- Global concern for Sunderbans
The World Heritage Committee has expressed alarm over a massive oil spill in the Bangladeshi side of the Sunderbans — a world heritage site...
06 Jun, 2015, 04.14 AM IST
- Sunderbans gets largest sanctuary
If you are planning a weekend trip to the Sunderbans, you can now look beyond the Sajnekhali wildlife sanctuary.
23 Oct, 2013, 07.14 AM IST
Sunderbans mystery: Tigers getting weaker?A tigress was captured in the Sunderbans on Monday evening after foresters found some abnormality in its movement.
05 Mar, 2013, 02.37 AM IST
Crocodiles score in diverse Sunderbans deltaAccording to Pradeep Vyas, director of Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve, a good sub-adult or juvenile population in Ramganga range proves that ...
30 Nov, 2012, 03.27 AM IST
- Low prey density plagues Sunderbans: Study
WII's scientist Y V Jhala said that a total of 187 kilometres of boat transects were carried out between February and May to get an idea ab...
07 Aug, 2012, 05.59 AM IST
Sunderbans tiger recovering at zooThe Sunderbans tiger which was brought to Alipore zoo for treatment on Thursday is doing well now. Zoo officials said the big cat, aged abo...
29 Jul, 2012, 05.55 AM IST
- Poaching fears return to Sunderbans
The beast of poaching may have reared its ugly head after four years in the Sunderbans, a reserve much feted for its conservation programme...
10 Jul, 2012, 04.02 AM IST
Stop picnics, start eco-tourism in Sundarbans: Bengal forest deptThe state forest department wants all tourist agencies in the Sunderbans, including boat owners, to spell out the dos and don'ts to tourist...
19 Jun, 2012, 01.13 PM IST
- Sunderbans mystery cat one of its kind
The Sunderbans has revealed at least one of its mysteries. In the depths of its mangroves, lives a one-of-its-kind feline — the melanistic ...
27 Mar, 2012, 07.08 AM IST
First crocodile census starts in SunderbansIt may be noted that there were reports of human-estuarine crocodile conflicts in Sunderbans in recent times especially from Sajnekhali and...
16 Jan, 2012, 03.59 PM IST
- Tiger census ends in Sunderbans
A tiger census in Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, ended during which data and scats for DNA samplings of the big cats were...
11 Mar, 2010, 07.04 PM IST
- Tiger census begins in Sunderbans
The much-awaited tiger census in the Sunderbans, where DNA sampling would be made for the first time to establish the number of big cats, b...
04 Mar, 2010, 06.18 PM IST
- Has climate change affected Sunderbans?
With reports of rise in the water level in the Sunderbans because of global warming, foresters have demanded a proper study of climate chan...
13 Dec, 2009, 06.14 PM IST
- DNA sampling for tiger census in Sunderbans
The West Bengal government for the first time will conduct tiger census through DNA sampling of the animal's scat in Sunderbans in January ...
23 Nov, 2009, 05.43 PM IST
- 3 top forest officials fired after tiger death in Sunderbans
Days after discovery of a tiger carcass in the Sunderbans, three top forest officials were on Friday night removed from their posts by the ...
18 Oct, 2008, 03.38 AM IST
- Kutch gets biosphere reserve status
The Greater and Little Rann of Kutch have finally got the much-awaited status of biosphere reserve. The Central government's decision to gr...
22 Jul, 2008, 05.36 AM IST
- Speedboats for tackling strayed tigers
Close on the heels of incidents like tigers straying into human habits, the Forest Department will purchase advanced speedboats to rescue t...
29 Feb, 2008, 12.28 PM IST