<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>
Should the delivery of four healthy cubs at a litter by Nandan Kanan's Royal Bengal tigress, Shailaja, early this month be celebrated or frowned upon? The births have sparked off controversy because
The fear of lurking militants has prevented further exploitation of Wildlife for trade in Kashmir, where hunting is legal. While human rights activists and the common people of Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh will have a new wildlife and zoo policy by the end of this fiscal, says a senior official. There are 32 sanctuaries besides two national parks in the State. A four-day census of the
The Environment Ministry has lifted its July 11 blanket ban on harvesting of sharks in the Country. Instead, nine species have been listed as endangered in a fresh notification, which according to
Research work at the Physiology and Pharmacology departments at AIIMS has almost come to a standstill. Reason : The lack of higher primates like Chimpanzees and rhesus monkeys for experimentation.
Three persons, including two women, were killed by a herd of six elephants at Batanagar village of the district Raigarh (Madhya Pradesh), the police said on Sunday. The elephants entered the village
Vultures once found in abundance all over the country, are a sight for sore eyes nowadays but in the wilderness is that they are not only the centre of attraction but are free to do what they do
A project to impart training to the field staff of the Forest Department for managing elephant reserves and for handling pachyderms has been launched by the department. The programme costing Rs. 23
The police have seized tiger and leopard skins and bones from Bicchia police station area in Madhya Pradesh. According to the police, the bones of a leopard - killed four months ago - as well as the
The Maharashtra state Forest Department is currently working on a project to ensure that leopards caught while straying into villages are properly rehabilitated to prevent them from returning to
