State of the Rhino 2023
Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can
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Nepal celebrates zero poaching year
Nepal added a new milestone in conservation by achieving zero poaching of rhinos, tigers and elephants for the year period ending in February 2014. At a time when tigers and rhinos are being rampantly
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700 wildlife criminals arrested in a year
At a time when poaching of tigers and rhinos has been rampant worldwide‚ Nepal has achieved zero poaching of rhinos‚ tigers and jumbos KATHMANDU: Law enforcement officials have arrested more than 700
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Govt celebrates zero rhino poaching year
The government on Monday celebrated 365 days of zero rhino poaching in a mark of a year that saw no hunting of the endangered animal in all the major protected areas of the country. Between February
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Kaziranga loses two more rhinos
Kaziranga National Park lost two rhinos on Thursday. While one was killed by poachers at Kukrakata reserve forest adjoining the park, the other one died after the animal fell into a muddy pit. With
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Electronic eye system in Kaziranga soon
With an aim to check rhino poaching in the Kaziranga National Park, the State forest department has finally decided to implement the electronic eye system to save the unicornis. Initially eight towers
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Rhinos being killed with alarming frequency in Assam
The killing of seven rhinos in the state within a span of a month-and-a-half has proved once again that poachers can still strike the one-horned pachyderm at will and almost with impunity. Of the seven
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Rhinos being killed with alarming frequency in Assam
The killing of seven rhinos in the state within a span of a month-and-a-half has proved once again that poachers can still strike the one-horned pachyderm at will and almost with impunity. Of the seven
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Strong opposition to rhino de-horning plan
Amidst hectic deliberations on the merits and demerits of de-horning rhinos in the State’s reserved areas including the Kaziranga National Park, which has been mooted to enhance their chances of survival,
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If we fail, the African forest elephant will blink out within our lifetimes
An estimated 100 elephants will be killed across Africa today. Poached, in all likelihood, in front of their families. Their tusks ripped off to meet the global greed for ivory. The species are in crisis.
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Assam government awaiting expert opinion on trimming rhino horns
The Assam government is awaiting expert opinion on feasibility of trimming rhino horns to protect the pachyderms from poachers, Environment and Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain informed the Assembly on