ISRO, DRDO and 34 others illegally possess reserved forest land in BengaluruIt has also issued eviction notices to a private builder.The matter is pending appeal with the state government, as the builder has challen...
- Tata Power supplies 10,000 healthy Mahseer fingerlings to Hira Bambai reservoir
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, has supplied 10,000 healthy Mahseer fingerlings to Hira Bambai reservoir near Nagpur.
- Six-member panel set up for cranes conservation
After a task force to monitor the critically endangered Great Indian Bustards (GIBs), the state government has now set up an six-member exp...
- CBI takes over tiger poaching probe
Eight months after it was approached to investigate poaching of tigers in the region, the Central Bureau of Investigation, took over the on...
- Bustard conservation plans for four areas of Maharashtra
The once common bustard species of Maharashtra, viz. Great Indian Bustard (GIB) or Maldhok and Lesser Florican or Tanmor have been increasi...
- Maharajbagh Zoo deer to become live feed for Pench tigers
Maharajbagh Zoo is going to release its excess deer in Pench.
- Maharshtra govt to make new rules under 86-year-old forest law
The state government has decided to amend rules under the Indian Forest Act 1927 to make them more adaptable and people-friendly besides en...
Diclofenac not the sole cause of vulture deaths, say expertsUse of diclofenac in animals has been reported to have led to a sharp decline in the vulture population in the Indian subcontinent and thei...
- Unesco panel upgrades Great Himalayan National Park to 'referral' list
The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in its 37th session held in Phnom Penh in Combodia gave a go ahead for inscribing six hill forts of ...
Panel suggests Bor as Pench Tiger Reserve's extensionBor Tiger Reserve was announced by the then environment minister Jairam Ramesh during his visit to Nagpur amid demand by greens on Septembe...
- Problem leopards stranded for want of radio collars
Amid public and political pressure, forest officials captured three leopards — two females and a male on April 10, 27 and 29 near Agarzari,...
- Officials put microchips in two leopards
With serious problem surfacing in identification of man-eater leopard being hunted in buffer zone, forest department have decided to give u...
- Tadoba elephant gives birth to calf on V-Day
Love has blossomed in the wild of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) this Valentine's Day.
- Tiger found dead outside Nagarahole tiger reserve
A male tiger has been found dead near the coffee estate bordering Nagarahole tiger reserve in Kodagu.
Karnataka tiger reserves reopen for tourists in Dasara seasonVisitors to the state this Dasara season have reasons to rejoice. The three famed tiger reserves near Mysore are opening to tourists starti...
- Chorbahuli tigress had three cubs?
Giving a new twist to the dead tiger cub case in Chorbahuli, a tigress with two cubs have been snapped in camera traps laid by the staff of...
- Pench's bid to win locals' trust
The Pench national park and tiger reserve has geared up to win trust of stakeholders in a bid to boost forest and tiger conservation.