City bats won' fly through bright spaces: Research
Jun 06, 2015, at 03:44 am
Birmingham, June 5 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have discovered that bats living in a city are less likely to move from tree to tree in brightly lit areas.
Assam: Poacher killed in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
May 22, 2015, at 09:03 pm
Guwahati, May 22 (IBNS): A poacher was killed and two others were apprehended by Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel in Assam's Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary on Friday, officials said.
Mar 05, 2015, at 01:20 am
Guwahati, Mar 4 (IBNS) : Poachers killed another one horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Wednesday and managed to flee with its horn, officials said.
Assam Governor directs forest department to curb rhino poaching
Mar 02, 2015, at 01:47 am
Guwahati, March 1 (IBNS) : Assam Governor PB Acharya on Sunday directed the state forest department and authorities of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) to take stern actions to curb rhino poaching incidents in the state.
UP: 65 captive reared Gharials released into Ganges
Feb 28, 2015, at 04:39 am
Hastinapur, Feb 27 (IBNS): As part of a unique collaboration between the government, communities and civil society, 65 captive reared Gharials were released into the Ganges at Hastinapur.
Alipore Zoo shifts trio-chimps to enclosure
Feb 21, 2015, at 05:41 pm
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IBNS): The Alipore Zoological Gardens authority in Kolkata on Friday shifted three baby chimpanzees of two and half years of age to the enclosure on zoo premises.
Muthoot Group, WWF-India join hands for 'Friends for Life'
Feb 18, 2015, at 12:39 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): The Muthoot Group, one of India's leading business conglomerates, as a part of its CSR initiative Muthoot Haathi Mera Saathi, in partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) has launched 'Friends for Life' an elephant conservation project that is dedicated towards effective management of human-elephant conflict (HEC) and protecting the habitats of Asian elephants across six states in India.
Two poachers killed in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Jan 20, 2015, at 11:15 pm
Guwahati, Jan 20 (IBNS) : Two poachers were killed by patrolling forest guards in Assam's Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday, officials said.
Poachers turn Kaziranga National Park as killing field, two more rhinos dead
Jan 11, 2015, at 08:40 pm
Guwahati, Jan 11 (IBNS): Poachers turned Assam's Kaziranga National Park as killing field while two more rhinos were poached in the world heritage site in past 24 hours.
Assam: Second rhino poached this year
Jan 09, 2015, at 11:00 pm
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IBNS) : Poachers killed another rhino in Assam and managed to flee with its horn on Friday.
'Silent emergency' in South Sudan as protracted conflict displaces millions of cattle-UN
Jan 01, 2015, at 08:11 pm
New York, Jan 1 (IBNS) As South Sudan's livestock owners flee the country's conflict, a "silent emergency" has emerged threatening the very fabric of society and further undermining social stability, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Wednesday as it announced a scale-up in its livestock interventions in the embattled nation.
Another rhino poached in Kaziranga
Dec 11, 2014, at 02:16 am
Guwahati, Dec 10 (IBNS): Poachers killed another one horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Wednesday and fled with its horn, officials said.
Injured female rhino dies at Kaziranga
Sep 08, 2014, at 07:49 pm
Assam, Sept 8 (IBNS): Suffering from severe pain for over 72-hours, a female rhino died at Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Monday, reports said.
UN issues guide to make fisheries more sustainable
May 29, 2014, at 05:14 pm
New York, May 29 (IBNS): A new series of guides released on Wednesday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will make it easier for fishers to identify deep-sea sharks, as well as improve reporting on catches and make deep-sea fisheries more sustainable.
UN adopts new global platform to tackle wildlife
May 22, 2014, at 05:26 pm
New York, May 22 (IBNS): In response to the rising levels of illicit trafficking of fauna and flora, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has adopted a new global platform taking aim at this "particularly devastating" form of organized crime involving a raft of illegal activities - from poaching to timber smuggling and money laundering.
UN urges global action to disrupt illegal wildlife trade
May 14, 2014, at 06:21 pm
New York, May 14 (IBNS): Urging the international community to "come together at the highest political level" to halt the escalation of wildlife and forest crime, the United Nations crime chief said on Tuesday that the USD 8-USD 10 billion reaped annually from this "ruthless trade" ranks it alongside the trafficking of human beings, arms and drugs in terms of illicit profits.
UN official urges vigorous response to wildlife crime
May 13, 2014, at 05:31 pm
New York, May 13 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday stressed the need for a vigorous response to wildlife and forest crime, noting the growing threat the scourge poses to development worldwide.
UN taps tourists to help protect original long-distance travellers
May 11, 2014, at 04:37 am
New York, May 10 (IBNS): On this year's World Migratory Bird Day, the United Nations is spotlighting the role sustainable tourism can play in conserving one of the world's true natural wonders: the spectacular movements of migratory birds along their flyways.
UN seeks global instrument to protect marine biodiversity
Apr 03, 2014, at 05:43 pm
New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): United Nations Member States have begun a series of meetings in New York to discuss the need for an international instrument that would regulate the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond countries' national jurisdiction.
Japan: UN court rules against whaling activities in Antarctic
Apr 01, 2014, at 06:32 pm
New York, Apr 1 (IBNS): The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled against Japan in a case involving charges by Australia that the country was using a scientific research programme to mask a commercial whaling venture in the Antarctic.