Tiger movement spotted in Chilla-Motichur corridor of RTR after 2 decades | Hindustan Times
The Uttarakhand forest department spotted a tiger moving through the Chilla-Motichur corridor of Rajaji Tiger Reserve after two decades. Successful conservation efforts will allow animals to move from the Eastern part of the reserve to the west, where the number of tigers had dropped to one in the past.
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India Calls for Action at COP27 as Sundarbans Wildlife Sanctuary Shrinks to Less Than 1% | News Click
Holiday Island Wildlife Sanctuary in the Sundarbans has shrunk from 595 hectares to 4 hectares since 1976. Researchers from Calcutta University state erosion and anthropogenic factors as presumable reasons, stating the need for immediate action to restore the island.
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In India, Elephant Reserves Have Little To Do With Protecting Elephants | The Wire Science
India marked World Elephant Day on August 12 this year by notifying the Agasthyamalai Elephant Reserve. However, elephant reserves in India do not provide more protection to elephants because they are not recognised under any law. This means that activities such as mining, which are prohibited in protected areas, are permissible in elephant reserves. Governments are also allowed to divert elephant reserves and corridors for various projects.
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Sea Cucumber in Deep Waters: New Study Reveals Worrying Illegal Trade in India | WWF-India
A report by TRAFFIC and WWF-India found 101.4 tonnes and 6,976 sea cucumbers in illegal wildlife trade in India since 2011. Demand for food and medicine are the leading causes of the trade. The study stresses the need for protection because of the importance of sea cucumbers as decomposers and their role in buffering ocean acidification.
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CITES CoP19: Groundbreaking protection for sharks achieved | Oceanographic Magazine
The CITES CoP19 has brought forward a victory for shark conservation by giving 54 shark species increased protection. Governments that attended CoP19 voted in favour of listing all 54 species of the requiem shark family and hammerhead sharks on CITES Appendix II, as well as one bonnethead, a small hammerhead species, and five look-alike sharks.
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CITES CoP19: India’s freshwater turtle in danger of extinction | Down to Earth
India puts forward a proposal to better protect the red-crowned roof turtle (Batagur kachuga) under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The proposal seeks to add this species to Appendix I, which is reserved for species currently threatened with extinction.
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