As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to the consumption of 'wild meat'Wild meat consumption in Central and West Africa, a cultural staple, poses a significant risk for zoonotic disease transmission, including ...
30 May, 2026, 10.17 AM 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
‘Patience, consistency, belief and a mother’s dream’: Madhya Pradesh teacher turns 7 acres of barren land into a forestRetired teacher Mahesh Sarathi from Madhya Pradesh transformed nearly 8 acres of dry, unused land into a thriving forest to fulfil his moth...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.29 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
After sudden cheetah deaths in Kuno in 2023, Centre had turned to Reliance's wildlife facility for helpFollowing the deaths of three cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the National Tiger Conservation Authority enlisted experts f...
07 Sep, 2024, 07.03 PM IST
Gujarat government spent more than Rs 277 cr on lion conservation in two yearsThe state government has spent Rs 277.93 crore on lion conservation in 2022 and 2023, the minister said, responding to questions by Congres...
13 Feb, 2024, 03.12 PM IST
Tigers safe, research focus must shift to other species, say expertsRecent findings from various research projects have shed light on the need to broaden the scope of wildlife research. The analysis of tissu...
19 Jun, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
Wildlife samples to be tested for coronavirus soonAmid growing concern over transmission of coronavirus in wildlife animals and pets, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), amo...
10 Apr, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
Hand-raised rhinos translocated to Manas National Park from KazirangaThe translocation was carried out by a joint team of Assam Forest department, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Wildlife Tru...
23 Jan, 2019, 02.52 PM IST
'Wildlife species causing life, property losses across India'The study examined the patterns of conflict and mitigation use by 5,196 families from 2011 to 2014 from 2,855 villages neighbouring 11 wild...
28 Jun, 2017, 02.22 PM IST
Chimps, like humans, remember movie scenesResearchers at Kyoto University's Wildlife Research Centre adapted eye-tracking technology for the apes, enabling them to record how the ap...
18 Sep, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
Maintaining quality of forests a major challenge: Prakash JavadekarEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar today termed maintenance of forest as a "major" challenge and urged research institutes to draw a "d...
02 Sep, 2015, 03.59 PM IST
Researchers develop new radio-tracking drone to locate wildlifeResearchers used the drones to track radio-tagged bettongs, sometimes referred to as rat-kangaroos, at the Mulligan's Flat woodland sanctua...
26 Aug, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
Centre forms National Board for Wildlife, flouts normsThe Narendra Modi government has approved the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), which according to experts has flouted the norms laid dow...
26 Jul, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
- Two tigers from Nagpur region to go to Katraj zoo in Pune
Principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) Sarjan Bhagat has decided to transfer the five-year-old male tiger kept in Pench enclosur...
03 Jun, 2014, 01.45 PM IST
HP to launch snow leopard research, conservation facility in Spiti"However, the Mongolian habitat differs considerably from the Himalayan ones.A primary difference is: while the former is mostly between 1,...
22 Jan, 2014, 02.36 AM IST
- 7 blackbucks shifted from Katraj to Goa
The Pune civic administration has sent seven black bucks, including four male ones, from the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Katraj to Bond...
24 Sep, 2012, 01.46 AM IST