WASHINGTON, DC, February 12, 2014 (ENS) – The Obama administration Tuesday announced a newNational Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking that marshals the resources of all executive branch agencies. As part of the new strategy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will implement a U.S. ban on
The aim is to draw up a global declaration that will tackle animal trafficking. Prince Charles and The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, will attend the meeting, hosted by the government. Conservationists say poaching has reached a crisis point: tens of thousands of elephants, rhinos and tigers are
POKHARA, Feb 12: In a bid to contain rising poaching and smuggling of herbs from the Annapurna circuit, Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) has come up with an integrated strategy, which also includes mobilizing the local residents.
“If these illegal activities go unchecked, the conserv
A new species of cat never before seen in Nepal has been found in the upper area of the Himalayan district of Manang.
The small animal called Pallas´s cat was tracked through camera trap installed to monitor movement of snow leopards in the district. The animal with Near Threatened (NT) conserva
PARIS, France, February 6, 2014 (ENS) – Today in Paris, beside the Eiffel Tower, the government of France crushed 3.5 metric tonnes of illegal ivory seized over a period of 20 years by French Customs officers. The crush operation makes good on the pledge offered by President François Hollande Dec
