CEO, Metastring Foundation, Coordinator @BiodivCollab , Member @CoexConsurtium. Wildlife biologist and conservation scientist.
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“The demand for wildlife, especially live wildlife traded for pets, is growing fast, as is the number of species involved,” he said.
Chris Shepherd, a conservation advocate at the Centre for Biological Diversity, who was not involved in the study, added that he had observed the wildlife trade for decades and that new species were continually appearing.
The wildlife trade study identified 107,356 species that are either in use or traded globally – far higher than a previous estimate of about 50,000, which was made by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/… Who shot Kuno’s cheetah cub? Pellets found in abdomen, special forces rushed in
“Project Cheetah has exceeded expectations in terms of reproduction rates, far outpacing predictions & rates in Africa, & it continues to apply more resources to ensure success than any other government initiative has done in the past,”...
courtsoftheliving.com/public… Courts of the Living, the Animal Law Centre at NALSAR University of Law, the Association of Indian Primatologists, and Praana Animal Foundation are joined by lawyers, scientists, researchers, animal activists & others in urging the Committee for Control..
...and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (‘CCSEA’) under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying to immediately withdraw the Draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Control & Supervision of Experiment, Breeding and Trading of Laboratory Animals) Rules, 2026...
thewire.in/environment/cheet… Local wildlife activists have alleged that the cheetah was injured by poachers. The Forest Department, meanwhile, says it is ‘examining all possibilities’.
The injured cheetah is 19-months-old, and is one of the cubs of female cheetah Nirva which was...
...and informed the park authorities who later came in and took the animal away for treatment.
“Its injuries are very grave and the animal is unlikely to survive,” Dubey said.