Now, forest fire affects 12000 ha of Rajaji tiger reserve
DEHRADUN: A few days after a blaze razed 50 hectares of Corbett Tiger Reserve, around 120 sq km (around 12,000 hectares) of Rajaji Tiger Reserve has been affected in a forest fire in the past three...
View ArticleFire in 12,000 hectares of Rajaji tiger reserve
DEHRADUN: A few days after a blaze razed 50 hectares of Corbett Tiger Reserve, around 120 sq km (approx. 12,000 hectares) of Rajaji tiger reserve has...
View ArticleForest fires, water crisis drive U’khand animals into Amangarh reserve
Bijnor/Dehradun: Water crisis and the forest fires that have wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand over the past two weeks are now driving animals from the hill state into neighbouring Uttar Pradesh's Amangarh...
View ArticleMan-eater caught at Rajaji
DEHRADUN: In an apparent takeaway from the recent killing of a female leopard carrying three cubs on the Forest Research Institute campus, an act which had raised the ire of conservationists,...
View ArticleCorbett Park turns 78
DEHRADUN: Without much fanfare, the country's most prominent wildlife tourist destination — Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) — turned 78 on Friday. Initially named 'Hailey National Park' after its founder...
View ArticleA date with the wild
Corbett's jungle The Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, that has recently been opened to wildlife lovers this winter, is undoubtedly famous as a haven...
View ArticleTourists can't stalk animals at certain places in Corbett anymore
DEHRADUN: A day after selfie-clicking tourists drove away a thirsty herd of elephants in Ram Nagar, authorities of the Corbett Tiger Reserve have identified and demarcated places which would be closed...
View ArticleTourists barred from stalking animals at identified places in Corbett
DEHRADUN: A day after selfie-clicking tourists drove away a thirsty herd of elephants in Ramnagar near Corbett, authorities of the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) said that they have "identified and...
View ArticleThe jungle story
Wild notes My mandatory list of preparations for a visit to the famed Jim Corbett National Park recently included a reading of Corbett’s enthralling writings on his live encounters with wildlife in...
View ArticleA date with the wild
Corbett's jungle The Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, that has recently been opened to wildlife lovers this winter, is undoubtedly famous as a haven...
View ArticleScientists sceptical of move to re-open Nanda Devi to tourists
DEHRADUN:The 28-strong team of scientists, forest officials and ITBP personnel on a 26-day tour of the Nanda Devi National Park (NDNP) returned on Monday. Team members say the biodiversity of the...
View ArticleIn a first, jumbos trample two forest employees to death in Corbett
DEHRADUN: In what is believed to be the first such attack by a herd of elephants in Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), two forest employees were trampled to death by the jumbos, who likely charged at the duo...
View ArticleTiger siblings to move to western Rajaji
DEHRADUN: A tigress and her two cubs - a male and female - had moved to the Rasiyabad unit of Haridwar Forest Division (HFD) a year ago. Now, the cubs have become almost adults, and have spread even...
View ArticleNow, a study to see how noisy choppers impact Kedarnath wildlife
DEHRADUN: The forest department has asked Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to study the impact of helicopters on flora and fauna in the eco-sensitive Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS). The National...
View ArticleCorbett Park turns 78
DEHRADUN: Without much fanfare, the country's most prominent wildlife tourist destination — Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) — turned 78 on Friday. Initially named 'Hailey National Park' after its founder...
View ArticleU’khand to continue to get 90% funding for Project Tiger
DEHRADUN: Forest officials in Uttarakhand heaved a big sigh of relief on Saturday when a letter from the environment ministry confirmed that the state will continue to get 90% of the funding for...
View ArticleMan-eater caught at Rajaji
DEHRADUN: In an apparent takeaway from the recent killing of a female leopard carrying three cubs on the Forest Research Institute campus, an act which had raised the ire of conservationists,...
View ArticleForest fires, water crisis drive U’khand animals into Amangarh reserve
Bijnor/Dehradun: Water crisis and the forest fires that have wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand over the past two weeks are now driving animals from the hill state into neighbouring Uttar Pradesh's Amangarh...
View ArticleShops set up in Rajaji Tiger Reserve
DEHRADUN: Despite the opposition of forest department, the local traders have put up stalls in the 13 km area which passes through Gohri range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve for kanwars and pilgrims taking to...
View ArticleUttarakhand state administration takes forest officials to task over opening...
DEHRADUN : A few months after the Beatles ashram located in the Rajaji Tiger Reserve was opened for tourists with much fanfare by the Harish Rawat govt, the reserve's officials, after the dismissal of...
View Article