Alert train driver saves six elephants in Rajaji
Uttaranchal: An alert train driver saved six elephants from being hit on Saturday in the Rajaji National Park. Read more »
Alert train driver saves six elephants in Rajaji
Uttaranchal: An alert train driver saved six elephants from being hit on Saturday in the Rajaji National Park. Read more »
Seijosa (Arunachal Pradesh): Two hand-raised Asiatic black bear cubs are being readied for their release back to the wild in the Eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, an official monitoring the project said. Read more »
Chiru breeding difficult, says J&K Minister
Srinagar: Captive breeding of Chiru may be difficult due to the inhospitable terrain and the need for large financial resources, the Power Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Nuwang Rinjin Joora, a native of Ladakh, said. Read more »
Schools to participate in world’s largest animal event
New Delhi: Come October, when nearly five lakh school children will participate in the week-long Animal Action Week (October 1 to 7) to be held across the country. Read more »
WTI team rescues tiger in Upper Assam
Kaziranga: People in a village in the northeast Indian state of Assam severely injured a tiger when it was found straying in their area, an official of the rescue team said. Read more »
Experts discuss measures to stop elephant depredation
Sindhudurg: To discuss the issues of human-elephant conflicts in Maharashtra, a two-day workshop was conducted in the Dodamarg taluk of Sindhudurg district with forest officials. Read more »
Victory for elephants as CITES says no to ivory stockpile sale
New Delhi: The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Thursday in Geneva has prohibited the one-off sale of 60 metric tonnes of stockpiled ivory offered by some African countries. Read more »
Rhino rescued after 24 hrs in a marshy pit
Kaziranga: An adult female rhino was successfully rescued from a marshy pit, after being trapped in it for nearly 24 hours, by a team of forest officials and Wildlife Trust of India. Read more »
WTI trains veterinarian on wildlife rehabilitation
New Delhi: For the first time, veterinarians and amateur wildlife enthusiasts in the north-east Indian states of Assam and Manipur were trained on wildlife rehabilitation. Read more »
Experts meet to discuss elephant depredation in Maharashtra
Sindhudurg: Bewildered people, who have never seen wild elephants in their lives, are suddenly being forced to deal with them raiding crops and property in the central Indian Maharashtra state, experts said. Read more »