Environment Ministry's advisory panel gives nod for forest diversion to build Kalai-II hydel project in ArunachalThe Environment Ministry's forest advisory committee has given the green light for the Kalai-II hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh,...
28 May, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
How to get rid of lizards without killing them: Simple home remedies that workLizards are beneficial visitors, helping control insect populations. Instead of removal, focus on making homes less attractive to them. Sim...
16 May, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
'Insult to science, make a mockery of EIA process': Jairam Ramesh on Great Nicobar projectSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav over escal...
10 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: CongressThe Congress party has detailed serious concerns regarding the Great Nicobar project. They highlight ecological damage, tribal rights viola...
03 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
What Snake Holes in Your Yard Actually Look Like, And Which Ones to Worry AboutSnakes do not dig their own burrows, instead utilizing tunnels made by other animals. Identifying these "borrowed homes" involves looking f...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Reliance’s Anant Ambani launches Vantara University to build global talent in wildlife sciences.Reliance Industries Executive Director Anant Ambani launched Vantara University in Jamnagar, Gujarat, a pioneering institution dedicated to...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
'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...
31 Mar, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Mere lip service won't save our rich forestsSenior forest officials in Haryana are locked in a turf war over illegal tree felling. This dispute highlights a wider problem of instituti...
29 Mar, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Scientists find 75-90 % decline in Leopard population in IndiaAs per a study conducted by scientists from the Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS India) and the Wildlife Institute of India, leopard popula...
07 Feb, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Lesser Floricans tagged to trace migration patternTwo Lesser Florican (males) birds were fitted with satellite transmitters in Ajmer by a team of scientists from the Wildlife Institute of I...
19 Aug, 2014, 06.23 AM IST
- 250 lions dead over past 5 years in Gujarat
Is the world's only abode of Asiatic lions in Gujarat under threat? The Gir wildlife sanctuary and its periphery have witnessed no less tha...
22 Jun, 2014, 08.01 AM IST
- Camera trap to be used for wildlife census
The Haryana wildlife department, for the first time, will use the camera trap method to get the exact number of animals in its sanctuaries.
21 Jun, 2014, 01.33 AM IST
Cyber poachers make merry as MP forest and Wildlife Institute of India battle over hacked passwordSparks are flying days after cyber poachers tried to hack into the satellite collar of a tiger at the Satpura-Bori reserve in Madhya Prades...
25 Sep, 2013, 01.20 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
- Goa should be part of Tiger Reserve complex: Wildlife Institute of India
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has suggested inclusion of Goa as a part of the Tiger Reserve complex complimenting the sanctuaries i...
11 Sep, 2012, 11.58 AM IST
- Needed: Rapid rescue teams for leopards
Experts say trained teams and a set of dos and don'ts are a must to save big cats that stray into towns & villages.
31 Jan, 2011, 03.26 AM IST
- Advise from WII sought to check attacks by rogue elephant
Uttarakhand government has sought advise from the experts of Wildlife Institute of India to check repeated attacks by a wild elephant, whic...
14 Dec, 2010, 04.56 PM IST