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'Very Very Important Chick': Meet India’s most protected newly hatched bird. Tiny life guarded like a VIP by 50 officialsA Great Indian Bustard chick hatched in Gujarat, a rare conservation success. Forest officials are providing round-the-clock protection for...
Gujarat roars back on India's tiger map after over 30 years; NTCA declares it 'tiger-present' stateGujarat has officially been reinstated as a 'tiger-present state' after over three decades, with the National Tiger Conservation Authority ...
No love, no chicks, only extinction? Gujarat has a 'pyaar ka stimulus plan' for loveless birdsGujarat is trying to save the lesser florican. The bird faces extinction. Last year, breeding failed. Now, experts use fake female birds to...
In Gujarat, lions are royalty. But what happens when there’s no room for the Crown?India's successful conservation efforts have led to a surge in populations of lions, tigers, leopards, and cheetahs, creating a challenge o...
Lion population grows to 891 in GujaratGujarat's Asiatic lion population has significantly increased from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, according to the 16th lion census. The censu...
Anant Ambani makes a statement against pollution with three majestic wildlife sculptures at VantaraAnant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, introduced Vantara last year, a new initiative focused on the rehabilitation of wild anima...
World Lion Day: PM Modi shares stunning pictures, lauds conservationistsPrime Minister Narendra Modi commended lion conservation efforts on World Lion Day, noting the Union Cabinet's approval of the Internationa...
Panic breaks out on Marathi TV show 'Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta' sets after leopard & cub waltz inA leopard and her cub caused chaos on the set of the Marathi TV show 'Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta' at the Goregaon Film City in Mumbai. The ...
Endangered population: How Tauktae cyclone scare flagged concerns for Gir’s lionsGir’s lions may have escaped the Tauktae fury, but the cyclone scare has flagged the risk of keeping the entire endangered population in on...
Treasures of the sea: Everything that comes out of the captivating whales is preciousNothing beats the musical story of blue whale, the largest animal ever.
Gujarat: Year of migrants' march, hospital fires, lion's roarThe lockdown turned into a human tragedy in Gujarat as migrant labourers, rendered jobless and left with very little resources to fall back...
429 tigers killed by poachers since 2008, reveals RTI replyAs many as 429 tigers have been poached and killed since 2008 across the country, with the maximum of 71 in Madhya Pradesh during the perio...
429 tigers killed by poachers since 2008, reveals RTI replyThe WCCB is a statutory body formed to combat organised wildlife crime in the country. In 2018, 22 tigers were killed, down from 25 in 2017...
Gujarat 2018: Year of Statue of Unity, Gir lions and attacks on migrantsThe statue, billed the tallest in the world, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31 at Kevadiya in Narmada district.
What's stopping the Asiatic lions of Gir from getting a new home?Gujarat’s refusal to move some of Gir’s lions to Madhya Pradesh despite the death of 24 lions has more to do with politics than the effecti...
Why December is a good time to visit Australia and KutchThe fourth of our travel series tells you what to see and where to stay when holidaying in Kutch, Gujarat and Australia.
Conservation of Gir lions a success; but conservationists fear risks of single-location reservesGir in the southern Saurashtra peninsula of Gujarat, which is the lone abode of the Asiatic lion in the wild.
Asiatic lions in Gir facing threat from poachers: GovernmentAsiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir forests are facing threat from poachers, government said quoting a study by a wildlife monitoring agency.
Can’t send lions to gun country: International Union for Conservation of Nature normsIf guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are anything to go by, Gir’s lions can’t be translocated to the ...
- WWI wants to develop new home for tigers
With the rise in number of tigers in Ranthambore National Park, the Wildlife Institute of India wants Palpur Kuno Sanctuary in MP to be dev...