- Voyager spacecraft nears limit of sun's influence
Voyager spacecraft is focussed on the unknown territory ahead, hurtling at 39,000 miles an hour toward so called termination shock, the uncharted zone where the sun's magnetic influence ends in a collision with the interstellar wind. Twenty one years after leaving Earth, Voyager I has become the most remote human …
- Novel, non-invasive method for conservation of tigers
A novel method for tiger conservation has been developed by the Centre for Cellular Microbiology, Hyderabad, according to Dudwa Tiger Reserve field director Rupak De. He said the CCMB has developed a "non-invasive" method for assessing the genetic diversity within and between populations. The methodology was developed by CCMB in …
- Rare parrot seen in UP
A geologist from Uttar Pradesh is the latest person to claim he has spotted the Rothschild Parakeet in UP.
- Guindy park to introduce 'nature trails'
Soon nature lovers in Chennai will get a chance to discover more about the micro flora and fauna found inside the Guindy National Park. Wildlife officials are planning to introduce "nature trails" inside the premises from April. The length of the trail will be two km.
- 29 rare wild animals seized from mobile zoo
The forest authorities of Mathura seized 29 rare species of wild animals from an illegal mobile zoo, operating in Vrindavan in the Kumbh Mela area, on February 28. These animals were brought to the Lucknow Zoo on Tuesday on the instructions of the chief wildlife warden. They are being treated …
- The counting gace
The waterfowl census is an attempt not only to catalogue the various species of migratory birds that come to West Bengal every year, but also to preserve the wetlands that are being increasingly threatened .
- Bill on hunting foxes set to run out of time
A highly controversial backbench bill to ban foxhunting in UK looked destined to die after making little progress in the House of Commons. After five hours of bitter debate, oppostion time wasting tactics meant that only 13 groups of detailed amendments to the wild mammals bill were completed by the …
- Quiet, please. Whales navigating
Dr Alexandros Frantzis of the University of Athens reseach suggests that whales suffer from "collateral damage" from the use of sonar by the world's navies. Such damage has long been suspected, since whales employ their own form of sonar for navigating and hunting, and also use sonar like low frequency …
- Siberian cranes
The three Siberian cranes, an endangered species, finally ended their three-month sojourn to the Keoladeo National Park when they flew back to their home in central Russia last night.
- MNCs trying to scuttle US Endangered Species Act
One of the cornerstones of domestic environmental policy in the US - a law that protects endangered species - is under attack by Congress and multinational corporations. For a quarter-of-a-century, the 1973 Endangered Species Act has protected threatened species and also halted the demise of numerous animal species, including the …
- Nepal a haven for illegal trade in shahtoosh
Nepal continues to be a haven for traffickers in contrabend wildlife products like shahtoosh even though it has some of the most stringent laws in place to check such trade. Kathmandu is one of the largest underground trade centres in the South Asian region for shahtoosh --- wool from an …
- Rare birds, animals trading racket busted
Police have unearthed a major racket in wild animals and birds by arresting an auto mechanic in the City. Hundreds of rare varities of birds and animals, whose numbers are fast declining, have been seized. Officials of the CID and Forest Cell, on a tip off, recovered as many as …
- Ganges barrage site selection after feasibility study
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina informed parliament that the site for the proposed Ganges Barrage would be selected on completion of a feasibility study. A plan of action will be formulated for the development and management of the country's water resources.
- Nepal becoming a thriving centre for illegal wildlife trade
Wildlife activists and biologists don't only consider Nepal as a country of natural beauty and snow capped mountains, but also one of the most notorious transit hubs for the illegal trade of wildlife products. The yak caravans, which carry wool and other indigenous goods across the border of China and …
- Biodiversity conservation trust to be set up
The Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation is to set up a national level biodiversity conservation trust for the conservation of national biodiversity. It is said that the private sector, including the World Bank and non-governmental organisations, will be involved in the trust to be set up with the objective …
- Was Dolly a mistake?
Extraordinary claims, scientists like to say, require extraordinary proof, and none has been more extraordinary in recent years than Scottish embryologist Ian Wilmut's claim that he and his colleagues had cloned a sheep named Dolly from a mammary cell of a pregnant ewe. More than a year later, nobody has …
- CZA may stop grants to State Zoo
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has threatened to stop providing grants to the Assam State Zoo because of the failure of the State Government to provide the necessary matching grants. According to sources, the CZA has so far sanctioned Rs 28 lakh to the State Zoo for the upgradation but …
- A sea of troubles
With another 4,000 sea turtles killed at the Gahirmatha rookery this year, it becomes imperative for the scientific community to get its act together.
-Marauding elephants bring Bihar villagers to the road
There is little evidence of the elections taking place all over the country in Sisai and its adjoining villages in Gumla and Rancho districts, where people are instead grappling with the menace of wild elephants. They not only destroy their standing crops frequently but also kill people from time to …
- Ape alliance formed to fight trade in chimpanzee meat
Animal protection groups alarmed about the number of gorillas and chimpanzees being killed in the tropical forests of African joined forces on Thursday in an Ape Alliance to fight commerical hunting of the threatened species.
