Leonardo DiCaprio applauds Assam government's initiatives to stop rhinoceros poachingLeonardo DiCaprio praised the 'government of the Indian state of Assam set out to end poaching of the Endangered Greater One-Horned rhinoce...
09 Feb, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
In a first, Bengal to count big herbivores during tiger censusEarlier, the tiger census was done solely focussing on the big cats but from this year, the population of big herbivores will be included i...
22 Sep, 2021, 11.55 AM IST
Rhinoceros better transported upside-down, orgasms as effective as medicines in clearing congested noses: Winners of the Ig Nobel prizes are outThis year, each winner was given a paper trophy to assemble themselves and a counterfeit Zimbabwean $10 trillion note.
10 Sep, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
Assam floods: 108 animals die at Kaziranga National ParkAs many as 108 animals including nine rhinoceroses have died at the Kaziranga National Park due to heavy floods in Assam till Sunday. About...
19 Jul, 2020, 03.36 PM IST
Extinction watch: Rhinoceros, hunted for its hornAccording to International Union for Conservation of Nature, Black rhinos, Sumatran rhinos and Javan rhinos are “critically endangered”. Th...
20 Feb, 2020, 11.16 PM IST
Explore wildlife on wheels in East AfricaA safari trip should be on everyone’s wishlist.
08 Jun, 2017, 05.16 AM IST
Railways begins work on Kaziranga Express connecting New Delhi with forests of AssamThe Kaziranga National Park is a World Heritage Site and host 70% of the world's one-horned rhinoceroses and home to tigers, elephants, buf...
07 Oct, 2016, 11.13 PM IST
From solitude to oblivionCritically endangered in the wild, several animals are now threatened even in zoos. Lucknow zoo has not been able to find partners for rhin...
22 Sep, 2014, 03.19 AM IST
Scientists warn of Earth's sixth mass extinction eventSince 1500, more than 320 terrestrial vertebrates have become extinct. Populations of the remaining species show a 25 per cent average decl...
25 Jul, 2014, 04.43 PM IST
- Ace India shooter Heena Sidhu in anti-hunting campaign
She's headed to the Commonwealth Games (which begins on July 23 in Glasgow), where she hopes to take home yet another gold medal, but there...
22 Jul, 2014, 05.56 PM IST
Next government needs to maintain, nurture India and Bangladesh cordial relationshipWhoever forms the next govt, one of the most important tasks will be to maintain and nurture the cordial relationship shared between India ...
10 May, 2014, 04.19 AM IST
Javan rhinoceros facing dire extinction threat: StudyAmerican researchers have confirmed that a species of Javan rhinoceros found in Vietnam are on the verge of extinction, with only 29 of the...
05 Aug, 2012, 07.34 PM IST
- Animal death toll in Kaziranga rises to 560
At least 560 animals, including 14 one-horned rhinos, have perished in the world-famed Kaziranga National Park during the ongoing floods in...
08 Jul, 2012, 02.34 PM IST
- Concern raised over killing of Rhinos in Kaziranga Park
An Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) member Kumar Deepak Das today expressed concerns over killing of Rhinos in Kaziranga National Park in Assam and...
10 May, 2012, 09.23 PM IST
- Save the Elephant
Short-sightedness could reduce the grand animal to but a pachyderm
07 May, 2011, 04.56 AM IST
Poachers kill 14 rhinos in 2009Poachers have killed 14 rhinoceroses in the national parks and other forest areas of Assam in the year 2009.
13 Mar, 2010, 09.17 PM IST
- SAARC nations pledge cooperation to curb wildlife trade
All eight SAARC nations -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- have pledged to enhance c...
08 Feb, 2008, 03.11 PM IST