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Leonardo DiCaprio praises Assam govt for zero rhino poaching
Oscar-winning Hollywood actor and environment activist Leonardo DiCaprio has lauded the Assam gover…
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Wild animals are more scared of human voices than lion snarls or even gunshots, shocking study finds
Analysis of 15,000 recordings revealed that these African animals were twice as likely to flee wate…
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Poaching doubled during the lockdown in India due to the 'three F's', and these are the animals most under threat
But, just because there are more of them, doesn’t mean that they’re doing okay. “We cannot link …
Prabhjote Gill
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Exotic turtles have been poached to near-extinction in Asia, but in Hong Kong, these species thrive
Three species of turtles poached for sale in Asia are finding refuge in Hong Kong. But poachers cou…
Hannah Getahun
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All you need to know about the primate Slender Loris which is getting its own sanctuary in TN
All you need to know about the primate Slender Loris which is getting its own sanctuary in TN
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Conservationists are using artificial intelligence to map out the best ways for saving threatened wildlife and resources
Conservationists are using artificial intelligence to help set strategies for protecting endangered…
Tim Paradis
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Madhya Pradesh lost 85 tigers in the past four years
The Congress MLA had sought to know how many tigers died in the state in four years from 2018-…
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The best wildlife photos of the year show a curious grizzly, dueling reindeer, and fish swimming through a cloud of sperm
Climate change is transforming the landscapes around predators, fish, and birds, but they all still…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The best wildlife photos of 2021 capture a rare Iberian lynx, a snake strangling a gecko, and a lion dripping with blood
Wild animals can beat immense odds - crossing torrential rivers or bouncing back from the brink of …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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This new book about saving a forest as big as 178,000 football fields is only partly fictional
"As a family, we are wildlife enthusiasts. While my husband and kids look for interesting sigh…
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Africa's last known white giraffe fitted with tracking device to stop poachers
The GPS was placed on one of the giraffe's horns giving rangers hourly updates of its location in t…
Naina Bhardwaj
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7 people have been arrested in connection with an 'elaborate' scheme to traffic flying squirrels out of the US
The "elaborate organized enterprise" captured over 3,000 squirrels in less than three years, accord…
Inyoung Choi
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Forest dept ups vigil to curb wildlife crimes during lockdown
"Recently, we foiled two attempts of poaching of wildanimals and arrested seven persons. In the las…
PTI
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The last female Sumatran rhino dies in Malaysia — leaving less than 80 male rhinos on the brink of extinction
The Sumatran rhino, popularly known as Asian rhino with two horns, is the most endangered of…
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Golden lion tamarins, Gautemala forest fires and illegal logging in Nepal — saving endangered species disrupted by coronavirus
Biologist Carlos Ruiz has spent a quarter-century working to save golden lion tamarins, the charism…
PTI
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Timeline: How it took 20 years to convict Salman Khan in the blackbuck poaching case
This is not the only case of poaching against the actor. He has also been accused of killing a…
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People are poaching succulents in Northern California to sell to housewives in Korea and China for $50 a pop
After a growing number of poacher sightings from Northern California residents, the California Depa…
Tanza Loudenback
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A biotech startup is 3D-printing fake rhino horns to try to stop poaching
"More than 90% of 'rhino horns' in circulation are fake (mostly carved from buffalo horn or wood), …