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 »

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 »

CBRC gets a new teddy bear

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 »

Bangkok’s house of horrors

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 »