Mahbubnagar: A tiger was found dead in suspicious circumstances with its limbs missing in the Nallamala forests in Mahbubnagar district. Though the big cat reportedly died two days ago, the incident came to light on Thursday after shepherds alerted the local forest officialsIt is suspected that smug
PANAJI: The rescue of 19 turtles from poachers by wildlife activists in Mayem, Bicholim recently and the arrest of four persons in November 2013 at Salvador do Mundo for a similar office is just the tip of the iceberg, say activists.
The clandestine activities of catching the endangered s
NEW DELHI: Large predators such as lions, bears, wolves, dingoes and otters are declining across the world driven by habitat loss, persecution by humans and loss of prey, an analysis of 31 large carnivore species published today in the journal Science shows.
More than 75 percent of the 31 specie
JOHANNESBURG: More than 1,000 rhinos were poached in South Africa last year, a 50 percent increase from 2012, fuelled by the black-market demand for their horns, the government said on Friday. "The total number of rhino poached in South Africa during 2013 increased to 1,004," the environment ministr
GUWAHATI: It's just the beginning of the year and Kaziranga National Park has already lost two rhinos, with the latest one being killed on Friday.
A male rhino was killed by poachers in the Panpur Reserve Forest Area under the 6th Addition area of Kaziranga and its horn was chopped off. The last
