Trophy hunting or poaching: loss in wilderness

Trophy hunting or poaching: loss in wilderness

The preys and places were different. It was a hapless giraffe that Sabrina Corgatteli killed in South Africa for a trophy. Cecil, the rare black-maned lion of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe was hunted for another trophy by Dr Walter Palmer.  Be it the greedy...
Why observe an International Vulture Awareness Day?

Why observe an International Vulture Awareness Day?

The first Saturday of every September is observed as the ‘International Vulture Awareness Day’. The sharp decline in vulture population of South-Asia is often linked to Diclofenac, the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in animal treatment.