Quote of the day by 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin: ‘Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are…’ – A wild lesson in awareness and trustSteve Irwin, renowned for his work with dangerous animals, observed that human intentions can be far more unpredictable than those of preda...
17 May, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Energy shock ripples from kitchens to forests as Africa and South Asia grapple with rising fuel costsGlobal fuel price hikes are pushing families in Kenya and India back to burning charcoal and wood. This reversal threatens years of progres...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
Jungle Camps India aims Rs 100 cr revenue by 2028; firms up IPO plansJungle Camps India Ltd, which provides wildlife and conservation-focused lodges to guests, on Wednesday announced plans to achieve Rs 100 c...
24 Jul, 2024, 04.38 PM IST
For rich & young, charity begins in the wildFor wildlife conservators who believe that conservation without money is plain conversation, here’s some good news. Rich, young Indians hav...
25 Aug, 2021, 06.29 AM IST
Nature inFocus gets 5000 photographs celebrating India's wildernessThe three-day festival saw over 600 participants submit entries in the fifth edition of the festival showcasing the natural beauty of India.
09 Sep, 2018, 03.29 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
Centre's delay in releasing funds may hit tiger protection effortsAt least 74 tigers have died in the country since January. Delay in release of funds from the National Tiger Conservation Authority is like...
29 Jun, 2016, 08.24 AM IST
'The movie was made to save critically endangered Great Indian Bustard'Ornithologist Pramod Patil has been conferred with the prestigious Whitley Award, popularly called the 'Green Oscar', for his work on the c...
15 Oct, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
- Train coaches to come alive with wildlife images
The bland and barren coaches of passenger trains may soon have exciting images of tigers, cranes, trees and other wildlife painted on them.
20 Sep, 2015, 09.54 PM IST
Train coaches to come alive with wildlife images"Paintings on trains and stations will serve dual purpose - nature conservation as well as tourism promotion," the official said.
20 Sep, 2015, 01.00 PM IST
- Bustard conservation plans for four areas of Maharashtra
The once common bustard species of Maharashtra, viz. Great Indian Bustard (GIB) or Maldhok and Lesser Florican or Tanmor have been increasi...
18 Mar, 2014, 05.02 PM IST
- MP yet to sign tripartite pact for tiger conservation
Except Madhya Pradesh, all the tiger-range states have signed a tripartite agreement with the Centre and sanctuaries on big cat conservatio...
11 Oct, 2009, 06.26 PM IST
- Centre preparing web-based database to aid tiger conservation
As part of efforts to counter threats to tiger population, Centre is preparing the first web-based database on the endangered species to fa...
24 Aug, 2009, 05.10 PM IST
- Crocs coming out of artificially eggs in Orissa
Wildlife lovers are jubilant as babies of estuarine crocodiles have emerged out of the artificially hatched eggshells in the crocodile rese...
14 Aug, 2008, 01.50 PM IST
- Namibia auctions wildlife to raise funds for conservation
A South African farmer paid 4 million rands (US$527,000) for eight Namibian black rhinos on Friday, as Namibia auctioned five species of ra...
26 Jul, 2008, 03.53 AM IST
- States vying to get Tiger reserve status
Hoping to save the big cat and other wild animals through funds available under Tiger Project, states are vying with each other to get Tige...
20 May, 2008, 03.54 PM IST