KASKI, FEB 16 - Nine new animal species have been found in the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) in the past 15 years.
The new species found in ACAP include Tibetan Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus ), Tibetan Argali, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, a rare species of Pallas’ cat and two new speci
LONDON, UK, February 14, 2014 (ENS) – Wildlife poachers watch out! At the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, held Thursday in London, world leaders from 46 nations agreed on“decisive and urgent action” in a concerted effort to pull elephants, rhinos, tigers and other endangered species back fr
Paro, Bhutan, February 10, 2014: To help tackle illegal wildlife trade, the Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS) in partnership with International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) and INTERPOL is holding the second training workshop on ‘Prevention of Wildlife Tr
A summit at Lancaster House in London today, attended by high-level delegations from more than 50 countries, will discuss “urgent measures” to stop the illegal trade in products of three endangered wildlife species: elephants, rhinos and tigers. Following recent intergovernmental meetings hoste
At the conference at Lancaster House in London, delegates from 46 different countries and 11 UN organisations have signed The London Declaration. This outlines the steps that need to be taken to stop animal poaching, which governments agreed needs to be treated as a serious crime. The illegal trade
