Most protected areas in Bhutan are threatened. A major risk is being posed by poaching and fire. The poachers mainly prey on musk deer, blood pheasant and black bear. Musk pod, musk skin, bear

To conserve unprotected land as national parks and ecological reserves, Brazil recently cancelled thousands of false and undocumented land ownership claims in the Amazon region. The strictly

China will soon set up a reserve for the endangered Siberian tigers. Accor

Rejecting the pleas of conservationists, the constitutional tribunal of Ecuador has taken a decision which would cause irreparable damage to the Mindo ecological reserve (see Down To Earth , Vol

Shell pulls out of the oil exploration venture in Pakistan s Kirthar National Park

The boundary of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area in Nepal is being expanded. This will make the whole belt of northeastern Nepal a protected area for flora and fauna. At present the area covers 1,650