Mysuru: A 15-year-old female elephant has died in Hanur buffer zone of Male Mahadeshwara wildlife sanctuary. The body of the elephant was recovered on February 13 at Pacchedoddi in Bavihalla forest region by forest officials. It is suspected that th more....

Paris: Nearly half of endangered land mammals and a quarter of birds are already harmed by climate change — a much higher segment than previously thought, researchers have found. Endangered primates and elephants are among the groups squeezed hardes more....

NEW DELHI: India's deepening pollution problem, which hit home with a vengeance after Diwali last year as Delhi and NCR woke up enveloped in smog that refused to lift for days, has a death toll second only to China's , and together the two nations ac more....

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the CBI to probe alleged irregularities in the cleaning up of river Ganga by the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam. The tribunal found that a Sewage Treatment Plant on Garh drain in GarhMuktes more....

NEW DELHI: The government here may be in denial mode on linking premature deaths to air pollution, but a new study on global air pollution by the US-based institutes claims that the India's worsening air pollution caused some 1.1 million premature de more....

India and China account for more than half of the world's premature deaths due to air pollution, a new report on Tuesday said. Noting that India's lives lost to the tiny particulate matter (PM) is "approaching" China's numbers, the 'State of Globa more....

It takes less than 20 milligrams of rhino horn to prosecute poachers. This is all scientists need to discover a rhinoceros' unique DNA pattern, a sort of genetic fingerprint investigators can use to link criminals involved in poaching and trading o more....

BERHAMPUR: The much-awaited mass nesting of the Olive Ridley sea turtles started near the Rushikulyarivermouth, 50 km from here, in Ganjam district, on early hours of Tuesday. On the first day, over 8,000 female turtles laid eggs on the beach from Go more....

BHOPAL: Forest officials from Madhya Pradesh are optimistic that a final decision would be taken to shift Gir lions from Gujarat to PalpurKuno sanctuary in the state. A meeting of the chief wildlife wardens is scheduled in New Delhi on February 15 an more....

Better wetland ecosystem, availability ofprey and safewater bodies are prime attractionsfor the bird Bird watchers, forest authorities and locals of Diviseema are celebrating the arrival of Ruddy Shelduck ( Tadornaferruginea ) at the Krishna Wildlif more....

BHOPAL: Forest officials from Madhya Pradesh are optimistic that a final decision would be taken to shift Gir lions from Gujarat to PalpurKuno sanctuary in the state. A meeting of the chief wildlife wardens is scheduled in New Delhi on February 15 an more....

Tens of thousands of common murres, washed ashore on beaches from California to Alaska in 2016 A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore on beaches from California to Alaska, resear more....