NAGPUR: At a time when poaching has hogged all the limelight, there is report of a young male tiger from Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary nicknamed 'Jai', travelling around 120-130km to reach Paoni range of ...More

NEW DELHI: Concerned over growing incidents of poaching of rhinos, five Asian rhino range nations in a resolution asked India to take measures, including increased level of security to wildlife parks, ...More

In a blow to trekkers, the Forest Department has decided not to allow trekking at the Kudremukh Peak in Chikmagalur this weekend. The decision comes in the wake of information about poaching in the r ...More

Guwahati, Oct. 4: Five Asian countries have agreed to share information on criminals/suspects involved in rhino trade. The declaration, agreed upon by the rhino range states in Asia — Bhutan, India, ...More

As elephants face a serious threat, thanks to rising number of man-animal conflict, loss of habitat and growing menace of poachers, the Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) on Friday celebrated Elephant ...More

After confirmation of one tiger poaching at Ghatang in Melghat, the arrest of notorious poacher Ajit at Hyderabad by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau sleuths and the Andhra Pradesh Police last week has b ...More

After a discussion on whether poaching should be treated with the same gravity as murder, the talk turned to the ills that plague the system. Kishor Rithe, a member on the National Board of Wild Life ...More

TUTICORIN: As the 1,645-hectare Vallanadu blackbuck sanctuary remains dry, the inhabitant antelopes are straying into nearby private lands in search of fodder and water. Though forest officials say th ...More

Even as the forest department begins the Wildlife Week celebrations with a pat on its back for arresting a poachers' gang, a group of young conservationists has decided to shun the events and run a ca ...More

Some recent reports suggest that there is illegal poaching going on at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. It was reported that deer antlers were found outside the park. This incident shows there is ...More

ERODE: A 35-year-old anti-poaching watcher was trampled to death while on duty in the forest area. His body was recovered on Tuesday morning. According to forest officials, V Ramadass (35), an anti-p ...More

ERODE, Tamil Nadu: A forest guard in charge of anti-poaching operations was trampled to death by an elephant in remote Sujilkarai area in the district, officials said. The 35-year-old man had gone ...More

The stench of rotting elephant carcasses hangs in the air in western Zimbabwe, where wildlife officials say at least 91 elephants were poisoned with cyanide by poachers who hack off the tusks for the ...More

The Forest and Wildlife Department has constituted a ‘Tiger Cell’ to look into matters related to protection and intelligence gathering in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. Principal Chief Conservator of F ...More

The Forest and Wildlife Department has constituted a ‘Tiger Cell’ to look into matters related to protection and intelligence gathering in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. Principal Chief Conservator ...More

Non-payment of salaries to labourers part of anti-poaching efforts, and misuse of funds allocated to the state for tiger conservation could threaten conservation efforts. It was a matter of pride whe ...More

KOLKATA: Three deer poachers were arrested from the Sunderbans on Saturday. Foresters also rescued an injured deer from the spot, a creek close to the Thakuran river under Ramganga range. But, the d ...More

KOLKATA: Three deer poachers were arrested from the Sunderbans on Saturday. Foresters also rescued an injured deer from the spot, a creek close to the Thakuran river under Ramganga range. But, the dee ...More

Kolhapur: The Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) has suggested that the Maharashtra forest department work out a better plan of communication between the police and forest guards in order to ...More

Last month, the Maharashtra government completely evacuated Navegaon village, which is on the edge of the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve forest. Some 200 families were voluntarily relocated to land outs ...More