Nepal: Owls are being hunted for meat in Patariya VDC of Kapilvastu district.
Shyam Tharu, a local owl hunter from Anharat village, said alone has captured 16 owls till date. “Owls are quite easy to catch as they cannot see during the day,” Tharu said. There are many for whom owl hunting has
Pakistan Customs has decided to install updated database at all airports and exit points of the country to control trafficking of endangered species from the country.
This point came to knowledge at the conclusion of a two-day capacity building workshop conducted by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on T
India: Forest department officials on Sunday arrested five youths for poaching in the forests of the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary at Kodal village in Sattari taluka.
Range Forest Officer (RFO) of the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary Paresh Parob said forest personnel led by Round Forest Officer Samir Dessai
India: Deftly working on inputs provided by the New Delhi-based Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and the Wildlife Protection Society of India, West Champaran police on Tuesday arrested two poachers and recovered complete skin and bones of two fully-grown Royal Bengal tigers from their possession. Bet
India: Sea cucumbers were a big source of income on the coast. "Not even 10% of the smuggled sea cucumbers are seized," said a marine police official.Till July 2001, thousands of traditional fishermen used to catch sea cucumbers by skin diving and sell them to local traders. These sea cucumbers a
