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Call of the wild |
PU Antony |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, June 04, 2013 |
Blooming Biosphere The declaration of two new sanctuaries by the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments comes as a hope for many endangered species. Increased protection and awareness, especially in tig ...More
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Corbett deaths prompt probe |
Tapas Chakraborty |
The Telegraph , Tuesday, June 04, 2013 |
Lucknow, June 3: A team of crime-busters from the wildlife bureau reached Jim Corbett National Park today to probe three tiger deaths in six days that have led to fresh concerns about how safe the big ...More
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3 tigers found dead in a week in Corbett reserve |
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Live Mint , Tuesday, June 04, 2013 |
New Delhi: Forest rangers at the Corbett Tiger Reserve in northern India are investigating the deaths of three tigers whose carcasses were found over the last week, news reports said Monday.
The lat ...More
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The perils of the water tiger |
Ananda Banerjee |
Live Mint , Tuesday, June 04, 2013 |
The golden mahseer fights like hell,” says Indrave Singh Mann, 67, an angling enthusiast since he was five years old. This resident of Delhi also happens to hold the record for the biggest trout ever ...More
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Parrots seized from Hyderabad's 'fortune tellers' |
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The Times of India , Monday, June 03, 2013 |
HYDERABAD: The city's 'soothsayers' seem to be afflicted by a spell of bad luck, with the forest department officials deciding to crack the whip on them for caging birds. In a series of rescue operati ...More
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Sher Khan’s Courtiers |
K.S. Shaini |
Out Look , Saturday, June 01, 2013 |
They leap into the manicured make believe of Narendra Modi’s ‘Gujarat Gaurav’ with low, defiant growls. The Gujarat government has not acted on the Supreme Court’s order to shift some Asiatic lions fr ...More
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Poison fells fourth tiger in Karnataka |
Amit S. Upadhye |
Deccan Chronicle , Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
Bengaluru: Forest department sleuths have stumbled upon a fourth tiger which has been poisoned to death in the state in the last four months. The latest case was reported on May 25 from Titimathi fore ...More
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'Drones are changing the face of conservation' |
John Vidal |
The Guardian , Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
Anti-hunting groups in Britain, conservationists on African game reserves and US animal welfare groups have started using drones to combat poaching and to monitor suspected illegal activities.
The co ...More
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Sangai count at Keibul Lamjao National Park rises |
K Sarojkumar Sharma, |
The Times of India , Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
IMPHAL: The population of the rare brow antlered deer, popularly known as sangai at Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), has increased to 206 from 180 in 2003.
Manipur forest officials, environmenta ...More
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'More awareness about wildlife is needed' |
Sumita Sarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, May 27, 2013 |
The wildlife department of the Nashik forest office does not lack funds, infrastructure or projects but is short of manpower, conservator of forests (wildlife) Arvind Vispute tells Sumita Sarkar in an ...More
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ULFA hawks want to protect Kaziranga rhino |
Bijay Sankar Bora |
The Tribune , Monday, May 27, 2013 |
The banned United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) or the anti-talks faction today stated that it was game to play key role in protection of precious one-horned rhinos at Kaziranga National Par ...More
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Protected animals killed in tribal fest |
Debajyoti Chakraborty |
The Times of India , Monday, May 27, 2013 |
PURULIA: Several Relentless campaigning by the forest department against poaching of endangered animals were poached by failed to drive home a message as tribals who gathered at Ayodhya Hills to celeb ...More
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ULFA hawks want to protect Kaziranga rhino |
Bijay Sankar Bora |
The Tribune , Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
Guwahati, May 26
The banned United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) or the anti-talks faction today stated that it was game to play key role in protection of precious one-horned rhinos at Ka ...More
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700 tribals to be recruited to protect forests |
M S Vidyanandan |
The New Indian Express , Saturday, May 25, 2013 |
In a rare gesture to win the confidence of the tribal population and to face new threats in forest management, including the presence of terrorists, the State Forest Department will recruit 700 tribal ...More
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Poachers kill two Kaziranga rhinos |
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The Times of India , Saturday, May 25, 2013 |
JORHAT/GUWAHATI: After a brief lull, poachers again struck at Kaziranga National Park, about 250km here, killing two rhinos and chopping off their horns.
While a gang of poachers killed one rhino at ...More
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