A ‘day’ for whale shark conservation
Delhi: Four years of perhaps the most successful animal campaign in India culminated last month with the celebration of a 'day' dedicated exclusively to the target species- the whale shark. An honour that has been conferred… Read more ›
Saving scavengers: Vulture conservation in Gujarat
Hazira (Gujarat): Vultures in the coastal region near Hazira in Surat, have found a firm friend in a project initiated several years ago by the Bird Conservation Society of Gujarat and the Nature Club of Surat run by… Read more ›
Critically ill leopard treated and released in Assam
Dinjan (Assam): A sub-adult female leopard, found in a critical state on September 9 in Dinjan Military Station, Dibrugarh, Assam, was released in Joypur Reserve Forest last week by the Forest Department, following treatment provided with… Read more ›
Experts meet to discuss elephant conservation in Uttarakhand
Dehradun (Uttarakhand): For long-term conservation of Asian elephants in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, experts met in Dehradun last week for a two-day workshop to discuss ways of securing critical elephant corridors and mitigating human-elephant… Read more ›
Prosecution evidence recording closes in Sansar Chand case
New Delhi: The Tis Hazari Trial Court today recorded evidence of the last witness, VB Dasan, Wildlife Inspector, in a pending wildlife trade case against Sansar Chand, paving way for the trial to move to a… Read more ›
High Court says no to construction in elephant habitat
Chennai: The Madras High Court, in an interim judgment Thursday, passed the ruling in favour of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department in a case against private establishments which obstructed movement of wild elephants in Segur Plateau… Read more ›
Delhi: Latest pictures of Tibetans burning thousands of dollars worth of wild animal articles, have emerged from Tibet reviving memories of a tradition that began about three years ago. (more…) Read more ›
Wildlife awareness event for students in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Wildlife Protection Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) organised an inter-school awareness event in Delhi Public School, Srinagar, last Thursday. Students of 12 schools from the Valley participated in various… Read more ›
Distributing grain to conserve elephants
Pakke (Arunachal Pradesh): In a move away from cash compensations, 7700 kgs of rice were given away to 140 farmers whose crops were destroyed by elephants around Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary in the north-east Indian Arunachal Pradesh… Read more ›
Wildlife groups commend the United States for seeking to halt polar bear trade
Washington (USA): The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Humane Society International and Defenders of Wildlife today commended the United States for submitting a proposal to next year’s meeting of the Parties to the Convention on… Read more ›
