PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea, Oct 13 2014 (IPS) - For over five years, 33-year-old Maheshwar Basumatary, a member of the indigenous Bodo community, made a living by killing wild animals in the protected forests of the Manas National Park, a tiger reserve, elephant sanctuary and UNESCO World He
KOLKATA: Fading grass lands and shrinking waterholes triggered by climate change and human intervention could take a heavy toll on the population of tigers that roam along the Himalayan foothills of the Indo-Nepal border, a recent study by the governments of the two countries hasrevealed.
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Kenya – To further support its member countries in the fight against illegal ivory trafficking and other environmental issues, INTERPOL has established a dedicated team to tackle these crimes in Africa. Located within the INTERPOL Regional Bureau for East Africa in Nairobi, the environmental crime
Officals at the Sichuan and Chongqing Chamber of Commerce in Phnom Penh, Cambodia have been discovered running a wildlife trade centre where rare and endangered animals were skinned and processed before being shipped on to their destination countries. After agreeing to pay a fine the officials were
The state has recorded 11 tiger deaths till date, including the one on October 5 at Masinagudi in Mudumalai. This is the second highest number reported in the country this year.
COIMBATORE-India: One in every four tiger deaths reported across the country this year has been from Tamil Nadu.
