Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 12:05
A Chinese national has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Miami to charges stemming from his involvement in smuggling of a carved rhinoceros horn from the United States to China.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 18:51
A gang of seven poachers active in Kaziranga National Park were nabbed along with arms and ammunition from Bokakhat area of Golaghat district in upper Assam, police sources said today.
Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 21:15
Close on the heels of a rhino being killed by poachers in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Saturday, the carcass of a rhino calf was found in the park today.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 15:35
Two forest department personnel were injured in an attack by rhinos during a census operation at Kaziranga National Park.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 20:57
Terming the frequent incidents of poaching of rhinos at national parks in Assam as "a conspiracy of certain forces", the state government today said the CID has taken over the investigation of seven cases related to poaching.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 16:23
A rhino was killed and its horn removed at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam making it the fifth to have fallen prey to poachers this month.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 16:07
Researchers have identified the skull of a rhino that perished in a volcanic eruption about 9.2 million years ago, making it a rare find as less than two percent of such fossils are preserved.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 21, 2012, 11:25
The flood situation in Assam, rhino killings in Kaziranga, witch-hunting and Anna Hazare`s campaign against corruption are some of the key themes of Puja pandals across greater Guwahati area this year.
Last Updated: Monday, October 15, 2012, 20:02
Concerned at the deaths of rhinos in the state due to floods and poaching, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said the government would chalk out a strategy to deal with the situation.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 20:02
Under attack for the recent killing of rhinos in Kaziranga National Park, Assam government today said it has set a target to increase the animal`s population to 3,000 by 2020.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 12:44
South Africa has lost a total of 430 rhinos to poaching since January, state-run news agency SA News reported.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 30, 2012, 17:00
Gogoi said so far in 2012, a total of 14 rhinos have been poached in Kaziranga, while another 27 have died due to drowning during the three waves of flood.
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