Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated 05.11.2024 dated 16/12/2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled "The Last Feral Horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated November …
Mumbai: The efforts of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has borne fruit, with vultures being successfully bred in captivity, for the first time in the world. The Vulture Conservation Breeding Programme of the BNHS was started in 2004 at three places in the country at Pinjor in Haryana, Rajabhatkhawa near …
Even though the estimated population of the snow leopard in Himachal is barely 15, encouraged by spotting of the animal by locals as well as wildlife staff in Spiti the government has sent a Rs 1.50 crore action plan to the Centre for protecting the highly endangered animal. It is …
The State Forest department has constituted a steering committee, headed by the Chief Minister, for better conservation of tigers in the state. State Forest Minister would be the Vice-Chairman of the committee. The steering committee, which was notified on July 15, will also have the Principal Chief, Conservator of Forest …
After the initial success, the Western Tragopan breeding programme has failed to bring about the desired results as merely two out of 55 eggs have hatched, forcing wildlife authorities to seek the help of UK-based World Pheasants Association to evaluate factors which could have affected successful breeding. The wildlife authorities, …
Himalayan Black Bear: Threat to survival Darjeeling, May 21: For the first time in India, heat sensor cameras will be used in a survey to count Himalayan Black Bear in a wildlife sanctuary here. The two-year survey, started recently by the WWF-India and the state forest department in Senchel Wildlife …
The alligator-breeding scheme of Van Vihar is hanging in balance as the Jaipur sanctuary has refused to provide male alligator to Van Vihar. Keeping in mind the decreasing number of alligators the former director of Van Vihar, Dr AK Bhattacharya had prepared this scheme. In this connection letters have been …
The alligator-breeding scheme of Van Vihar is hanging in balance as the Jaipur sanctuary has refused to provide male alligator to Van Vihar. Keeping in mind the decreasing number of alligators the former director of Van Vihar, Dr AK Bhattacharya had prepared this scheme. In this connection letters have been …
Thousands of bears are being kept in appalling conditions to supply traditional Chinese medicine. Bear bile is used in traditional Chinese medicine and fetches a tidy price. In China, the wholesale price is around 4000 yuan (approximately $580) per kilogram; each bear produces up to 5 kilograms a year. Bears …
Mumbai: So you thought that Orissa was the only state that the rare and elusive Olive Ridley Turtle graced with its presence? Think again. The highly endangered species unfailingly come to a quaint coastal village of Velas, Ratnagiri, about 260 kilometres away from amchi Mumbai, year after year, to lay …
Kaziranga (Assam): Ten tiger deaths in three months, 42 deaths in eight years, yet officials at the Kaziranga National Park, home to one of the largest number of tigers in India, are of the opinion that tiger population here is
Boparai Kalan (Nakodar): Balbir Singh gets up from his cot, takes maize from bags inside a room and scatters the grains on the roof of house. The old man has been doing it as routine for 15 years to conserve national bird peacock. Decline in the peacock population spurred Boparai …
- Nandan Kanan suffers as staff go on indefinite strike Staff on protest path. Pix: Sanjib Mukherjee Bhubaneswar, Feb. 8: For the poor animals at Nandan Kanan, it was a day to fast, as their caretakers went on an indefinite strike demanding a better deal for themselves. As many as …
Durgesh Nandan Jha | New Delhi Forest land surrounding all major tiger reserves in the country may turn into farmland and commercial establishments following recategorisation of these expanses as revenue land. The decision has been taken to lure inhabitants out of the villages in core tiger habitats across the country. …
- Birsa Munda Zoological Park allows individuals and organisations to adopt animals and birds ANEETA SHARMA Take your pick: A tiger and birds at the Birsa Munda Zoological Park in Ranchi. File pictures Ranchi, Jan. 29: Like someone you saw at the zoo? Now, you can adopt them too. The …
kENDRAPARA: As many as 1572 estuarine crocodiles, including two measuring more than 20 feet, were sighted by the Forest officials in the water bodies of Bhitarakanika National Park during the week-long census. This was informed by Prasanna Kumar Behera, DFO of the park. The census indicates that the population of …
Even as experts and activists envelop prominent areas and forums of pro-wildlife arguments, there is still scope to play a part. In one such attempt to help conserve wildlife, Julius, a 13-year-old Bangalore boy has created a website dedicated completely to conservation of environment and wildlife. He is also active …
The elephant population which was only 1,967 in 1993 has increased up to 5,350 in 2008, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said. Participating in the Fauna and Flora Protection (Amendment) Bill debate which was passed in Parliament yesterday, Minister Ranawaka said the Government has taken a number …
