'Kanhargaon wildlife sanctuary will hit surrounding villages'Fadnavis on Thursday claimed that the state government has completed all the formalities for creation of the sanctuary."Total 265.014 sq km...
14 Jul, 2014, 02.23 AM IST
- Three of a family killed by elephant
Three members of a family, including two children, were trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kaliabor in Nagaon district early on Sunday.
12 May, 2014, 11.28 AM IST
- Chandoli National Park free of human interference, almost
The forest department has over the years managed to curb human interference in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR), particularly in the Chando...
22 Jan, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
Estuarine crocodile hacked to death in Odisha forestIn the latest bout of man-animal conflict, an 8-foot-long estuarine crocodile was hacked to death in Mahakalpada forest range in Odisha's K...
23 Sep, 2013, 08.57 PM IST
- Elephants kill one in Golaghat
One person was killed and two others - a man and his wife - were injured in an attack by wild elephants at Numaligarh area in Golaghat dist...
06 May, 2013, 07.30 AM IST
Two wild deer rescued in Keonjhar districtTwo wild deer have been rescued from areas of human habitation in Keonjhar district in the last 15 days.
30 Sep, 2012, 02.25 AM IST
- Leopard cubs beaten to death
Two leopard cubs were beaten to death in the Kalugaon Khoragorh area of Sivasagar district on Saturday.
29 Sep, 2012, 10.26 PM IST
- Leopard menace: Villagers living on the edge
Villagers, farmers and daily wage earners in some Telangana districts are living on the edge, what with all the leopards and other animals ...
25 Jul, 2011, 05.00 AM IST
- Over eight crore tribal population as per 2001 census
There are 2,474 forest villages spread across 12 states. Of these, Assam has the max no of forest villages at 499 and UP has the least at 1...
11 Mar, 2011, 06.10 PM IST
- Leopard mauls 6 in UP village
A leopard mauled six people in a Gorakhpur village before it was chased back into the forest by a team from Dudhwa forest reserve on Saturd...
27 Dec, 2010, 02.52 AM IST
- Salinity rise in water driving crocs to stray from habitats
Rising salinity in the waters of the Bhitarkanika river system is driving crocodiles towards other water bodies close to human habitation.
21 Sep, 2010, 10.57 AM IST
- Black buck, deer rescued in Orissa
A black buck and a deer were rescued by villagers in Orissa's Ganjam district and separately handed over to the forest department.
27 Jun, 2010, 10.53 PM IST
- Lioness, three cubs spark panic by straying into human habitat
A lioness and her three cubs were captured from near a village in Gondal area by forest department personnel following a seven-day effort a...
03 Nov, 2008, 06.35 AM IST
- Orissa fishermen to tame rogue crocodiles
The Orissa forest department has hired fishermen to relocate estuarine crocodiles entering into human habitations in and around the coastal...
07 Aug, 2008, 11.09 AM IST
- Govt refers draft national tribal policy to GoM
The government has referred the draft national tribal policy, which aims to address issues like lower human development index and poor infr...
17 Mar, 2008, 09.12 PM IST
- Tiger pug marks found in South 24 Parganas district
Pug marks of a pair of tigers from Sunderbans were found at Ambikanagar, in Kultali of South 24 Parganas district, days after a tigress str...
29 Feb, 2008, 01.50 PM IST
Pregnant tigress becomes victim of human wrathIt just keeps getting worse for the big cat in India. A pregnant tigress which strayed into Deulbari village in West Bengal was stoned and ...
19 Feb, 2008, 12.12 AM IST