Poachers kill two rhinos in Pabitora
NEW DELHI: Poachers killed two rhinos on May 23rd in the Tuplung area of the Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Marigoan district, Central Assam. Read more »
Poachers kill two rhinos in Pabitora
NEW DELHI: Poachers killed two rhinos on May 23rd in the Tuplung area of the Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Marigoan district, Central Assam. Read more »
Indian veterinarian leaves to reconstruct Baghdad Zoo
New Delhi: An Indian veterinarian is joining an elite international team going to Iraq to rebuild the devastated Baghdad zoo. Read more »
Medicine, not disease, killing vultures !
New Delhi : A commonly used pain killer may be the cause behind the large scale decline of vultures in the sub-continent. 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 »
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 »
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 »
28 rescued star tortoises die of infection
NEW DELHI: Twentyeight of the 1,800 rescued star tortoises that were brought back to India about three months back have died of bacterial infection at the Hyderabad Zoo Rescue Centre, according to preliminary reports. Read more »
Poachers kill two rhinos in Kaziranga
New Delhi: Poachers have killed two rhinos in Kaziranga in the month of November, according to delayed reports reaching here. Read more »
S.C. ISSUES NOTICES TO CENTRE AND 4 STATES ON TIGER FUNDS
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Government of India and the state governments of Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar acting on a writ petition filed to ensure fiscal discipline and proper utilisation of funds released under Project Tiger. Read more »