Poaching

Explained: Why China is poaching donkeys from South Africa

A recent study by researchers from the University of South Africa showed the donkey population shrank from 210,000 in 1996 to about 146,000 in 2019. The health benefits of a gelatin made from donkey skins are believed to be used as blood thinners

Elephants in Mozambique may never develop tusks due to civil war, constant poaching finds study

Genes are responsible for whether elephants inherit tusks from their parents, once rare occurance, it has become more common — like a rare eye colour becoming widespread.

Lions and cheetahs closer to extinction than IUCN Red List suggests

The ratio of people to cheetahs on Earth is roughly a million-to-one

India to conduct first scientific estimation of its elephant population in 2022

The Union Environment Minister said that local and indigenous people should be involved in the conservation efforts.

Discovery of Hangul carcass in Dachigam Sanctuary fuels concerns over suspected poaching of Kashmir's iconic deer

Along with the poaching of Hangul, leopards, bears, musk deer and other mammals, poaching of birds is also worrying wildlife lovers and experts in Kashmir.

In Darjeeling's Singalila National Park, red pandas and pangolins are being trafficked into extinction

Illegal wildlife trading has become easy and profitable in the Singalila Ridge. Poaching and trafficking is increasing – not only of pangolins and red pandas, but also of insects and medicinal plants.

As COVID-19 intensifies man-animal conflict, Thailand's Lopburi is a city under siege — by monkeys

In Lopburi, tourists and pilgrims have long enjoyed feeding monkeys. Now, as COVID-19 reduces visitors, they're getting hungry, and aggressive.

World Environment Day 2020: Tigers are threatened by a nearly 24,000 kilometers network of planned roads across Asia

The explosion of new roads is driven in part by the global development strategies such as China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Madhya Pradesh govt razes portion of resort owned by BJP leader, considered key figure in alleged MLA poaching bid

The Umaria district administration on Saturday demolished an encroachment in a resort owned by BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak, who is said to be a key figure in the poaching row in the Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh

Salman Khan blackbuck poaching case: Actor misses Jodhpur Court summon; next date of hearing set as 19 December

Salman Khan's lawyers have stated the actor is currently busy shooting for Dabangg 3, and hence has skipped the blackbuck poaching case hearing.