Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Sept. 23: The chief wildlife warden of the state, Mr Hitesh Malhotra, has banned the shooting of films in the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve at Nallamala stating that the chase scenes, flood lights and other shooting activities pose a serious threat to wild life, particularly the tigers. The forest officials expressed …
AMITA VERMA The scare of crocodiles has driven devotees away from the ghats of the Ganga river in Hardwar. Two crocodiles have been sighted upstream in the Ganga river in the past two days. The first crocodile was seen by devotees taking a holy dip at the Birla Ghat in …
Wake up in the morning and miss the chirp of the house sparrow? The Indian government wants to know where the little birds have gone and have roped in Time magazine's Hero of the Environment-2008 Mohammed Dilawar to find out. Sparrows Nearly a year after Nashik naturalist Dilawar became a …
Vadodara: Five days after a leopard was spotted in Harni, another was reportedly sighted in the same area on Sunday morning. Forest officials were on their toes throughout the day searching the animal, which was spotted by a milkman in post and telegraph (P&T;) colony on Sunday morning. It was …
PHULBANI: A Herd of wild elephants went on the rampage again yesterday killing three persons and destroying many houses in village Kumbharamunda under Daringibadi police station limits in Kandhamal district. Two prowling elephants entered the village under Kirikuti panchayat and trampled to death Debarani Nayak (60) and her grandson Pravaja …
Sivadas Varma KOCHI: They are now the pride of the Kochi Devaswom Board. Till recently the tuskers owned by the Board faced torture from their mahouts. After the intervention of elephant lovers and the media, the Board official have started appointing only persons with sufficient experience to care for these …
In a bid to contain the accidental killing of animals on a highly sensitive stretch on the NH 37 near Kaziranga, the Forest Department has asked all motorists to strictly abide by speed limits. In case of violation, vehicle owners or drivers will be penalized. As the rains set in …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured that all the forest and environment projects in Northeastern region would be funded on 90:10 ratio, official sources said here on Wednesday. Speaking in the meeting of Environment and Forests Ministers in Delhi on Tuesday, Tripura Forest Minister Jitendra Chowdhury strongly demanded to allocate …
Two wild elephants in a midnight raid damaged a primary school at Sevoke Bazar and ate up sacks full of rice and pulses which they probably could not finish during a previous attack. Personnel from Sevoke police outpost and the local people pushed the tuskers back into the nearby Mahananda …
Dhandbad, Aug. 10: A study conducted by the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research on the effects of mining on man-elephant conflicts has found that community participation linked to issues of tusker conservation can lead to enormous benefits for the local population. Having earned a name for its wide-range …
With only 3,000 wild individuals surviving restricted to just 7% of their historical range, tigers are now a globally threatened species. Therefore, conservation efforts must prioritize regions that harbor more tigers, as well try to capture most of the remaining genetic variation and habitat diversity. Only such prioritization based on …
Tiruvannamalai: On Wednesday and Thursday three thirsty deer venturing into surrounding villages in search of water got themselves into trouble. Two deer, which fell in farm wells at Keezh Palanandhal and Kaveriyampoondi villages were rescued by Forest officials. However, a deer which strayed into Aanaippiranthan village on Thursday was hounded …
AHMEDABAD: There are many who are passionate about wildlife but don't do anything about it. Amit Rami, 24, is not one of them. He has been actively involved in animal rescue and care efforts for seven years now. He joined a city-based wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre at the age …
Mumbai D Rathod, superintendent of the lion safari at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), is learning to speak Kannada. That is because two of the park
AHMEDABAD: Some posh addresses in the city are reporting new claimants. Or maybe old claimants are returning to haunt the new ones! Suddenly, with monsoons getting closer, snakes are surfacing in these areas taking residents by surprise. On Tuesday five kraits, a rat snake and two kukris were found from …
Joanna Moorhead Ten years ago, the conservationist Lawrence Anthony adopted seven wild elephants in South Africa. He says humans could learn much from them about family life. Lawrence Anthony
A high-level meeting of forest department officials will be held on June 9 at Bangalore to discuss the problems faced by the mahouts and kavadis who are involved in taking care of elephants at Dubare elephant camp, said Madikeri DCF B B Mallesh. Speaking to press persons on Wednesday, he …
Neha Sinha New Delhi: In a new set of directives, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has instructed tiger reserves across the country to put a stop to all
