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DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS
Leopard strays into residential colony in Jaipur, attacks 3A leopard strayed into a Jaipur residential colony, injuring three people before being tranquilized and rescued. The incident occurred in V...
Karnataka government to regulate entry, create amenities in Turahalli forestTurahalli is popular among trekkers, cyclists and bikers, but given the lack of access checks, there have been several incidents of illegal...
ED attaches property of Kaziranga deputy conservatorTalukdar was arrested by the anti-corruption branch of Assam in June. The former deputy conservator of forest had active connection with th...
Threat to wildlife: Towns near city releasing stray dogs into forestThe illegal practice of transporting stray dogs to forests is a serious threat to wildlife and that it would affect the lives of both the a...
- Workshop highlights conservation issues on Deccan Plateau
As a part of its ongoing study of the grassland ecosystem, BNHS recently organized a two-day workshop on “Conservation of wildlife in Decca...
Gujrat wildlife census begins todayThe census for counting wildlife animals will begin from Tuesday in the wildlife sanctuaries spread over Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Dahod and...
- 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...
Environment Minister Veerappa Moily to focus on forest clearance systemGovernment seeks to move away from a command and control system to one based on self monitoring.
Green signal for lion safari park in UPSP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav first came up with the idea of the lion safari project in 2005 but it could not take shape further in BSP re...
- Government to review pending cases of illegal tree cutting
The forest department is reviewing all pending cases regarding illegal tree felling in Goa in a bid to expedite these and the department is...
Poaching birds - clear and present dangerOver the past four months, forest department officials have recovered no fewer than 2,400 nets around Nalsarovar, which are used for poachi...
Forest department steps up patrolling to monitor frog poachingGiven that frog -poaching activities are on the rise during the monsoons, forest officials have begun night patrolling besides issuing advi...
- Tiger found dead in eastern Maharashtra
A full-grown tiger was today found dead near a village under Moharli forest range here in eastern Maharashtra, officials said.
- Gang involved in ivory trade unearthed
Forest officials have unearthed another gang involved in ivory trade and seized six tusks, making it the third ivory seizure in the state i...
- Goa to probe death of wild animals
Goa forest department has initiated a probe to find out whether poaching led to the recent death of two wild animals in the state's wildlif...
- Goa's Bondla zoo gets pair of tigers
Goa's Bondla zoo has got a pair of tiger under a exchange scheme with the Vishakapatnam zoological park, a senior forest officers said.
- Tiger poaching case: NTCA frowns at Goa forest department
The National Tiger Conservation Authority has said that it was officials from Karnataka who informed about the tiger killed in Goa.