<p>Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M K Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/03/2024. The matter related to protection of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican.</p>
Illegal trade in various endangered species of flora and fauna is rampant in this Tibertan hub that lies adjacent to Nepal's northern districts of Humla, Bajhang and Darchula. In other words it's
Nearly 20 years after being wiped out in Uganda, the rhinocerous has been reintroduced - the first phase of a project financed by the World Bank to restock the country's national parks. Two Southern
Norway's new government has outraged animal rights campaigners by proposing that the already controversial practice of seal hunting should be turned into an "exclusive" tourist attraction. In an
The grey wolf, the personification of evil in German fairytales, has returned to the country for the first time in more than 150 years. Causing delight among animal lovers but alarm to farmers, a
The Pakistan government has imposed a ban on the export of falcons to avert the imminent extinction of the precious birds in the country. The decision was taken following a reported confiscation of
There has been a sudden fall in the vulture population in Bharatpur (Rajasthan). A team of scientists at the Poultry Diagnostic Research Centre, Pune is working to identify the virus responsible for
The Mehsana district in north Gujarat has a wildlife problem - of plenty. Blackbuck on the rampage have destroyed crops worth crores of rupees, and the state Forest Department hasn't been able to
Mr. Jiten Gogoi is the MLA from Bokakhat. A major section of the nearly 450 sq kilometer Kaziranga National Park, famous for its one-horned rhinoceros, falls within his constituency. Little has been
A census of endangered animals hitherto not covered in any similar count has been launched for the first time in the country this week. Species to be covered by the census include estuarine
Blue crabs in the Chesapeake are disappearing, and with them a way of life that has pitted watermen against scientists : A
