India amends pharmaceutical law to protect vultures

New Delhi: The Government of India has amended the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to affirm the existing ban on diclofenac, giving a major boost to vulture conservation efforts in the country. Read more »

Survey of endangered Mishmi takin begins in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh: An extensive survey to assess the distribution and population status of the endangered Mishmi takin has begun in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The survey will also cover parts of Sikkim from where the species has been reported, and assess threats faced by the takin in […] Read more »

WTI-IFAW Project Ensures Zero Elephant Deaths on Rajaji Railway Track

Rajaji NP (Uttarakhand): Recommendations of a Wildlife Trust of India-International Fund for Animal Welfare study done in 2001 have ensured zero elephant deaths in train accidents on a railway track that crosses the forests of the Rajaji National Park in the northern Indian Uttarakhand state. Read more »

Hand reared otter being returned to the wild

Bhagalpur (Bihar): Eight years after being rescued from poachers, a captive-reared smooth coated otter is being returned to its natural habitat in Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in Bihar. Read more »

Verdict on Czechs trial on September 4

Darjeeling (West Bengal): The verdict on the case against the two Czech nationals arrested for illegal collection of insects from Singhalila National Park in Darjeeling, will be announced on September 4, 2008, the Chief Judicial Magistrate has said. Read more »

Czech insect collectors remain in Jail

Darjeeling (West Bengal): The decision on the bail plea for the Czech nationals arrested near Darjeeling for illegally collecting rare insects has been withheld till tomorrow. The last hearing of the case against the accused, Petr Svacha and Emil Kucera was held yesterday. Read more »

International pressure to bail out “insect thieves”

Darjeeling (West Bengal): Strong lobbying by international scientists and pressure tactics from the two Czech nationals, arrested two weeks ago for collecting insects from Singhalila National Park in West Bengal, may skew the bail plea in favour of the accused, fear wildlife conservationists.   Read more »

RAP facilitates rescue and rehabilitation in Assam

Kaziranga (Assam): A slow loris and two pythons were among the animals rescued by the NGO Nature’s Bonyapran in Sonitpur district of Assam, under an ongoing Rapid Action Project (RAP) funded by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). The RAP to rescue and rehabilitate wild animals displaced during the annual […] Read more »

Tibetans say China forcing them to flout wildlife laws

 New Delhi: A string of blogs from Tibet have accused Chinese local government officials of forcing Tibetans to wear traditional clothes trimmed with proscribed animal products like tiger skin and otter fur. The reports have sparked an outcry among wildlife experts in India. Read more »

Additional charges framed against ‘Tiger’ Pataudi

Faridabad (Haryana): Additional charges were framed today against Mansur Ali Khan, also known as the Nawab of Pataudi, and his accomplice Shashi Singh during the hearing of the black buck hunting case they were embroiled in since 2005. Read more »