<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>
Germany authorities have slaughtered 81,000 chickens to try to stop an outbreak of avian flu, sources said. A spokesman for the Environment Minsitry said 75,000 birds were slaughtered within a three
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA), a body constituted by the Centre to regulate the functioning of zoos, has not given regular recognition to any of the 166 zoos in the country. Although the government
For the tribals living in south and west Orissa districts, the festival of hunting, which begins in Chaitra month of Oriya calendar and continues for thirty days, has a lot of meanings. During the
Realising that zoos play a significant role in generating public awareness for conservation of wild animals and taking cognizance of the inadequacy of diagnostic facilities for proper treatment of
Scientists said they have discovered the world's smallest seahorse, after realizing it was not simply the offspring of a species they already knew about. The pygmy seahorse averages 16 mm (.64 inch)
Unidentified poachers killed a young male tusker in the Bijnore forest division, in Dehradun, Uttaranchal, literally blowing the youthful pachyderm's brains out in their quest for ivory. The
Eleven years is just not enough for zoos and deer parks in the country to be able to meet the guidelines formulated by the Central Zoos Authority (CZA) on ideal conditions for animals in captivity.
There is an urgent need for another tiger project as the trade in tiger skins and use of their bones in traditional medicines has left the tiger population on the verge of extinction. This was stated
The Delhi Zoo hospital is nursing its first ever Jaguar cub that survived a ferocious mother. Born to Sri Lankan parents that were brought to the city two years ago, Vicky has the zoo officials
Death of a lion may not be unnatural in Gir. But, when a pair of males died recently, it left forest officials and ecologists completely foxed. They showed no signs of pain, no death pangs though
