The rare Greater Adjutant Stork extends its range
New Delhi : The rare and endangered bird, the Greater Adjutant Stork, has, for the first time ever, been spotted outside Assam at the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin (VGD) Sanctuary at Bhagalpur, in the state of Bihar. What makes the sighting of 25 of these birds particularly interesting is that the […] Read more »
Circus owner with illegal lions moves court, gets stay order
New Delhi: The owner of Apollo Circus, Bulandshahar, who had been running the show with 11 illegal lions at the Nauchandi grounds in Meerut for a month now, is said to have filed a writ petition in the Allahabad Court for a general stay order. He has also, meanwhile, moved […] Read more »
Poachers kill two rhinos in Pabitora
NEW DELHI: Poachers killed two rhinos on May 23rd in the Tuplung area of the Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Marigoan district, Central Assam. Read more »
Indian veterinarian leaves to reconstruct Baghdad Zoo
New Delhi: An Indian veterinarian is joining an elite international team going to Iraq to rebuild the devastated Baghdad zoo. Read more »
Medicine, not disease, killing vultures !
New Delhi : A commonly used pain killer may be the cause behind the large scale decline of vultures in the sub-continent. Read more »
US navy to limit use of contentious sonar system
New Delhi: Environmental groups have applauded the US Navy’s decision to accept a permanent injunction against peacetime use of the new sonar system designed to detect enemy submarines from great distances in oceans. The sonar system is said to harm marine mammals and fish, especially whales, as it emits very […] Read more »
Illegal wildlife product owners, beware ! Raids to begin soon.
New Delhi : The longest ever wildlife derivatives amnesty scheme by the Government of India that ended three days ago seems to have opened a pandora’s box. The little or no publicity to the amnesty scheme except in Delhi , the confusion among the masses about the registration process and […] Read more »
New Delhi : The youngest member in the group, the seven month old bear cub being raised at the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in Pakke, Arunachal Pradesh, has earned many an admirer for its rather engaging behavior and has been fondly nick-named ‘Teddy Bear’ by the keepers. Read more »
By Nirmal Ghosh New Delhi:When Queen Sirikit in her birthday message to the Thai people in August called on them to protect wildlife and the environment, Police Colonel Sawake Pinsinchai took it very personally. Read more »
Heat on ivory traders as big hotels under scrutiny
By Nirmal Ghosh New Delhi, November 7, 2003: After letters were written earlier this year by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Switzerland to the headquarters of top hotel chains with units in Thailand, many fell into place and pressurized retail tenants to stop selling ivory. Read more »
