Vulture restaurants in Nawalparasi district are witnessing few winged visitors as there is the shortage of cattle carcasses. More young cattle are coming to the restaurants instead of the sick and old
NUMALIGARH: With a view to providing a proper home to butterflies in the unique Butterfly Valley in Golaghat district, especially the endangered varieties, the North East Institute of Science and Technology is trying to locate and nurture plants there on which they breed. The valley is situated inside the Numaligarh Refinery township, spread over an area of 30 acres amidst a backdrop of verdant green and surrounded by hillocks. It is adjacent to the misty Deopahar hills and the Kaliani river, and is not far away from the world-famous Kaziranga National Park either.
Madhya Pradesh on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has “all the necessary infrastructure, expertise and environment for translocating lions” from Gujarat’s Gir to its Kuno Palpur sanctuary. A Forest
IMPHAL, April 15 – The scientists at the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Manipur centre have successfully induced breeding of Khabak (Bangana dero), an indigenous minor carp of the region
With only about 2,000 Gangetic river dolphins left in India, down from tens of thousands just a few decades ago, the Bihar government is planning to set up Asia's first research centre to strengthen conservation efforts to save the endangered mammal. An official in the chief minister's office said the Gangetic dolphin research centre would be set up in Patna, where dozens of dolphins can still be seen in the stretch of the river near the state capital.
Nagpur In a significant verdict, the Bombay High Court has ruled that wild animals including tiger should be treated as "government property for all purposes" and any damage caused by them should be compensated by the Government. If a wild animal causes loss to an agriculturist or a citizen, it would be the responsibility of the appropriate Government to make good the loss," a division bench comprising Justices Sharad Bobde and Prasanna Varale ruled, before directing the government to pay damages of Rs 3.84 lakh to a Wardha farmer whose crops were damaged due to presence of tigers in the area.
With fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild, the Amur leopard is thought to be the world's rarest wild cat, and the creation of a new protected area in Russia is an important step towards the
The Wildlife Department has failed to submit the comprehensive report on the first national survey of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants which took place in August 2011. The report was to be handed over to
A study on the sloth bears of Dalma, which was submitted as a report to the Ranchi wildlife division two days ago, throws light on the insectivorous mammal and its habitat in Jharkhand. The study was
A rare black soft shell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) was rescued by the Senior Manager of Baghjan Tea Estate along with his team of executives, from a dried up pond in the tea estate when some persons were taking it away to eat. The Senior Manager, Anand Wats, in association with his executives SA Chowdhury, S Tirkey and JS Sindhu later released the animal in a secluded spot of the Danguri river in front of Dibru Saikia National Park.
After considerable delay, another phase of the ambitious plan to translocate rhinos to Manas is likely to get under way this December. The initiative would see up to eighteen rhinos being moved from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and Kaziranga National Park to Manas National Park in a well-orchestrated exercise spread over several months.
Efforts to protect the North Atlantic right whale have gone high-tech with the creation of an iPad/iPhone application that can warn mariners when they approach an area where the highly endangered mammals
The Supreme Court (SC) verdict for making a buffer zone in the famous Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) of the State has come out as a setback to the State Government. RTI and wildlife activist Ajay Dube of the
Efforts to protect the North Atlantic right whale have gone high-tech with the creation of an iPad/iPhone application that can warn mariners when they approach an area where the highly endangered mammals
Guwahati: The evidence of the presence of tiger has been established in Namdapha using the modern census technique by Guwahati based bio-diversity conservation and research organisation, Aaranyak. The study was carried out in collaboration with the Arunachal Forest Department under the Directorate of the Namdapha Tiger Reserve. This is the first time that a tiger has been captured in a camera trap since attempts was made as early as from 1996 by Bangalore based Wildlife Conservation Society.
In a bid to repatriate 800 Indian Star tortoises, which were seized while being smuggled out of the country, Tamil Nadu forest officials have sought the help of molecular biologists to identify their place of origin. Two types of Star tortoises are present in the country – one set found in the Western parts in Gujarat and Rajasthan and the other type in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and also in the neighbouring island country, Sri Lanka. They are smuggled out of the country for use as exotic pets and delicacies.
AHMEDABAD: At least nine leopards have been killed by villagers in Saurashtra, Banaskantha and Dang in the last five years. Of these, five were killed in Saurashtra region alone. "Leopards are being killed in the region where people take care of another big cat - the Asiatic lions. Even if a farmer sees his cattle being attacked by a lion, he would not interfere, but if a leopard is involved, they will attack it," said a senior forest officer.
Dutch elm disease is a terrible affliction that destroyed elm trees throughout North America and Europe. It is a fungal infection that is spread by the elm bark beetle. It is believed to originate from
Ahmedabad: In the last three years, 139 lions including 54 cubs have died in the state. Of the 139 deaths, 42 are males and 43 females. This information was tabled in the state assembly in a written
Lion Safari – the dream project of the Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav which was shelved by the previous Mayawati government – is now being revived by the new Uttar Pradesh government. The
