Chakrata puts the past behind
DEHRADUN: The picturesque hill town of Chakrata, which had been stunned by the gruesome murder of a Bengali couple almost a year ago, is now back to normalcy as locals say that that they have put the...
View ArticleThe appeal of Cuban ecotourism
It comes as welcome news for the nature lovers among us that sector institutions are offering up the island’s national parks and diverse flora and fauna, to be enjoyed by tourists in a sustainable and...
View Article'Young earth' creationists making $90m full-scale ark to 'bring the Bible to...
July 2016 set as opening date for ark replica which Answers in Genesis group says could be one of the ‘wonders of the modern world’ – but it won’t hold livestock...
View ArticleTN soaks in rain as Chennai receives highest rainfall in state; death toll...
Chennai: Tamil Nadu soaked for the third consecutive day with the North East monsoon turning vigorous in northern and western districts on Friday. Rains lashed capital greater Chennai throwing normalcy...
View Article$1.3 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects To Improve Health and...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) Release Date: 11/12/2015 Contact Information: John Martin, EPA Reg. 2, 212-637-3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov NEW YORK, N.Y. - Top federal and state...
View ArticleWhy snow leopards are in trouble
(CNN)There's a reason they call the snow leopard the "ghost of the mountains." The chances of seeing one are almost nonexistent, even for those who spend their lives looking for them. It's part of what...
View Article‘Road laid through sanctuary to serve fish tanks’
hy did Denduluru MLA Chintamaneni Prabhakar and his followers exert themselves in the middle of the night to lay a road cutting through the Atapaka bird sanctuary on November 7? As migratory birds...
View ArticleBIRDS OF A FEATHER: Slate of bird walks extends to May (City of Farmers...
(Source: City of Farmers Branch, TX) HISTORICAL PARK ~ Birders of all ages and experience levels are invited to join a series of Bird Walks, starting November 12 and presented by Audubon Texas and the...
View ArticleManeka Gandhi ropes in Big B, Salman for elephant rehab
NEW DELHI: Slamming government for its apathy in protecting elephants, cabinet minister and wildlife activist Maneka Gandhi has demanded that rescue and rehabilitation centres be created for...
View ArticleManeka rues govt apathy towards saving elephants
NEW DELHI: Slamming the government for its apathy in protecting elephants, cabinet minister and wildlife activist Maneka Gandhi has demanded that rescue and rehabilitation centres be created for the...
View ArticleElephants trample woman to death in Meghalaya
SHILLONG: A Garo tribal woman was trampled to death by wild elephants in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, an official said...
View ArticleScholarship seals Antarctic study (University of the Sunshine Coast)
(Source: University of the Sunshine Coast) A former OP1 student of Mountain Creek State High School who fast-tracked her University of the Sunshine Coast degree has launched an exciting career in...
View ArticleCamping around South America
After four years’ travelling from the Caribbean coast to Patagonia, Paula Dear says camping in deserts, in the shadow of the Andes and by tropical beaches – all for under £10 a night – made her trip to...
View ArticleTERMINATOR TERMINATES TUSK ON VIDEO (Wildlife Conservation Society)
(Source: Wildlife Conservation Society) **NEWS FROM WCS** CONTACT: STEPHEN SAUTNER: (1-718-220-3682; ssautner@wcs.org JOHN DELANEY: (1-718-220-3275; jdelaney@wcs.org) Watch The Video TERMINATOR...
View ArticleTourists vacate Egypt after Russian plane crash
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) Tourism bookings in Egypt's main Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh have plunged in the wake of a Russian plane crash, officials said Wednesday, amid fears the airliner may...
View Article11.11.2015 | VOLGA-DNEPR FLIES RARE PRZEWALSKI HORSES FOR REINTRODUCTION...
(Source: ABC - AirBridge Cargo Airlines) 11.11.2015 | VOLGA-DNEPR FLIES RARE PRZEWALSKI HORSES FOR REINTRODUCTION PROJECT IN URAL STEPPES Volga-Dnepr Group has supported a project to reintroduce...
View ArticleWonders of Nature: Tawny beauty
Three open jeeps packed with 20 school kids and five adults are parked on the forest road. Fifty human eyes are fixed on a curtain of dry, golden grass. A dozen look in panic in the same direction,...
View ArticleAnother first for Assam, now a mobile clinic for elephants
Morigaon (Assam), Nov. 14 (ANI): A mobile clinic for elephants was launched in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon district in Assam today. The clinic will be treating both elephants in the...
View ArticleForest dept forced heavily pregnant jumbo into Dasara
Elephant went into premature delivery after procession; chained at Bandipur In clear violation of the Project Elephant Guidelines, 2008, a heavily pregnant elephant, Chaitra, was made to take part in...
View ArticleTiger charges at villagers trying to click pictures, one injured
Bengaluru: A group of villagers who went close to a tiger to click pictures had to run for their lives when the angry cat chased them and critically injured a person. The incident occurred outside...
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