15 – day elephant calf rescued
Balipara (Assam) : A 15-day old elephant calf was today rescued from near death after it fell into a deep and narrow tea estate drain in the north east Indian Assam state. Read more »
15 – day elephant calf rescued
Balipara (Assam) : A 15-day old elephant calf was today rescued from near death after it fell into a deep and narrow tea estate drain in the north east Indian Assam state. Read more »
WTI – IFAW team rescues orphaned rhino
Kaziranga, Assam : A rhino calf, whose mother had been shot dead by poachers two days ago in a tea estate on the edge of the Kaziranga National Park(KNP), was rescued last evening by a joint team of the Assam Forest Department, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the International […] Read more »
Asiatic black bears successfully rehabilitated in Arunachal
Arunachal Pradesh: Five Asiatic black bear cubs are being taken for walks daily by a human surrogate mother in the deep jungles of Khari Pong in Arunachal Pradesh as part of a plan to release them in the wild. The cubs were rescued from different people in Assam and Arunachal […] Read more »
Heavy rains innundate Kaziranga yet again
Kaziranga, Assam: After several days of incessant rain about 80% of Kaziranga National Park in North-eastern India has once again been inundated. The level of water in the park is around knee-high in some areas and higher in others. Read more »
Beleaguered CEC gets a new lease of life
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday gave its forest conservation watchdog body a fresh lease of life in the face of strong opposition from Ministry of Environment and Forests.Ensuring that proper disposal of petitions dealing with violation of laws protecting wildlife habitat continues, the Supreme Court Friday ruled that the […] Read more »
Sansar Chand faces new charges
New Delhi: Charges wereframed against notorious wildlife criminal Sansar Chand on Thursday, September 6 in a leopard skin seizure case that came up for hearing after 12 years. Read more »
Justice delayed but not denied
New Delhi: In what promises to be a victory for the cause of controlling the trade of Shahtoosh, the Delhi High Court on Monday, September 3 dismissed the petition of the Cottage Industries Exposition (CIE), caught exporting Shahtoosh shawls to a London firm. A consignment of twelve Shahtoosh shawls was […] Read more »
Five alleged rhino poachers arrested by police near Kaziranga National Park
Bokakhat (Assam): The Police patrolling team arrested five alleged rhino poachers at about 9.30 pm on August 30 after receiving a tip off. The men were arrested in front of the Bokakhat police station on the highway near Kaziranga national Park in the north east Indian Assam state. KNP is […] Read more »
3000 Indian bull-frogs rescued in Assam
Kaziranga (Assam): Over 3000 Indian bull-frog (Rana tigrina) packed in 14 gunny sacks were found lying next to the National Highway 37 in near Kaziranga by a police patrolling team Wednesday, official sources said. Read more »
Salman gets bail in poaching case
Jodhpur (Rajasthan): The Rajasthan High Court Friday granted bail to Bollywood actor Salman Khan nearly after a week at the Jodhpur Central Jail where he was serving a five-year jail term for killing an endangered antelope. Read more »