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Hope in CITES for big cats

Hope in CITES for big cats

I engaged myself in the discussions emerging out of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) at Doha this week to sniff something that I have been meaning to write about for a while — the growing impact of internet and new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the conservation of wild fauna and flora. Participating countries recongnised the exploitation of these media by criminals and the need to find ways to tackle this.  Read more

Gene advantage

Gene advantage

Amidst the sorry stories we hear about dwindling (and mostly non-existent) tiger populations across tiger reserves in India, there was something to cheer during the long Independence Day weekend as Indian scientists demonstrated the invaluable genetic diversity of the subcontinent’s big cats.  Read more