Gujarat announces compensation for fishermen
New Delhi: The Gujarat government in western India has announced a compensation of Rupees 25,000 for each fishing net that is damaged in attempts to save the whale shark. Read more »
Gujarat announces compensation for fishermen
New Delhi: The Gujarat government in western India has announced a compensation of Rupees 25,000 for each fishing net that is damaged in attempts to save the whale shark. Read more »
Gland, Switzerland:The World Conservation Union (IUCN) recently released its 2007 Red List of Threatened Species. The list, widely recognized as the most reliable evaluation of the world’s species reveals the startling truth of the precarious existence of most plants and animals on the planet. Read more »
Tibetans say no to wildlife products
New Delhi: Hundreds of Tibetans at Bodh Gaya after watching the film “Say no to wildlife products” produced by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) said they will not use wildlife products and would prevent others from buying it. Read more »
Kite-flying turns death trap for birds
Ahmedabad: Hundreds of birds die every year, including some rare species during the January kite-flying season in western Gujarat state making it one of the biggest man-made disasters in India. Read more »
The whale shark becomes part of an age-old tradition
Veraval in Gujarat came alive on September 23 as members of the Kharva fishing community came together to take part in a traditional event to mark the birth anniversary of Ramdev Maharaj, their deity. Read more »
New Delhi: The much-awaited Animal Action Week 2007 is all set to fire the imagination of schoolchildren across the country. The fifth in its series in India, this annual event reaches out to impressionable young minds, aiming to generate awareness among children for wildlife conservation through campaigning, awareness-building measures and […] Read more »
Experts meet to discuss human-leopard conflict
New Delhi: A two-day workshop aimed at discussing a National Policy for Human-Leopard Conflict Management concluded today in New Delhi. Read more »
Cameras trap elusive cats in Valmiki
Bihar: Hidden camera traps are proving to be an effective method for spotting the elusive big cats in Valmiki Tiger Reserve, where natural sighting of the animal has become rare. Read more »
Rare South China Tiger photographed
China, October 15 : A South-China tiger, thought to be ‘functionally extinct’ in the wild, was photographed in Shanxi Province in China by the task force initiated in 2006 by the Provincial Forestry Department and the local county government . Zhou Zhenglong, a former hunter who headed the task force […] Read more »
Two more rhinos arrive at Manas
Manas – Assam: Two hand-raised orphaned rhinos arrived at Manas National Park this morning after a 12-hour-long truck journey from their previous home at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga. Read more »