The Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) in Orissa, India, has requested the advice of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to mitigate the impact of the port's development on the Olive Ridley Turtles. In fulfilling that role, IUCN has been receiving enquiries and questions about its overall involvement …
The Gharials, once abundant in river systems of the Indian subcontinent with its range extending throughout the Gangetic Plains, Indus river in Pakistan, northern Nepal and Bhutan, East Burma and southern Orissa, are reportedly extinct in Burma and Pakistan. The Indian Gharial is now confined to India, Nepal and Bangladesh, …
Himachal Pradesh Government has sought denotification of state's five wildlife sanctuaries including the Naina Devi, Shikari Devi, Govind Sagar, Shili and Darlaghat and reorganisation of the boundaries of 28 others. This is to exclude some of the areas of human inhabitations located within sanctuary areas. In all, the state has …
Most protected areas in the world are inhabited by people. Mexico is at the forefront of countries where local communities have direct ownership rights of their forests, with an estimated 56-80% of national forests directly owned by communities, within which extraction activities are regulated by Mexican environmental law. However, not …
A century ago, the feudal species made a fetish of tiger shooting. Those aspiring for special accolades from the raj would organize tiger hunts and invite its local representatives
Seismic survey being conducted by the Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) has been suspended by officials of the Wildlife Department at Nara Game Sanctuary adjacent to Sardar Garh, district Ghotki, amid a row between the two government institutions. According to sources, the OGDC was carrying out survey to ascertain …
As many amphibians face the very real threat of being completely wiped out by disease, climate change and pollution, Emma Marris looks at a controversial approach to save some of them in glass boxes.
The University of Peshawar (UoP) and the provincial wildlife department have locked horns over the acquisition of the Azakhel Park, Nowshera, which was allotted by the district government to the varsity for establishing a botanical garden. The Nowshera district government had allotted 83 acres of land of Azakhel Park to …
Special attention is being given to feeding, safety and treatment of wild animals at Van Vihar National Park. The carnivores kept in Van Vihar National Park including lions, tigers and leopards have crossed their average age. In view of this, constant watch on their health is being kept. One of …
The fresh census of rhino population in Chitwan National Park has shown that the number of the endangered species has increased in recent times. The 16-day-long census, which ended on Sunday, found that there are 408 rhinos in the Park. This number is up by 36 compared to the previous …
World Conservation Union (IUCA) has praised the crisis management efforts undertaken in Madhya Pradesh to check deaths of alligators. The encomiums have been given in a letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh through which IUCA has also offered its co-operation in this connection. Meanwhile, death rate of alligators in …
A two-month-old male elephant calf that got separated from its mother from the wild was rescued by forest officials in Erode district. The elephant calf has been sent to the Vandalur zoo for rehabilitation. Zoo authorities said the calf was sighted near the Bhavani Sagar dam in Erode district a …
Four deer, out of 14 that were released in the eco park near Jamuna Bridge in Sirajganj, have died within four days of the park's inception. Sources in forest department and park authorities said two deer died of illness on Wednesday night. Another deer died on last Monday after it …
The carcass of the largest mammal on earth - blue whale - was washed ashore on the Jamnagar coast, leaving local villagers in awe. The 50-feet carcass was found lying in the mangroves at Narara island, about 65 kilometres from Jamnagar. The mammoth carcass was eight feet wide and four …
Three conservation groups sued the Department of the Interior on Monday for missing a deadline on a decision to list polar bears as threatened because of the loss of Arctic sea ice. A decision was due Jan. 9, one year after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the …
The Central Zoo Authority of India has adjudged Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling as the best zoo in the country. "This is the first time that the central zoo authority has conducted such a survey and we are happy that ours has been selected as the best one …
