QUITO: Polar bears, whales, sharks and gazelles were among 31 new species granted new protection status by the UN conservation body, following six days of "intense" talks by leading conservationists. The UN Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) said six days of "intense negotiation
India: In a joint operation by Sakleshpur rural police and forest officials, four persons were arrested and ivory worth `20 lakh was recovered from them in the reserve forest near Kadumane Coffee Estate on Sunday. SP Ravi D Channannavar said the police acted on a tip-off and nabbed the accused while
India: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has issued a nation-wide alert objecting to law enforcement agencies invoking the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, in cases of trading and possession of fake animal products. The bureau has also issued tips for law enforcement agencies to tell a genuin
India: Thalavadi forest officials arrested a duo for killing a tiger and other wild animals by mixing poison in a pond in the forest area. Following frequent reports of killing of wild animals in Thalavadi forest limits, officials stepped up vigil in fores areas. During one such drive, the personnel
Two Taitung men were nabbed by authorities Wednesday in Hualien for hunting and killing over a dozen Reeves's muntjac, also known as Formosan barking deer, a protected animal. The two men, members of Taiwan's indigenous population and residents of Yanping Township in neighboring Taitung County, were
