservation, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Africa, Illegal Trade, Elephant, Rhinoceros
Wildlife

Parliament ratifies SAWEN statute

KATHMANDU: The Legislature-Parliament has ratified the statute of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN).

Publication Date: 
05/07/2016
Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Tags:
Wildlife, Nepal, South Asia, Poaching, Illegal Trade
Wildlife

Malawi hosts one of the world’s largest elephant translocations

African Parks, in collaboration with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, are helping to preserve this threatened species by moving 500 elephants in one of the biggest events ever to happ

Publication Date: 
05/07/2016
Maravi Post (Malawi)
Tags:
Wildlife, Malawi, Elephant, Relocation, Africa, People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife Management, Poaching
Wildlife

Beyond enforcement: involving indigenous peoples and local communities in combating illegal wildlife trade

A new report focuses on the importance of indigenous peoples and local communities in countering illegal wildlife trade. A new report on combating the illegal trade in wildlife highlights the vital importance – and complexities – of involving indigenous people and local communities in conservation efforts.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2016
IUCN
Tags:
Wildlife Trade, Wildlife, Illegal Trade, Indigenous Peoples, Poaching, Africa
Wildlife

Angola vows to fight poaching to protect elephants and rhinos.

Angola is stepping up efforts to fight against poaching and ivory trade in the country.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2016
Africa News
Tags:
Wildlife, Poaching, Angola, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Africa, Wildlife Management
Wildlife

Assam's mini Kaziranga Orang loses its first rhino to poachers

Guwahati: The Orang national park, also known as mini Kaziranga, has lost its first rhino to poachers. The carcass of the rhino bearing bullet injuries was recovered on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2016
Naresh Mitra
Times Of India (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Orang NP, Rhinoceros, Poaching, Kaziranga SA, Tiger, Wildlife

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