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Tiger found dead in UP

A tiger was found dead in Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, forest officia...

The crocs of Bhitarkanika: A problem of plenty?

From a strength of 96 crocodiles in 1976, the population now stands at 1,646.

Web app to keep track of Indian tigers

Tiger Nation`s new identity software works by using the tiger`s stripe patterns from photos taken ea...

Goa`s woods has leopards occupying highest area: Census

The territory of leopards in the forests surrounding Goa has gone up to 1,611 sq km, according to a ...

Centre coming up to protect vultures

Wildlife experts and foresters are working with the Uttar Pradesh government to set up a conservatio...

Human-elephant conflict on the rise in Assam

The death of a female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Assam`s Karbi Anglong district ...

A third of wildlife has vanished: Study

The world`s wildlife has fallen by almost a third over the past 40 years, according to a new landmar...

US lifestyle would need 4 earths to sustain: WWF report

Mankind is draining the earth’s resources so quickly that the globe would be bled dry before the end...

Sariska villagers protest relocation

Hundreds of people Tuesday blocked the main entrance of the Sariska tiger sanctuary, protesting relo...

Maha mulls involving locals to avoid tiger-human conflict in buffer zones

There are about 100 tigers outside the reserves without protection and efforts are on to give owners...

Goa mulls tiger reserve status for Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary

Goa`s BJP-led Government may push ahead with a proposal to declare Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and its...

Kashmir`s spiral-horned Markhor goat in peril

The magnificent spiral-horned Markhor, the largest member of the goat family, has for centuries inha...

Odisha intensifies probe into jumbo killings

Odisha Tuesday intensified a probe into the alleged killing of elephants in the state`s Similipal Na...

Security tightened at sanctuary before tribal fest

Besides deputing personnel at strategic entry points, forest department would set up check posts to ...

Farmers told to barricade wells on Gir periphery

Farmers living in the vicinity of the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary have been asked to barricade about 3,00...

Elephant herd sighted in Arunachal Pradesh sanctuary

Much to the excitement of wildlife lovers, a herd of elephants numbering around 60 have been spotted...

Wildlife counting in Haryana to begin in May

During the counting operation, special emphasis would be laid on deer, nilgai, monkey, peacock, leop...

242 more rhinos in Kaziranga

There has been a rise of 242 one-horned rhinos inside Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in upper Assam p...

Bio-energy crops could be ruinous to wildlife

Converting farmland to grow bio-energy crops could be ruinous to wildlife, says a study.

Bengal to set up rescue centres for stray jumbos

West Bengal government is planning to set up two `Elephant Rescue Centres` on a pilot basis.

Assam wildlife group protests removal of rhino`s horn

An Assam-based wildlife conservation group has questioned the legality behind the Assam forest depar...

Awareness campaign to save house sparrows

In a awareness campaign to save the house sparrows from extinction Banai sub-division in Odisha`s Su...

93 rhinos in Pabitora sanctuary

Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam recorded a rise in the number of the endangered one-horn rhinos...

J&K: Concrete threat to Dachigam National Park

Mushrooming concrete tenements in Jammu and Kashmir`s Dachigam National Park are posing a threat to ...

Wildlife census begins

Work on wildlife census began on Friday in the Sathyamangalam forest in the disrict, forest official...

Tigress leaves experts on wild goose chase

Attempts to relocate a tigress from forest areas of Hadouti to Sariska national park has become quit...

19 Indian star tortoises being quarantined at AAZP

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has sent 19 Indian star tortoises to Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZ...

Orangutans are like free-runners!

Researchers claim that orangutans are actually the free-runners of the animal kingdom.

Two poachers arrested in Bahraich

Two poachers were arrested for allegedly killing a spotted deer in a jungle adjacent to Nepal in t...

`India must make wildlife cadre to protect tigers`

India should step up efforts to revamp its forest service and create a separate wildlife cadre for t...

Wildlife protection is govt`s constitutional duty: SC

The Supreme Court has directed Chhattisgarh to forthwith take measures to protect endangered Asian w...

`Pro-active intelligence needed to check Tiger poaching`

Pro-active intelligence and national coordination is needed to tackle the illegal wildlife crime esp...

WB approves $36 mn for Bangladesh wildlife project

World Bank recently approved a $36 million fund for wildlife conservation efforts in Bangladesh.

Microchip to help track Shanghai`s animals

Over 700 endangered animals kept in parks, zoos and by acrobatic groups here will soon get a microch...

Fighting chance for India`s tigers: Poaching declines

In cheering news for wildlife conservationists, tiger poaching dropped nearly 60% in 2011 as compare...

365 new species of wildlife found in Peru park

Scientists have discovered 365 previously undocumented species of wildlife in Bahuaja Sonene Nationa...

12K birds spotted in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

More than 12 thousand birds of 26 species have been spotted in Assam`s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary d...

Threatened albino crocodile found

Wildlife personnel have spotted highly threatened albino salt-water crocodiles in the brackish water...

India records arrival of black-necked crane

Black-necked crane has been spotted at Zemithang valley in Arunachal Pradesh by the Indian chapter o...

NTCA to conduct tiger census in India annually

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has decided to annually conduct tiger census in a...

Pigeons can count as well as monkeys, says study

Researchers in New Zealand having discovered that pigeons can actually count as well as monkeys.

Wildlife under threat from natural disasters

Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have come up with a method to identify wildli...

`Over 40 wild pandas live in Shaanxi province`

Over 40 wild pandas, considered an endangered species and a "national treasure" of China, are believ...

A heritage at crossroads

As in many other states, in Orissa too the poor animals are on the edge.

Loggerhead turtles `take 45 years to grow up`

A new research has found that a female turtle will not start to lay eggs until she is 45 -- it`s the...

Orang wildlife park beset by negligence

The famous Orang wildlife sanctuary in lower Assam is facing an uncertain future because of official...

Interpol bid to protect threatened tiger

Interpol today launched a new campaign to coordinate the global fight against tiger poaching, warnin...

Wildlife conservation: WB to ink deal with Japan

West Bengal has 4064 sq km of protected forests which is 34 percent of the state`s total forest area...

Goa plans to revive 60 mines in sanctuary

The Congress-led Goa government has given a controversial lease of life to more than 60 non-operatio...

Wildlife groups sue for more protection of turtles

Several wildlife protection groups are suing the federal agency that regulates fishing in U.S. water...

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