Torrential rain poses threat to Corbett animals
DEHRADUN: The torrential rains in the Corbett Tiger Reserve has badly damaged roads while the rivers and nullahs are overflowing with rain water, posing a threat to animals in the sanctuary....
View ArticleNew entrance for tourists may add pressure on Corbett tigers
More tourist inflow is likely to add pressure on the habitat of tigers at the Corbett reserve, which already faces a space crunch, wildlife activists said. The most densely populated Corbett tiger...
View ArticleLansdowne forest official seeks manpower for tiger protection
DEHRADUN: The good news for tiger conservationist this year is that 156 tigers have been spotted in Lansdowne Forest Division in March. The bad news is that forest patrolling in the area, which has...
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 ArticleTwo tigresses in W Rajaji soon go get mates?
DEHRADUN: At a meeting of forest officials on Wednesday, it was decided that a species recovery plan would be made urgently to oversee the translocation of male tigers to the western part of Rajaji...
View ArticleNo headway in Corbett stand-off, workers adamant on ‘lock down’
NAINITAL: The administration has taken preventive measures to ensure that tourists visiting Corbett National Park face no difficulty in the wake of proposed stir announced by its workers union. The...
View Article‘How was Beatles ashram opened for tourists without clearances?’
Dehradun: A few months after the Beatles ashram, also known as Chaurasi Kutiya, located in the core area of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve, was opened for tourists with much fanfare by the Harish Rawat govt,...
View ArticleWII begins counting of Rajaji wildlife
DEHRADUN: Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has begun terrestrial estimation of wild animals in the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. The counting of all carnivorous like tigers and leopards and herbivorous will...
View ArticleElephants kill two forest employees in Corbett
DEHRADUN: The incidents of human-animal conflicts are not coming to an end in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. After three incidents where three forest employees have been killed by tiger and one more badly...
View Article6 Amazing Wildlife Encounters, beyond the Tiger
--> dna brings you exclusive, fascinating encounters with the animal kingdom—beyond India's favourite big cat, the tiger—that will leave you awestruck Predator's eye Watching wildlife in their...
View ArticleRhino, elephants spotted at PTR for first time
Bareilly: In a first, a rhino and herd of elephants have been spotted in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR). The image of the rhino has been captured by cameras installed in the forests while field staff...
View ArticleTenth elephant died in Rajaji in last 8 months
DEHRADUN: An elephant died in Rajaji on Friday night after falling unconscious during the day, taking the number of elephant deaths in the past eight months in the forest to 10. The deaths, however,...
View ArticleSoon, tourists to U’khand can book forest guest houses online
DEHRADUN: Tourists can soon avail detailed information about 240 forest guest houses on the website of the Uttarakhand forest department. Online booking will also be open for six of these forest houses...
View ArticleFor 10 yrs, no elephant deaths in Rajaji because of trains
DEHRADUN: The loss of wildlife after being hit by trains is a continuing problem across the country. At Rajaji Tiger Reserve, though, there is one unique achievement that could serve as an example for...
View ArticleWorld Wildlife Day special - Online adaption for Dehradun zoo animals
DEHRADUN: Dehradun zoo authority is going online for the adoption of the animals kept there. Director Zoo maintains that it would be for the first time that online bidding for zoo animal adoption would...
View ArticleIndia's monsoons: A change in the rain
The Western Ghats are a 1,500 kilometre-long ribbon of mountains that run through the southwestern part of India, forming a jagged edge that separates the high Deccan Plateau, which makes up most of...
View ArticleTenth elephant dies in Rajaji in eight months
DEHRADUN: A young elephant died in Dholkhand range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve on Friday night. This makes it the 10th elephant having died for various reasons in last eight months besides poaching in...
View ArticleUttarakhand government making intense efforts for relocation of van gujjar...
DEHRADUN : It is unimaginable for a city or village dweller to imagine the way van gujjars live in the forest area. One such family is of Sakina Bano (29) and her husband Mohd Talib with their eight...
View ArticleThe 'badass' dhole: Asian dog more endangered than tigers, yet ignored
Little-known by scientists and largely ignored by conservationists, the wild Asian dog – or dhole – faces widespread deforestation, poisonings, lack of prey and disease. Can a few dhole champions save...
View ArticleIndian conservationist Jim Corbett enjoyed strong links with Kenya
NEW DELHI India -- After he retired as a hunter, photographer and a conservationist, Jim Corbett moved to Kenya in 1947 and settled in Nyeri, a sleepy town on the slopes of Mount Kenya, where he wrote...
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