Sniffer dogs join forces to curb wildlife crime in India
The nine female German Shepherds and four male Belgian Malinios dogs between the age group of 6-9 months, along with their handlers, began their nine month long training in April, 2017.
Wildlife agency seizes huge consignments of live animals
It said that the operation witnessed overwhelming response from states of Assam, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Mar 03, 2017, 00:41 AM ISTPoaching in Kaziranga looms large; Rhino and calf killed for horn
On Wednesday, a one-horned rhino cow and her three-month-old calf were killed by poachers within the sanctuary's premises.
Aug 03, 2016, 22:13 PM ISTWorld Environment Day, 2016: UN pledges to end illegal wildlife trade
Elephants, Rhinos, Turtles, Whales are just some of the species that are mercilessly killed and smuggled for their meat, fur, skin, tusks etc.
Jun 05, 2016, 00:44 AM IST"Bio-diversity hit by ignorance, low income of forest people"
Ignorance coupled with dwindling income level of people living in the fringe areas of forests, has put enormous pressure on the balance of biodiversity, deputy director of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Abhijit Roychowdhury, said here today.
Dec 29, 2015, 18:30 PM IST