Confessions of a Tiger Poacher
Fifteen kilometres inside a tiger reserve, where tigers, leopards, elephants freely roam, Jose Louies was part of a search party out on a mission to recover tiger traps hidden by a four-member gang of tiger poachers. This is the second part of the lo Read more ›
Citizen groups power through obstacles to save Manas
Kokrajhar (Bodoland), February 7, 2013: Nearly ten years have passed since a group of local youth established Manas Maozigendri Ecotourism Society (MMES) to help secure the Greater Manas landscape. Even today, they continue to put up a strong fight a Read more ›
Bhoj farmers reject pesticides to save Sarus cranes
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), January 2, 2013: Helping conserve the world’s tallest flying birds, farmers around Bhoj wetlands in Madhya Pradesh – a Ramsar site and an Important Bird Area (IBA), are shifting to organic farming to save sarus cranes from ha Read more ›
In service of nature : CWRC handles 3000 cases in 10 years
Kaziranga (Assam), December 3, 2012: The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) completes its 10th anniversary this year, having attended to more than 3000 (of about 150 species) distressed wild animals. Read more ›
Bear in mind : India launches international conference on bears
New Delhi, November 24, 2012: Bear experts from 35 countries will present their latest research findings in the Indian capital, beginning Monday, with the launch of the 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management (IBA 2012). Read more ›
Eastern swamp deer population monitoring conducted at Kaziranga
Guwahati (Assam), November 23, 2012: Despite the devastation created by two big floods in the Kaziranga National Park this year, the population trend of Eastern Swamp deer is still stable, experts said. Read more ›
Eastern swamp deer radio-collared in Kaziranga
Kaziranga NP, November 23, 2012: With an aim to study the movement pattern of Eastern swamp deer, Assam Forest Department in collaboration with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation radio collared a female yesterday. Read more ›
Pre-conference workshop on human bear conflict and conservation issues
Srinagar, November 22, 2012: International and national experts met today in Srinagar to brain storm and produce a protocol for dealing with human-bear conflict. Read more ›
5 year plan for wild buffalo conservation
Nagpur, November 13, 2012: In a boost to the conservation of the wild buffalo, officials from the forest departments of four states met with experts from the IUCN’s Asia Wild Cattle Specialist Group, Satpuda Foundation, NDRI, CCMB, Edinburgh Zoo and Read more ›
Away from home: Journey of a rhino
The rhino at the zoo Kaziranga National Park (Assam), October 29, 2012: Many wild animals end up getting displaced, stranded or injured due to man-made reasons or natural causes, rendering their chances of returning to their… Read more ›
