Nepal; Nepal's rhino population has increased by 21% since the last count conducted in 2011 to reach to 645. There were 534 rhinos recorded in 2011 census. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation made public the result of a nationwide rhino count in a press meet in Chitwan Nationa
Nepal: District Police Office (DPO) of Banke made public an Indian national on Tuesday who was arrested while attempting to smuggle endangered striped tiger skin to India.Ramjus Banjara, 60, of Ludhiana, Punjab, was arrested on Monday by regional investigation bureau of Nepal Police from his te
Nepal: The National Trust for Nature Conservation has decided to introduce DNA barcodes to curb the trade of endangered wildlife products and plants. Shankar Prasad Adhikari, Secretary at the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, said the country was adopting DNA barcoding system with an object
India: Amid the outcry over the killing of 20 woodcutters from Tamil Nadu by Andhra Pradesh Police, an Advocates Commission appointed by the Madras High Court has said a tribal community of Kalrayan Hills is lured by red sanders smugglers with huge money as they possess unique skills in cutting tre
Inida: A large quantity of sea cucumber, an endangered species under the Wildlife Protection Act, has been seized from a fishing hamlet near Nagapattinam and one person arrested on the charge of stocking it with a plan to smuggle it to Sri Lanka. Coastal Security Group (CSG) police personnel recov
