‘Dead’ friend turns up alive: How a mushroom triggered an 'emergency' panic call to 911 by lost hikers in NYA hike in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks took a bizarre turn when two men, under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms, called 911 to...
29 May, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
SC says concerned over attacks on forest rangers, may order providing arms to themThe bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said the forest officials are up against the "bigger force and millions of dollars are being si...
08 Jan, 2021, 02.27 PM IST
Ranthambore lost its most famous tiger because of hoteliers' lobbyIn fact, at the time of shifting, Rinwa was in the process of forming a committee to verify whether it was T-24 or some other tiger which h...
19 May, 2015, 11.01 AM IST
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve's gateman alleges manhandling by Maneka GandhiRooplal Verma said Gandhi had stopped at the Garha forest barrier, where she saw residue of the wheat crop being burnt and got angry holdin...
12 May, 2015, 11.02 AM IST
Forest college and research Insitute closed indefinitely following a dharna by studentsFCRI was closed indefinitely following the sit-in dharna by students, demanding that they be given preference in appointment of foresters a...
28 Jan, 2015, 02.03 PM IST
India loses more foresters than any other countryAs many as 72 forest rangers died in India in the past three years. Other countries in Asia, Africa and the Americas lost less than 10 rang...
08 Sep, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
Elephants to arrive in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary next monthWildlife enthusiasts willing to visit Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary to watch elephant herds in action from close will have to wait for some more...
23 Apr, 2014, 12.42 AM IST
Blackbucks fall prey to accidents, poachersIncrease in the population of blackbucks in Ganjam's Balipadar-Bhetanai threatens their existence.
17 Feb, 2013, 05.36 AM IST
Female leopard succumbs in conflict between male, female leopardsIn a fight between two leopards, one male and the other female, the latter died at Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary.Forest officers reached ...
23 Jan, 2013, 04.46 AM IST
- Video nails foresters' lies: Expert
Fateh Singh Rathore, India's pioneer tiger conservationist, has called the Ranthambore forest officials' conduct in Bhuripahadi utterly cal...
27 Aug, 2010, 02.47 AM IST
- What ails Ranthambore Park?
After recent incidents of tiger attacks on villagers or their cattle, people living near the Ranthambore National Park have visibly turned ...
24 Aug, 2010, 03.09 AM IST
- Madhya Pradesh faces staff shortage to protect forests
Madhya Pradesh is facing shortage of ground staff in protecting its wildlife and huge forest area spread over 95,000 sq km, officials said.
30 May, 2010, 08.37 PM IST
- Major fire in Valmiki Nagar tiger reserve, 10 hectares of forest gutted
A major fire broke out in Valmiki Nagar tiger reserve at Madanpur range near Indo-Nepal border, destroying about ten hectares of forest, a ...
28 May, 2010, 06.48 PM IST
- Manas tiger reserve's deputy ranger injured
A forest official was seriously injured in accidental firing inside the Manas tiger reserve in lower Assam.
10 Mar, 2010, 07.53 PM IST
- Five held in MP for eating black buck meat
Five persons were on Monday arrested on the charges of hiding the skin of a dead black buck and eating meat of the protected animal, which ...
24 Aug, 2009, 10.57 PM IST
- Six poachers arrested
Six suspected poachers have been arrested from Lal Dhang range in Garhwal and a gun and some cartridges were recovered from them, officials...
23 Feb, 2009, 02.16 PM IST
- Insurance for Orissa forest officials in Maoist-hit areas
Realising that a large number of forest department officials were exposed to attacks in Maoist-affected districts, Orissa government decide...
02 Apr, 2008, 10.01 PM IST