Indian-American jeweller pleads guilty to illegal ivory sales?
July 13th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 13 (IANS) Two New York jewellers, one of them an Indian-American, have pleaded guilty to charges of selling and offering for sale illegal elephant ivory with a ... Read more...
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Interpol seizes two tonnes of elephant ivory
June 20th, 2012 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 20 (IANS) The Interpol seized nearly two tonnes of elephant ivory in an operation involving 14 African countries, including South Africa, it was announced here Tuesday.The three-month ... Read more...
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Two poachers killed in Kaziranga, rhino found dead (Lead)
December 13th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 13 (IANS) Two poachers were killed in a gunfight with wildlife rangers at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam Monday after a gang entered the area and killed a rhino, ... Read more...
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Two poachers shot dead in Kaziranga
December 13th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 13 (IANS) Two rhino poachers were killed in a gun fight with wildlife rangers at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam Monday, officials said.A wildlife warden said a group of ... Read more...
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One-horned rhino killed in Kaziranga park
October 28th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 28 (IANS) An endangered one-horned rhino was killed and its horn gouged out by poacher gangs at the famed Kaziranga National Park in Assam, officials said Thursday.A wildlife official said ... Read more...
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Poacher gang consisting of former forest guards busted
May 18th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 18 (IANS) Wildlife rangers in Assam have arrested seven poachers, of whom two are former forest guards, close to the famed Kaziranga National Park, officials said Tuesday.
The poachers were arrested ... Read more...
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‘Ivory Bangle Lady’ was ‘elite’ African woman who lived in York during Roman era
February 27th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has revealed the remains of what they say was a "high status" woman of African origin who lived in York during Roman times, a ... Read more...
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Rhino killed by poachers in Kaziranga
February 4th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IANS) An endangered one-horned rhinoceros was shot dead by poachers Thursday at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, the fifth such incident in the past one month, an official ... Read more...
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Smuggled elephant tusks hidden under snail shells
August 24th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Hanoi, Aug 24 (DPA) Vietnamese customs inspectors have discovered more than two tonnes of elephant tusks hidden in a shipping container full of snail shells from Kenya, an official said Monday.Bui Hoang ... Read more...
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Poaching in India may increase as China opens ivory market
August 8th, 2008 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
By Sanjeeb Baruah
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Elephant poaching in India may increase as China plans to open its domestic market for limited sale of ivory products after a UN committee gave ... Read more...
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