The world votes to end China’s tiger trade
The Hague : In a historic ruling, the 171 member countries of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), today overwhelmingly voted against domestic and international trade in tiger derivatives and parts, effectively ending China’s hopes of formally reopening its tiger trade. Read more »
Two alleged wildlife traders were caught with a leopard skin by the Crime Branch of Bilaspur police.
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) : A leopard skin measuring 5-feet-long, an air pistol, a sword and the car in which they were traveling were seized by police, when they were on their way to sell the skin to a decoy customer. Read more »
Baby elephant reunited with its mother after one month of Rescue
Bhubaneswar (Orissa): In a rare reunion, a baby elephant was reunited with its mother after more than a month in captivity near the Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary in the eastern Indian Orissa state. Read more »
Monsoon clouds put elephant calves in high spirits
Manas (Assam): The six hand raised elephant calves being readied for release in a National Park in the eastern Indian Assam state are enjoying the monsoons, frolicking in the swelling streams and eating the new shoots of grass that have sprung out of the wet earth. Read more »
Five years of rigorous imprisonment for Sansar Chand
Ajmer: For the first time Sansar Chand, the infamous wildlife trader has begun serving a sentence of five years rigorous imprisonment as a convict in Ajmer Central Jail on the pending sentence, which was ordered way back in April 2004 by Ravi Sharma, Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ajmer. Read more »
Poison behind the mysterious deaths of eagles
Ranikhet: In the wake of mysterious deaths of eagles in Ranikhet, a preliminary report from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has revealed that it may be a case of poisoning which led to the mass mortality of Steppe eagles (Aquila nipalensis). The Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Mobile Veterinary […] Read more »
Tibetans at Kalachakra vows for wildlife protection
Amaravati: The campaign to stop the merciless killings of endangered wild animals for making traditional garments and medicines among the Tibetans gained further momentum at Kalachakra in Amaravati when three thousand odd devotees came forward to sign pledges against its use. Read more »
Rhino gets ready for her new home
Kaziranga: In a bid to acclimatise a three-year old rhino calf to the different steps leading to its upcoming travel plan in Manas National Park in the second week of February, a radio-collar was fitted to her neck and also a transportation crate placed in her paddock, which will carry […] Read more »
Animal skins burn bright keeping hope alive
New Delhi: Action speaks louder than words is what a group of Tibetans demonstrated in the Amdo and the Rebkong area in the far eastern Tibet by burning stack of leopard, otter and fox skins. As a mark of support for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s call to end the […] Read more »
Chattisgarh: With only a few hundreds left in the wild, the wild buffalos (Bubalus Bubalis) in India could soon turn extinct unless an urgent action for their conservation is initiated. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with the Chattisgarh forest department started a three year plan for its revival […] Read more »
