60 peacocks found dead in Warangal district
Nearly 60 peacocks were found dead in Chitur village of Lingala Ghanapur mandal early on Monday morning. The peacocks died as a result of drinking poisonous water. It is learnt the farmers in the area
Wildlife
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A sanctuary by chance, now under siege
The Okhla bird Sanctury is often called an accidental sanctuary, a safe haven created by migratory birds for themselves on the Yamuna. Spread over an area of just 3.5 sq km, the sanctuary attracts over
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Turtles of Karachi protected
All marine turtles nesting sites are on Hawksbay and Sandspit beaches. These two beaches are the most important turtles green nesting grounds in the world. Each year thousands of female green turtles
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South Africa considers plan to move rhinos to protect them from poachers
South Africa's Kruger national park is considering a plan to move some rhinos out of the wildlife reserve in an attempt to protect them from poachers. The goal is to "spread the risk" by evacuating
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Rhinos find new home in UP’s Dudhwa tiger reserve
LUCKNOW: Dudhwa tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district has been made ready to be new home for rhinoceros. At present the entire rhino population of the reserve is sheltered in a fenced
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After Adani, Reliance Power gets environmental nod
Govt clears Chhatrasal mine, the last of three blocks allotted to ultra mega power plant being developed by the company at Sasan, Madhya Pradesh Anil Ambani promoted-Reliance Power Ltd has received
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Lions from Gir to be shifted to Kuno-Palpur Sanctuary
Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar on Thursday assured the Assembly that Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir Wildlife Sanctuary would be translocated to Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in
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Forest cover increases to 12.86 per cent in Bihar
Patna: Forest cover in Bihar has increased to 12.86 per cent even as extensive afforestation campaign was on to achieve the target of 15 per cent by 2017, state forest and environment minister P K Shahi
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No radar station proposal at Andaman's islands pending wildlife clearance
The government today said that there is no proposal regarding radar station at Narcondam Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands pending for wildlife clearance. Minister of State for Environment, Prakash
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Forest department to start counting Indian giant squirrels in state
PUNE: It is the official state animal, but no one knows how many Indian giant squirrels there are in Maharashtra. The anomaly will soon be rectified with the state forest department carrying out the first