Shrinking habitats and poaching continue to thwart efforts at wildlife conservation, even as the government fails to show resolve in protecting the country’s biodiversity. It is depressing but true ...More

The Odisha Government’s move to reduce 159 sq km from Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary has sparked off strong reactions with an environment organisation demanding withdrawal of the decision of State Boa ...More

RAIPUR: There is some good news for bird enthusiasts. Chhattisgarh's state bird, Bastar Hill Mynah, was on the verge of extinction — now, its flock is increasing. A group of 150 whistling birds were ...More

She puts one paw on the edge of the cage, then takes it back in. She pauses and peeps out, looking to her right and to her left, growling as she tries to gauge her surroundings. She’s hedging; you w ...More

With the Assam Government mulling a proposal to dehorn some of the famous one-horned rhinos, several civil society organisations as well as conservation groups in the State has opposed the move. Fail ...More

Britain's Prince Charles has called on the international community to ensure India's wildlife is protected. The heir to Britain's throne was joined by both his sons, William and Harry, at an inter ...More

“The debate about development at the cost of environment is an ongoing one. If one looks at the extent of protected area in the country, it does not exceed more than four per cent of the total land ...More

The rhinos face a threat to their lives for their horn. So, the forest department in Assam is now mulling over the idea of dehorning the animal to save it from poachers. For years, scores of rhinos h ...More

Johannesburg: Smuggling of endangered species and their products mainly from sub-Saharan Africa by international organized crime rings and armed groups is worth as much as $10 billion a year, Chatham ...More

Representatives from more than 40 countries gathered in London today aiming to agree on a landmark global declaration on the illegal wildlife trade in elephants, rhinos and tigers, with all eyes on se ...More

The impunity with which tigers were killed in Vidarbha and their skins traded in and around Nagpur within a few months in 2012-13 has raised many questions about the safety of tigers and the quality o ...More

Pulicat lake, more than 60 km away from the city on the northern fringes, has attracted a large number of migratory birds this season too. Naturalists who visited the place recently said nearly 50,00 ...More

KOZHIKODE: The annual Theyyam season, currently underway in North Kerala, has always been the high point of ritualistic dance and cult worship. It gives a unique spectacle of transformation of the ord ...More

A three-day soccer tournament is currently underway in the state with its aim being to highlight the plight of the Asian elephant and the need for their conservation with special emphasis on the Ripu- ...More

The Odisha Government on Tuesday gave its official stamp of approval to de-notify 159 sq km from Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary which forms a large part of the Satkosia Tiger Reserve. The move to reduce the ...More

NAGPUR: The village eco-development committees (EDCs) set up in Maharashtra side of Pench Tiger Reserve have geared up for involving community participation in conservation of forest and tigers. Satp ...More

The United States has clamped down on the domestic trade of elephant ivory as part of a new drive to help African countries stem the threat to wildlife from poachers. The White House administrativ ...More

NAGPUR: Four tigers could have been saved from falling prey to poaching in Masondi in East Melghat Division if informer Madhu Sawalkar had turned down the paltry 200 offered by poachers last year. How ...More

Fifteen species of birds seen in India have been declared critically endangered by the International Union for Conversation of Nature (IUCN) for 2013. The endangered birds, including the Great Indian ...More

MOTIHARI: Environment and forest department principal secretary Deepak Kumar has directed the district magistrate of East Champaran to take immediate steps to stop the killing, trapping and marketing ...More