Assam: Nod for oil exploration by Vedanta deferred in Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife SanctuaryThe National Board for Wildlife has deferred oil exploration approval in the eco-sensitive zone of Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, p...
18 Oct, 2024, 08.37 PM IST
Centre grants in-principle approval to oil and gas exploration in Assam's hoolock gibbon sanctuaryThe Union environment ministry has approved the diversion of 4.50 hectares of forest land in Assam for oil and gas exploration by Vedanta G...
14 Sep, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi highlights Moran community's bond with Hoolock Gibbons in AssamPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the unique relationship between the Moran community and Hoolock Gibbons in Assam's Barekuri villag...
25 Aug, 2024, 02.22 PM IST
May the force be with Simian SkywalkerBut the space saga has gone on to be featured in stamps of several countries and now even science has acknowledged it by naming a newly dis...
16 Jan, 2017, 12.26 AM IST
Arunachal Pradesh launches programme on conservation of Eastern Hoolock GibbonSupported by US Fish and Wildlife Service, the project would be implemented in partnership with state's Environment and Forest department w...
06 Oct, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
India-Bangladesh join hands to protect spectacled langurIndia and Bangladesh have decided to take concerted conservation efforts to protect the rare spectacled langur along with other primates fo...
24 Apr, 2015, 10.07 PM IST
India-Bangladesh join hands to protect Spectacled LangurIndia and Bangladesh have decided to take concerted conservation efforts to protect the rare Spectacled Langur .
24 Apr, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
From solitude to oblivionCritically endangered in the wild, several animals are now threatened even in zoos. Lucknow zoo has not been able to find partners for rhin...
22 Sep, 2014, 03.19 AM IST
- Animals endangered even in zoos
Animals, critically endangered in the wild, are now threatened even in zoos. Lucknow zoo could not find partners for rhino, giraffe and hoo...
17 Sep, 2014, 02.06 PM IST
Eighth eastern hoolock gibbons relocatedThe gibbons had apparently been under a lot of stress after being marooned on an isolated cluster of trees and were being attacked by dogs ...
14 Mar, 2014, 09.21 PM IST
Gibbon 'family' translocated to Arunachal PradeshThe seventh of the 20 gibbon 'families' in Dello village in Arunachal Pradesh have been captured and translocated safely to nearby Mehao Wi...
02 Mar, 2014, 11.08 PM IST
Hoolock gibbon translocated to Mehao wildlife sanctuaryThe Hoolock gibbons, the only ape species found in the sub-continent, were stranded due to increasing deforestation in the area.
02 Mar, 2014, 01.58 PM IST
Solar power to light up Arunachal hill station; help wildlife conservationThe Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with Arunachal Pradesh environment and forest department distributed solar energy equipm...
20 Jan, 2014, 09.17 PM IST
- Three hoolock gibbons released in Mehao sanctuary
Forest officials in Arunachal Pradesh released a family of three hoolock gibbons in Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary in lower Dibang Valley distric...
08 Dec, 2012, 11.00 PM IST
Stranded gibbon family in Arunachal translocatedA family of three hoolock gibbons, an endangered species, stranded in a tree cluster at Dello village have been translocated by forest offi...
08 Dec, 2012, 10.28 PM IST
- Lonely gibbon goes to forest to live with partner
She learnt to watch TV, reacted to pictures of food in magazines and even ate with a spoon -- but in the end she went to live in the woods ...
05 Aug, 2008, 02.02 PM IST
- Arunachal first to breed Hoolock Gibbon in captivity
Arunachal Pradesh, known as one of the richest bio-diversity hotspots in the world, has earned a distinction by becoming the first state to...
17 Jul, 2008, 12.59 PM IST