BHUTAN : A forest rescue team yesterday freed a male leopard caught in a snare at Thongjabi in Umling gewog, Sarpang on October 18.
The snare was set by one of the villagers to guard his crop from wild animals.
Umling park ranger Dorji Wangchuk said that the range office was informed of the trappe
Now a US$ 213 billion industry, environment and natural resource crimes such as poaching, illegal logging and wildlife trafficking are growing every year and putting natural resources at risk. This is not just a tragedy for people who love animals or care about the environment. When elephants are sl
KARACHI-Pakistan: The Sindh wildlife department has confiscated 78 common cranes and arrested three poachers in a raid on a passenger bus near the Hyderabad toll plaza.
The poachers, identified as Sanaullah, Qudratullah and Mohammad Illyas Khan, belong to the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakht
BAHALWALPUR-Pakistan : A Wildlife Department team on Saturday recovered a pair of Chinkara deer and partridges being smuggled to Peshawar in a raid.
Tahir Ameen Joyia, in-charge of the team, told newsmen that they had received a tip-off that animals were being smuggled to Peshawar by bus.
He said
Sri Lanka: Secretary, Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation and Director General Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) have been accused of illegal elephant registration.
Chairman, Species Conservation Centre Pubudu Weeraratne accused the Secretary, Wildlife Resources Conservation Udeni W
