College takes up captive breeding, raises five species of butterfliesAfter finding encouraging results from their studies on butterflies in Alagar Hills in the district, American College in Madurai has succee...
09 Oct, 2015, 09.55 AM IST
All is not well with the star tortoises of Sri Kurmam TempleThe Srikurmam temple in Srikakulam, which is the only temple in south India dedicated to the Kurmam (tortoise) avatar of Lord Vishnu, may h...
29 Sep, 2015, 08.23 PM IST
Satkosia wildlife sanctuary: No live fish on gharials’ menuGharials, considered a critically endangered species, survive on live fish. But Satkosia wildlife sanctuary authorities are facing a shorta...
01 Dec, 2014, 10.17 AM IST
Kolkata zoo begins captive breeding of tigersA pair of Royal Bengal tigers has been selected for captive breeding to increase the number of the big cats at the Zoological Gardens.
25 May, 2014, 12.06 PM IST
GIB conservation plan caught in red-tapismThe state bird conservation plan is caught up in bureaucratic red-tapism.
24 Mar, 2014, 03.39 AM IST
- Snow leopards in Kolkata en route to Hills
For a few hours on Saturday morning, Kolkata airport will pay host to two special and unusual guests.
05 Oct, 2013, 04.59 AM IST
MP seeks pair of white tigers from OdishaMadhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan has written to his Odisha counterpartseeking a pair of white tigers from Nandankanan zoo for the zoo-cum-...
14 Sep, 2013, 02.07 PM IST
- Myzore zoo successfully pairs two wild tigers
This Global Tiger Day, there is something to rejoice. Captive breeding of tigers in India could now have a new genetic variant as the Mysor...
29 Jul, 2013, 03.17 AM IST
- Mysore Zoo successful in breeding cubs by pairing two wild tigers
Captive breeding of tigers in India could now have a new genetic variant as the Mysore Zoo has been successful in breeding of cubs by matin...
28 Jul, 2013, 07.27 PM IST
- Central govt to shell out Rs 1 crore to upgrade vulture conservation breeding centre
Their decline has been faster than any other wild bird. But before vultures faded out completely from the Indian sky, the state forest depa...
25 Jun, 2013, 01.18 PM IST
- Pilikula Nisargadhama hisses with King Cobra success
Ophiophagus Hannah aka King Cobra stands demystified at the Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park at Moodushedde.
01 Aug, 2011, 02.02 PM IST
- Breeding programme fails to utilize funds
Having failed to timely utilize funds marked for conservation breeding of a rare bird, the Sarahan Pheasantry at a great cost in 17 years h...
29 Mar, 2011, 03.58 AM IST
- The scavenger eyes a comeback
It has been six years in coming, but the vulture conservation centre in Pinjore, Haryana, has landed a breakthrough – 16 vultures bred in c...
02 Jul, 2010, 04.42 AM IST
White tigress gives birth to 3 cubs in Vandalur zooThe only zoo in Tamil Nadu to have a pair of white tigers, Vandalur has now scored another first with its successful captive breeding of th...
25 Mar, 2009, 02.39 AM IST
- Captive breeding programme to save Kashmir's red deer
Stepping in to save Kashmir's endangered red deer - hanguls - from extinction, the J& K govt has launched a Rs 8.80cr project under which c...
12 Mar, 2009, 04.21 PM IST
- Captive breeding to save endangered hangul
The statistics are grim. The Kashmir hangul, the only surviving sub-species of the red deer family, is slowly becoming extinct.
07 Jul, 2008, 03.13 AM IST
Crocodile Bank breeds rare, painted roof turtleThe Madras Crocodile Bank Trust has taken another important step forward in turtle conservation with the captive breeding of another batch ...
25 Apr, 2008, 06.02 AM IST