India: In another blow to SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's dream project in about a fortnight, lion Vishnu at the Etawah Safari on Sunday after prolonged illness. Its partner lioness Lakshmi died on November 30. Like its partner, Asiatic lion Vishnu too died of cardio vascular failure caused by an unk
COIMBATORE-India: The carcass of a four-year-old leopardess was found hanging from a tree with steel cables stuck to its back, in Anikorai village in Nilgiris north forest division on Saturday evening, giving rise to concerns over poaching of wild animals and the man-animal conflict.
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France – An INTERPOL operation targeting fugitives wanted for environmental crimes is calling on the public worldwide to help locate them and bring them to justice. Operation Infra (International Fugitive Round Up and Arrest) Terra was launched by the world police body on 6 October, focusing on
India: Wildlife crime, especially illegal trade of animal parts, has become highly organized with transborder ramifications. To tackle this, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), a multidisciplinary statutory body under the ministry of environment, forests and climate change, has asked states to
Elephant poaching remains at critical levels in Africa, and continues to exceed the natural elephant population growth rates. This rapidly growing transnational organized crime threatens national security, the rule of law, and economic and social development. The International Consortium on Combatin
