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 rivers in the cold desert region of Ladakh, the numbers have risen. These are […] 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 of an irrigation canal by staff of the division on July 4, 2002. 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 a stricter ban on shahtoosh weaving in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 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 month to play mom to a three-month-old elephant calf. Yogi – as he is […] 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. 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 shown presence of the anthrax bacterium. The stage government and the forest department of […] 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 the photographer who was filming the gruesome proceedings. 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 measures are taken. Read more »
Rlys-Forest Department task force prevents four elephant deaths in Rajaji NP
Chilla, May 20, 2002: In early April, when the Mussourie Express was passing thorough the Chilla-Motichur sector of the Rajaji National Park, the driver received a wireless message that an elephant herd was on the tracks. He was able to stop the train in time and avert a possible accident. Read more »
WTI’s campaign against hunting hornbills continues in Arunachal Pradesh
New Delhi, May 20, 2002: The campaign against hunting of hornbills in Arunacahl Pradesh got a shot in the arms with the villagers of Basarnallah in Papum Pare district forming a forest protection committee to prevent the hunting of hornbills. WTI along with the Arunachal Wildlife and nature foundation (AWNF) […] Read more »
