Category: Reports

Elephant poaching nosedives

A RECENT study by the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), has concluded that elephant poaching in the country has greatly reduced.Scientists from international institutes and TAWIRI recently published a paper on patterns in wildlife distribution and elephant carcasses seen in the Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystem in southern Tanzania.

New spider species named after Bob Marley

MELBOURNE: Scientists have discovered a water-adapted species of spiders and named it after Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley.

Nepal’s last known dancing bears rescued

KATHMANDU: Nepali authorities have rescued the country's last known "dancing bears", officials said on Sunday, ending the medieval tradition of abuse of the beasts for entertainment.

Two Sundarbans officials get green awards

The Kolkata International Wildlife and Environment Film Festival (KIWEFF) authorities conferred its “Golden Tiger Best Green Administrator Award” jointly to two government officials working in the Sundarns.

Wildlife awards for Mumbai duo

Two young men from the city will receive awards for conserving and improving the understanding of wildlife from the Sanctuary Nature Foundation on Friday night. Hailing from the western suburbs, both Shashank Dalvi (34) and Nikit Surve (25) grew up exploring the wilderness of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).