by Prakash Baral in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 26, 2023Security lapses have marred conservation efforts in Dhorpatan, the only hunting reserve in Nepal. Poaching of animals, as well as birds, and smuggling of medicinal herbs and timber go unchecked due to poor security presence in the reserve. On Tuesday, the reserve arrested three poachers with two muskets, one binocular, and 102 sets of animal traps, among other things, from the Barse block. Of late, the…
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By SHIHAR ANEEZ in The Economy Next, Oct 19, 2023ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka needs to carefully navigate the fisheries industry in the Northern sea between India and China, the State Fisheries Minister said, as Beijing’s sea cucumber business is growing with more revenue amid increasing security concerns by Delhi and poaching of Indian fishermen. Hundreds of fishermen in Sri Lanka’s former northern war zone have switched to sea cucumber farming, a booming trade, in the…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Oct 19, 2023The government has requested UN intervention to prevent the large Indian fishing fleet from poaching in Sri Lankan waters. Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda has made the request on behalf of the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government. A statement issued by the Fisheries Ministry on 16 Oct., quoted Devananda as having told UN Resident Coordinator in Colombo Marc-André Franche that the invasion of Sri Lankan waters was a serious problem. The…
by Prakash Baral in The Kathmandu Post, July 6, 2023 Poaching of birds as well as animals and smuggling of wood and precious medicinal herbs have been going on unchecked in Dhorpatan, the only hunting reserve in Nepal, due to poor security presence. Spread over a total area of 1,325 square kilometres, the hunting reserve is in the Dhaulagiri mountain range and touches Baglung, Myagdi, and East Rukum districts. Sixty percent of the reserve lies…