Himachal home to 75 snow leopards, says five-year scientific estimationA recent estimation conducted in Himachal Pradesh, India, as part of the Snow Leopard Population Assessment, has revealed the presence of 4...
24 Oct, 2023, 01.45 PM IST
Govt proposes 10-year comprehensive plan for conservation of birds, their habitatsAmid growing threats to a number of bird species in the country, the Union environment ministry has come out with a 10-year comprehensive p...
05 Feb, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
Climate Change part of third National Wildlife Action PlanThe GWP, initiated in 2015, is a World-Bank-led partnership of 19 countries to promote the conservation and sustainable development by comb...
04 Oct, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
India unveils third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031Third National Wildlife Action Plan is unique as this is the first time India has recognised the concerns relating to climate change impact...
02 Oct, 2017, 06.45 PM IST
Indian mouse deer spotted after 112 years in Chhattisgarh21 Sep, 2017, 07.30 PM IST
- New species of gigantic, long necked dinosaurs found26 Aug, 2017, 04.54 PM IST
Snow leopards mapped with camera traps: WWFA pilot project of installing camera traps to map endangered snow leopards has yielded "positive" results in North Sikkim as photos of the ...
28 Jan, 2016, 06.33 PM IST
NDMC staff in Singapore to learn green planningThe officials will be trained in use of equipment and technique and will be acquainted with the best horticultural practices.
04 Jan, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
Only 25% of original habitats have survived in East Himalayas: WWFOnly 25 per cent of the original habitats in the eastern Himalayas remain intact and hundreds of species in the region face threat.
11 Oct, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
India too in global effort to save snow leopard habitatThanks to camera trap imagery, Uttarakhand has been able to capture images of snow leopards in the higher reaches of Nanda Devi Biosphere, ...
10 Jul, 2015, 07.01 AM IST
World Land Trust raising funds for the ‘ambitious’ Chilkiya-Kota elephant corridorWorld Land Trust is an international conservation charity, which protects the world’s most biologically important and threatened habitats a...
29 Sep, 2014, 06.55 PM IST
Vultures to be tracked with transmitters in MaharashtraThe state forest department and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) will launch an in-situ vulture conservation project in Maharashtra fr...
05 Jun, 2014, 06.59 AM IST
- 160 bird species identified in Ahmedabad Bird Race
The ornithologists as a part of the annual Bird Race event organized jointly by Natural Heritage Conservation Society (NHCS) – Gandhinagar ...
07 Jan, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
Wildlife Institute of India to study tigers in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger ReserveTo know about density, abundance and demographic ratio of tigers, the wildlife wing of the forest department for the first time will implem...
16 Jul, 2013, 01.19 AM IST
- Nicobar islands declared a world biosphere reserve by Unesco
The highly threatened Nicobar islands of India – home to 1,800 animal species and some of the world’s most endangered tribes, has now been ...
30 May, 2013, 03.33 PM IST
- Kerala mud snake genetically related to Chinese water snake
Linking it to a chance migration through the coastal waters between China and India, researchers have found that Kerala’s mud snakes are ge...
08 Jan, 2013, 06.24 PM IST
- J&K govt making extra efforts to protect wildlife
J& K govt is making efforts to strengthen the Wildlife Protection department of the state so as to effectively control wildlife crimes and ...
19 May, 2009, 01.06 PM IST