Treading lightly around jumbos
Nestled in the captivating Anamalai ranges, spanning over 220 square kilometres, is the scenic town of Valparai. Home to elephants and humans for decades, its forests were cleared to make way for tea...
View ArticleChasing the thrill of biking up and down the muddy trails
GURGAON: As the temperature dips, cycling enthusiasts are taking off on long rides to experience the thrill of pedalling down an unexplored trail with the cold wind in their face. On Sunday morning, 50...
View ArticleFor rare white deer on an old Army depot in N.Y., the future rests on ...
Hundreds of ghostly white deer roaming among overgrown munitions bunkers at a sprawling former Army weapon depot face an uncertain future after living and breeding largely undisturbed since the middle...
View ArticleEducational avenues, fashion venues and quirky menus drive the city youth
On the ninth anniversary of NT, it's time to serenade the most interesting and quintessential nine aspects of Nagpur, which give it that palpable joie de vivre and vitality. Evolved style sense With...
View Article2 SDRF teams at Rishikesh to prevent breach of norms by adventure sport...
DEHRADUN: Breaching the safety norms while performing death-defying stunts in river Ganga has often proved dear to the adventure sport aficionados. Keeping the fact in mind, Uttarakhand police have...
View Article4 days on, tiger pugmarks tracked, but not trapped
Bhopal: Four days, 125 men and two trained elephants. Arrangements to capture tiger T-1 are elaborate, but the big cat has outsmarted forest officials for fourth consecutive day. The operation to...
View Article2 SDRF teams to keep eye on Rishikesh adventure sports
DEHRADUN: Breaching safety norms while performing death-defying stunts in river Ganga has often proved dear to the adventure sport aficionados. Keeping the fact in mind, Uttarakhand police have decided...
View ArticleGhost deer haunt New York cold war bomb site under threat from developers
Group proposes turning the old depot into a world-class tourist attraction to show off both its rich military history and its unusual wildlife...
View ArticleHome of rare white-deer herd, a former Army depot, is up for sale
ROMULUS, N.Y. — 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...
View ArticleGlobetrotting: The world's greatest riding adventures
(CNN)From the land of "The Hobbit" and Mongolia's steppes to African deltas and the sun-kissed beaches of southern Spain, holidays on horseback offer adventurous types the chance to explore the world's...
View ArticleVillages near Tansa live in fear of leopards
Kalyan: Villagers living near the Pethyachapada area and other villages in Shahapur near Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary are living in fear as a leopard, which killed a 4-year-old girl and attacked another...
View ArticleSoon a trek through the tiger country
Trekking in one of the State’s tiger country, the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) is in the offing. In the past, especially after the death of forest brigand Veerappan, the Sathyamangalam forests,...
View ArticlePollution in Ramganga: NGT seeks UP, U'khand reply by next week
BAREILLY: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday told the Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand governments to apprise it of the steps taken by them to clean the Ramganga, Kosi and Dhela and check...
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 ArticleChennai shudders as floodgates of Chembarambakkam open
CHENNAI: A sea of people cheered like tourists when the shutters were thrown open at the Chembarambakkam reservoir on Monday, discharging a few lakh litres of water every second into the Adyar river....
View ArticlePETA Statement: Elephant’s Life Cut Short After Years of Suffering (PETA -...
(Source: PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) For Immediate Release: November 16, 2015 Contact: David Perle 202-483-7382 PETA Foundation Counsel Rachel Mathews released the following...
View ArticleArmy, Air Force deployed for rescuing stranded people
The Army and Air Force have been deployed for rescuing stranded citizens in the Kancheepuram district, where torrential rains have left residents marooned, even as rain water inundated a large part of...
View ArticleArmy, Air Force deployed for rescuing stranded citizens
The Army and Air Force have been deployed for rescuing stranded citizens in the Kancheepuram district, where torrential rains have left residents marooned, even as rain water inundated a large part of...
View ArticleZoo to shunt out crocs for birds
Kanpur: The zoo authorities who had been striving for long to invite more migratory birds in the lake spread over an area of 18 hectares in the zoo premises recently got a nod from Central Zoo...
View ArticleIt is cruel and illegal to force elephants to beg: Activists
NAVI MUMBAI: Animals lovers are upset that a 47-year-old female elephant, Kanishka, is currently being made to beg by her handlers in Kharghar, Kamothe and Panvel. Two days earlier, a local activist in...
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