<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>
Despite recognizing a decline in Puget Sound killer whales, U.S. officials ruled that the whales did not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Adjutant stork, a rare and endangered scheduled species under the Wildlife Protection Act, will soon find its new home inside the Nandankanan zoo in Bhubaneshwar. The adjutant stork, a scavenger that
As many as 12 wild tuskers created a dreadful situation at the Chariduar area in Assam. The tuskers came out from the thick jungle of Arunachal Pradesh and did immense damage to more than 20
Peacock, the country's national bird, is becoming endangered. Poisoned and killed for its beautiful tail feathers, the population of the bird is plunging at a rather "worrying rate". With the
In a fresh case of poaching, a team of forest officials nabbed two persons on the charge of killing a barking deer in Karol hills in Solan forest division, at Kandaghat (HP). The meat, skin, head and
Australia moved to save three threatened species of albatross, one of the world's most majestic sea birds. Environment Minister David Kemp said four albatross breeding sites around Australia's
The Kenya Wildlife Service started a major operation early in the year to drive out more than 1000 elephants which had crossed the national park area and destroyed crops, causing damage worth
Madhya Pradesh has registered an increase in the population of its tigers and leopards out in the wild. As per the figures of the 2001 census, the state has 710 tigers and 1066 leopards now in
The Centre has asked the 23 tiger projects in the country including Manas in Assam to keep vigil to stop the smuggling of the sexual organs of tiger, whose demands have spurted in the international
Remarking that the ban on shahtoosh trade was due to some misunderstandings, union minister of textiles Kashi Ram Rana today said his ministry would take up the issue of lifting ban with other
