Tibetans replace Tiger skins with silk brocades from India
New Delhi: Tibetan people are gradually switching over to exquisite brocade dresses in place of animal skin Chubas – widely used in festivals and ceremonies in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, experts monitoring the illegal skin trade said. In a major change from the past, people wore brocades in […] Read more »
Four years imprisonment for Rhino traders in West Bengal
New Delhi: In one of the quickest convictions two rhino horn traders were today sentenced to four years imprisonment and a fine of rupees 10,000 each in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The accused Ganesh Oraon and Nando Kumar Ghosh were arrested in October last year on the […] Read more »
Conservationalist Call on China to support Law over Tiger farms
New Delhi: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) joined an international group comprising twenty-eight tiger conservation organizations exhorting China to maintain its successful ban on tiger trade. This was in response to a recent petition by tiger farm owners urging the Chinese government to re-open trade in tiger parts. China used […] Read more »
Canada to slaughter 270,000 seal pups
Charlottetown, Canada: Conservationists around the globe condemned the Canadian annual seal hunt which will soon witness the death of 270,000 harp seal pups – the largest legal and organized hunt in the world. This cruel hunt for seals involves inhuman ways of shooting and clubbing to death. Canada’s department of […] Read more »
Sloth bear cubs rescued in Bihar
New Delhi: Five sloth bear cubs were rescued from two persons in Munger district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar yesterday by a joint team of forest and police officials, an official investigating in the case said. Acting on a tip-off, the team led by R. N. Jha, the […] Read more »
Vhali winning hearts among fishermen
New Delhi: Fishermen have saved yet another whale shark in the Western Indian state of Gujarat, making it the fifth such case in less than two months, a trend which is being attributed to the Wildlife Trust of India’s effective Whale Shark Campaign. In the latest incident on April 10, […] Read more »
Tibetans visit Corbett to learn about wildlife
New Delhi: Eight Tibetans chosen by WTI and Care for the Wild International to spread conservation awareness in Tibetan settlements got a chance to participate in an exciting three-day wildlife tour to one of India’s oldest National Parks. Their visit to Jim Corbett National Park from April 3 to 5 […] Read more »
GHADC creates Hoolock Gibbon Reserve in Meghalaya
New Delhi: The Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) formally declared today the formation of the Village Wildlife Reserve in Selbalgre village in the North-east Indian state of Meghalaya, a move which conservationists believe would help to conserve wildlife. The village is located about 20 kilometers from Tura district headquarters, […] Read more »
Tiger experts dismayed over tiger meat on Chinese menu
Kathmandu: International conservation groups are calling upon the Chinese government to initiate an immediate investigation into China’s largest tiger farm, after a Beijing-based news team reported it had proof that the farm’s restaurant serves tiger meat. The request stems from a report by Independent Television News (ITN) on the results […] Read more »
Poachers shot dead following strict vigil in Kaziranga
Kaziranga, Assam : Two poachers were shot dead by park rangers yesterday, following tight security in Kaziranga National Park where poachers killed six rhinoceros in a span of two months, prompting officials to ask for more security. Two accomplices managed to escape, following an intensive gun battle with park rangers […] Read more »
