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With anti-poaching squad defunct, wildlife trade flourishes
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Nagpur: With the anti-poaching squad attached to Nagpur Territorial Circle going completely defunct, there is a spurt in illegal trade of wild animals and birds listed in various Schedules of Wildlife ...More


Eight more species added to International Union for Conservation of Nature red list of threatened birds
TNN
The Times of India , Monday, December 29, 2014

PUNE: Birds, one of the best indicators of the environment, have slipped deeper into the danger zone in India, thanks to relentless habitat destruction. The latest International Union for Conservation ...More


Tiger, tiger, burning (quite) bright
Jairam Ramesh
Live Mint , Monday, December 29, 2014

Over half of the world’s tigers in the wild are to be found in India. And while the population elsewhere declines, that in India has shown an increase even though the magnificent species is still en ...More


Maharashtra government to boost eco-tourism in buffer areas of woodlands
DNA India , Sunday, December 28, 2014

The Maharashtra state government has decided to boost eco-tourism in the buffer areas of woodlands to improve the deteriorating condition of forests as well as generate a source of income for the stat ...More


4 blackbucks killed in Velavadar
Gopal B Kateshiya
The Indian Express , Saturday, December 27, 2014

In the first major incident of poaching of its kind, four blackbucks were shot down by poachers on the fringes of the Velavadar National Park in Bhavnagar district in Saurashtra region on Friday. Poli ...More


Poachers kill four blackbucks
TNN
The Times of India , Saturday, December 27, 2014

RAJKOT: In a major poaching incident that has come to light, four black bucks were shot dead on the fringes of Velavadar Black Buck National Park in Bhavnagar district on Friday. Police have arrested ...More


Antelope vulnerable outside protected area
Vijaysinh Parmar
The Times of India , Saturday, December 27, 2014

RAJKOT: One of the main reasons why the blackbucks have become vulnerable to poaching is that a large number of them are found outside Velavadar Blackbuck National Park (BNP) in Bhavnagar. Accordi ...More


Skin of three leopards seized
Press Trust of India
Business Standard , Friday, December 26, 2014

Forest officials today seized skin of three leopards at Rairangpur in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district and arrested eight persons, allegedly involved in poaching. "We have seized skin of three leopa ...More


3 teenage poachers held, 7 migratory birds carcass found
Press Trust of India
Business Standard , Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Wildlife officials arrested three more teenagers engaged in poaching of migratory birds from different villages under Tangi range in Chilika wildlife division. The officials also seized carcass ...More


Leopard cub, mother found dead at Vangaon
Imran Fazal
DNA India , Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Locals found the bodies of a leopard cub and its mother in a wadi in Bahadgaon area and informed the Vangaon police, who in turn informed Boisar forest range officer. Villagers have long been worryin ...More


Bear’s remains recovered from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Keshav Agarwal
The Times of India , Tuesday, December 23, 2014

PILIBHIT: The remains of a bear buried in the Mala forest range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve were recovered by authorities on Monday. The bear was likely killed about two months ago, officials said. The ...More


2 tigers found dead in Nilgiris
B. Ravichandran
The Asian Age , Saturday, December 20, 2014

Two tiger cubs have been found dead in the Sigur reserve forest area adjoining the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR). The death of two tiger cubs, one found in a decomposed state and the other in a semi-d ...More


South Africa busts rhino horn smuggling syndicate
IANS
Business Standard , Saturday, December 20, 2014

Sixteen members of a Czechoslovakia-based syndicate have been arrested by South African authorities in an international rhino horn smuggling bust, a feat commended by Environmental Affairs Minister Ed ...More


Sirocco’s story fetches her the Panda Award
Jaideep Deo Bhanj
The Hindu , Friday, December 19, 2014

With over 10.8K followers on twitter and 1,21,215 likes on Facebook, Sirocco is a celebrity in New Zealand. He has a government job and an entourage of people to ensure that he eats right, sleeps well ...More


Forest dept shy of sharing info on Pombhurna tiger
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Thursday, December 18, 2014

NAGPUR: The wildlife wing of the state forest department seems to be reluctant to share information even under the RTI Act on the tiger that was allegedly shot dead amid political pressure on August 1 ...More


Centre asks TN to probe tiger deaths
Julie Mariappan
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 17, 2014

CHENNAI: With tiger deaths on the rise in Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body under the Union ministry of enviro ...More


Tiger poaching impacts society at large: HC
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 17, 2014

NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has ruled that the possibility of fleeing from justice and tampering evidence should not be the only factors taken into account while granting bail to the ...More


Farmers allege hunting of spotted deer near city
A Subburaj
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 17, 2014

COIMBATORE: Kothapalayam village, located along the border of Coimbatore and Tirupur, looks much like any other agrarian village of the region, but for the dozens of spotted deer grazing by the fields ...More


Elephants on vacation
R. SAIRAM
The Hindu , Wednesday, December 17, 2014

It was not exactly an ideal start to my day. We were driving uphill through forests on a mud road on a freezing morning. A thick blanket of mist shrouded Top Slip, restricting visibility to less than ...More


'Top-heavy' forest dept wants more ground-level staff
Bosky Khanna
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The Forest department, which has been accused of being top-heavy, has sought permission from the State government to recruit more staff at the ground level. The proposal has been put forth in the ...More


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