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India brings forest fire in tiger reserve under controlHundreds of forestry officials in Similipal National Park, home to protected species including the Bengal tiger and Asian elephant, have be...
Environment ministry drafts rules for utilisation of more than Rs 42,000 crore greening fundThe CAF Act, which was passed by the Parliament in July 2016, approved the release of more than Rs 42,000 crore to be spent on afforestatio...
- Indian, international conservation experts write to Dave on forest dwellers' rights
How Odisha is cutting old forests for newIn many parts of Odisha, native forests have been cleared to make land available for compensatory afforestation and other plantation drives.
74 tiger deaths since January drive home poaching, other threatsMadhya Pradesh fares the worst with 19 fatalities.
74 tiger deaths since January drive home poaching, other threatsPolice and wildlife authorities seized skins, bones, claws, skeletons, canines and paws of another 16 tigers during this period, taking the...
Tiger is ambassador of India's conservation efforts: ExpertsOn the occasion of Global Tiger Day today, wildlife experts said the majestic big cat emerged as the ambassador of India's conservation eff...
- Tiger is ambassador of India's conservation efforts: Experts
On the occasion of Global Tiger Day today, wildlife experts said the majestic big cat emerged as the ambassador of India's conservation eff...
Tuskers knock at Chhattisgarh's BarnawaparaForest department officials said that this is the first time that 30 elephants were seen in sanctuary, which may be an indication of perman...
- Chhattisgarh's state bird Bastar Hill Mynah back from the brink
He said like other winged creatures, Mynahs also move from one place to another in search of food.
- Human, elephant conflict takes a new dimension
The eerie silence at Bankura's Borjora forest is broken by the sound of a forest jeep being brought to a sudden stop.Forest guard Ganesh Sa...
Drop in number of migratory birds visiting ChilikaOrnithologists said the number of birds had perhaps dwindled due to effect of cyclone Phailin.
- Chilika bird census today
The annual bird census in Chilika will be carried out on Sunday by wildlife wing of the forest department.Besides wildlife staff, several e...
- Karnataka lost most tigers to poachers
The tiger census has kicked off in the state and there's hope it'll show that conservation efforts have paid off.
- First sighting of Chestnut-winged cuckoo in Vidarbha
The little known Wan Wildlife Sanctuary, 350km from here in Buldhana, has recorded the first sighting of a Chestnut-winged cuckoo, a passag...
Wildlife Society of Odisha demands action against Odisha Mining CorporationOMC is yet to obtain clearance for diversion of 249.96 hectares or 625 acres of forest land for mining infrastructure and township in Keonj...
Geosicientists support bauxite mining atop Niyamgiri HillsCriticising political interference and NGO activism, a Odisha-based geoscientists' body today favoured bauxite mining atop Niyamgiri Hills
- Villagers claim JSPL illegally drawing groundwater; probe ordered
The district collector of Angul has ordered an investigation into allegations that Jindal Steel and Power is illegally drawing groundwater ...
Dolphin numbers take a dipThe number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Chilika has dropped to 145 from an estimated 156 last year and 158 in 2010, according to the latest cen...
- Conservationists worried over safety as endangered Olive Ridleys arrive
With the endangered Olive Ridley turtles already reaching the coastal waters at Gahirmatha, concern over their safety has begun to worry co...