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Chinese ban on ivory sales goes into effect |
AFP |
India. Com , Monday, January 01, 2018 |
Beijing, Dec 31 (AFP) China’s complete ban on ivory trade went into effect Sunday, officials said, a major step forward in Beijing’s efforts to rein in what was once the world’s largest market for ill ...More
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Tiger census likely in Telangana in Jan 2018 |
PTI |
India Today , Monday, January 01, 2018 |
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (PTI) The tiger census is expected to be taken up in Telangana next month, a senior official of the state forest department has said.
This would be the first census of the striped a ...More
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Spike in blackbuck population |
J Praveen Paul Joseph |
The Hindu , Monday, January 01, 2018 |
Thanks to protection and conservation
With efforts for protection and conservation, the Vallanadu Blackbuck Sanctuary (Antelope cervicapra) has witnessed a spike in the blackbucks population in Valla ...More
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Tiger census likely in Telangana in Jan 2018 |
PTI |
India Today , Monday, January 01, 2018 |
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (PTI) The tiger census is expected to be taken up in Telangana next month, a senior official of the state forest department has said.
This would be the first census of the striped a ...More
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115 new species found in Greater Mekong region |
IANS |
Zee News , Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
Bangkok: A crocodile lizard, a snail-eating turtle and a horseshoe bat are among the 115 new species discovered by scientists in Southeast Asia's Mekong River region in 2016, the World Wildlife Fund ( ...More
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India, neighbours agree to conduct joint tiger census |
Mayank Aggarwal |
Live Mint , Monday, December 18, 2017 |
New Delhi: Starting a new chapter in tiger conservation efforts, India and its neighbours Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh have decided to conduct a joint census of their tiger population.
The Indian sub ...More
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More than three lakh migratory birds throng Kashmir Valley |
M Saleem Pandit |
The Times of India , Saturday, December 02, 2017 |
SRINAGAR: With the onset of winter, over three lakh migratory birds from central Asia and southern Europe have arrived at more than 400 water bodies in the Kashmir Valley.
Thousands of Mallards, Co ...More
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Five bird traps seized |
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E – Pao , Saturday, December 02, 2017 |
Imphal, December 01 2017: As a part of the drive against illegal trapping and poaching of migratory birds under Thoubal Forest Division, a drive was conducted at Khongyampat near TangjengKhunjao and M ...More
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Five arrested over elephant killing in Sri Lanka |
AFP |
The New Indian Express , Friday, December 01, 2017 |
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have arrested five men for allegedly killing a wild elephant, with officers seizing ivory and tusk-cutting tools, officials said Friday.
Villagers in the island's northwest ...More
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