Insurance scheme gives fresh lease of life to forest staff
The need to provide supplementary accident insurance to field forest staff in India had been felt for a long time by forest officers, as well as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Over the years, as the demand for… Read more ›
Elephant calf dies in Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary
Pakhui: A three-month-old elephant calf has died in the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh. The calf, which had been badly lacerated by some carnivore, was rescued by a forest guard from a remote part of… Read more ›
Endangered Ladakh Urial shows increase in numbers
LEH: Things might just finally be looking up for the Ladakh Urial. From being on the verge of extinction a few decades ago when barely a hundred grazed on the banks of the Indus and Shyok… Read more ›
Another month old calf rescued in Rajaji; named Ganga
Chilla (RNP): A month-old elephant calf has been rescued from the throes of being carried away by swirling waters by wildlife personnel in the Haridwar forest division. Now christened Ganga, the female calf was pulled out… Read more ›
Govt may lift ban on shahtoosh weaving: Union minister Kashiram Rana
New Delhi: The Union minister for Textiles, Mr Kashiram Rana's assertion that his ministry will attempt to lift the ban on shahtoosh weaving has come as a shock to wildlife conservationists who have been campaigning for… Read more ›
Growing Up: Orphaned Yogi wins human friends
Chilla: He is a rather unusual baby for a 22-year-old to have, but five-month-old Yogi couldn't have asked for a more devoted mother than Kadambari Mainker, a volunteer with Wildlife Trust of India, assigned for a… Read more ›
Mongoose hair for artist brushes seized in nationwide raids
New Delhi: Large caches of hair used for artist brushes, extracted by slaughtering hundreds of thousands of mongooses, were seized in nationwide raids over the weekend. (more…) Read more ›
Anthrax Outbreak in Bori Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi: An anthrax outbreak in Bori Wildlife Sanctuary, in Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, has lead to the deaths of two gaurs (Indian Bison). Samples collected from the livestock on the fringes of the sanctuary have… Read more ›
Wildlife’s gory videos: Poachers club to death and skin leopard on camera
New Delhi: In a completely barbaric incident, poachers captured, clubbed to death and skinned a leopard, all of which has been filmed on a video tape by them. The police have arrested two alleged poachers and… Read more ›
Gaur dying in Nawegaon National Park, Maharashtra
Nagpur: As many as 25 gaur have died in Nawegaon National Park, Maharashtra due to the onset of an epidemic since March 2002. Many more gaurs may die unless the disease is immediately identified and prevention… Read more ›
