Rhinos in Manas get ready for the monsoons
Manas: The three rhinos at the rehabilitation facility at the Manas national park are sniffing the air for the onset of the pre-monsoon showers awaiting the time when tender palatable grasses will once more be abundant in the grasslands. Read more »
Asiatic black bears release begins in Pakke
Pakke (Arunachal Pradesh): Five Asiatic black bear cubs of the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) moved a step closer to being wild, as phase two of their rehabilitation began last week at the Pakke Tiger Reserve. Two bears were successfully released by the CBRC in Khari Pong about […] Read more »
Elephants successfully united to a wild herd in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh: Three wild elephants that were rescued a fortnight ago from poachers from the forests of India’s remote north-east Arunachal Pradesh state were successfully united with a large herd on Friday, in a joint operation by the forest officials and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
Veraval adopts whale shark – pledges protection
Veraval: Thousands of people from the Kharva fishing community today pledged to protect the whale shark in Veraval in the Western Indian state of Gujarat – in an event marked by several important declarations. Read more »
Ninth Venu Menon National Animal Awards held
New Delhi: Nine individuals who were among the best, chosen for their contribution to wildlife conservation were honoured today at the ninth Venu Menon National Animal Awards function organized at the Stein Auditorium in India Habitat Center, New Delhi. Read more »
Nearly 68 kgs of illegal ivory intercepted at Beijing airport
New Delhi: China Customs seized nearly 68 kgs of illegal elephant ivory from a female passenger that had just arrived in Beijing from Addis Abba, Ethiopia on Tuesday. Read more »
Fishermen rescue whale shark – promise to follow Bapu’s path
Sutrapada: Fishermen have freed a 30-feet-long whale shark trapped in their nets on Monday off the coast of Sutrapada in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. Read more »
Hand-raised elephants will return to wild
Kaziranga: WTI (Wildlife Trust of India) and IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) will move six hand-raised elephant calves today from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga to Doimari in Manas National Park. Read more »
Siberian tigers driven out of forests
New Delhi: Five deaths of the critically endangered Siberian tiger in recent months have raised concern among conservationists battling to protect their population in the Russian Far East. Read more »
Villagers give up more land for wildlife in Meghalaya
Tura (Meghalaya): Residents of Selbalgre, a village in the West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, have set aside an additional hundred hectares of land for the conservation of the Hoolock gibbon. The land was handed over to the executive committee of the Selbalgre Village Reserve Forest comprising of the villagers and the […] Read more »
