Forest department mulling canteen in Tadoba core?
Nagpur: In order to provide more facilities to the visitors of TadobaAndhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), the forest department seems to be going into an overdrive and even flouting conservation norms in the...
View ArticleMhadei diversion will impact food chain: Expert
Panaji: The Mhadei water diversion projects of Karnataka and Maharashtra will impact delicate ecology in the global biodiversity hotspot area with five wildlife sanctuaries, two major waterfalls,...
View ArticleCZA nod to satellite zoo at Greater Haldwani
NAINITAL: A proposed state-of-the-art satellite zoo in Greater Haldwani, spread across an area of 300 hectares, has been given the green signal by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA). Construction work...
View ArticleKuruva island opens to tourists
: The Kuruva island, a major tourism destination in Wayanad, opened on Wednesday to tourists after an interval of five months. The destination has remained closed since June following the advent of...
View ArticlePilibhit Tiger Reserve to open for tourist season
PILIBHIT: The wait is now over and it's time to watch the beauty of nature in Pilibhit. The forests of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) will be open for tourists from November 15. The bookings in Chuka...
View ArticleBargarh wildlife sanctuary gears up for tourist season
BARGARH: Unlike other wildlife sanctuaries in the state, the Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary in Bargarh district is a much sought after destination for tourists as it offers easy and better sighting of...
View ArticleForest minister assures relocated Gujjars amenities soon
DEHRADUN: The Gujjars who have been relocated from Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary in Corbett Tiger Reserve to Sambalpur near Chidiyapur range of Haridwar Forest Division are an unhappy lot. They shared...
View ArticleCorbett and Rajaji opening for tourists on Sunday
DEHRADUN: Corbett Tiger Reserve and Rajaji Tiger Reserve which were closed since June 15 are going to open their doors for tourists from November 15. CTR is already inundated with advance bookings for...
View ArticleThe admirable Goan shell craft
Exotic art Art lovers on a spice trail to Goa can come across amazing handicraft items crafted from coconut. Making coconut idols is an age-old practice of Goa that goes back to the Portuguese era...
View ArticleWhere to see the Laramie Foothills Bison herd free on the range
Access to viewing areas for the northern Colorado bison herd closes in December The newly released bison run on the 1,000 acres of meadow at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area on Nov. 1. (Brent Lewis, The...
View ArticleGrunting bison, sniffing bulls: Nachusa Grasslands
FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill.–We were close enough to hear the bison grunting as they grazed. At one point, I looked around and all five of us were smiling. Bison pull that smile from your soul. I asked John...
View ArticlePhotography ban costs Guruvayur Devaswom
Thrissur: If the present ban on photography by visitors at Guruvayur Devaswom’s (GD) Punnathur Kotta Elephant Sanctuary here continues to be in place for long, the devaswom will be losing several lakhs...
View ArticleGo photograph lions and tigers and bears in Colorado
If you head out to Colorado’s unique Wild Animal Sanctuary, located within easy driving distance of both Boulder and...
View ArticleFuture uncertain for rare white deer at former weapons site
Hundreds of ghostly white deer roaming among overgrown munitions bunkers at a sprawling former Army weapons depot face an uncertain future after living and breeding largely undisturbed since the middle...
View ArticleJust 2 hrs from Doon, a leopard safari
DEHRADUN: Leopard safaris are set to begin in Uttarakhand, for the very first time. The Chidiyapur range of Haridwar Forest Division, where five leopards are lodged - all of which were earlier injured...
View ArticleA leopard safari near Dehradun soon
DEHRADUN: Leopard safaris are set to begin in Uttarakhand for the very first time. The Chidiyapur range of Haridwar Forest Division, where five leopards are lodged - all of which were earlier injured...
View ArticleCorbett park reopens for tourists after monsoon break
NAINITAL: Jim Corbett National Park was re-opened for tourists today after being closed for five months during the monsoon season. Sameer Sinha, director of the national park, said that all the zones...
View ArticleUttarakhand gets one more birding spot at Ramgarh
DEHRADUN:: Ranipur range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve was added to the tourism circuit on November 15 last year, when it opened to tourists. This year, another range, Ramgarh, just an hour's drive from...
View ArticleDecoding the mind of a modern-day tourist
‘Not the touristy stuff, the real stuff’ is a phrase we hear often. After the backpacking and the quick flights, our modern day traveller lands in an exotic country – exotic mostly in the head – and...
View ArticleChi-Cal Rivers Fund Announces $1.4 Million in Grants (NFWF - National Fish...
(Source: NFWF - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation) CHICAGO, Illinois (November 16, 2015) - Today Chi-Cal Rivers Fund partners announced six projects selected to receive $1.4 million in grant...
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