Soon, a count of leopards in mid-Himalayas
DEHRADUN: The first scientific estimation exercise to count the number of leopards in the middle Himalayas, at elevations ranging from 1000 to 3000 meters, in Uttarakhand will be undertaken by the...
View ArticleSafari without a tiger
The setting was spectacular. The conversation wasn’t. The sun had just set, painting the expansive Ram Ganga reservoir a breathtaking shade of pastel red. The grasslands, where a playful herd of wild...
View ArticleWWF cameras to track wild animal movement
DEHRADUN: Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has installed camera-traps around Kosi River, Nihal-Bhakhara and Kilpura-Khatima-Surai corridors to monitor problems faced by wild animals, especially...
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 ArticleFive of the best forests for tiger spotting in India
Tiger spotters in India have cause for jubilation this year. After years of depressing reports about poaching, shrinking habitats and overall alarming reduction in the number of tigers in India, there...
View ArticleSimilipal sanctuary reopens for tourists
After remaining closed during the rainy season, the world famous Similipal Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve in Odisha reopened for tourists on Sunday. Tourists are now allowed to visit the largest tiger...
View ArticleShades of Shivamogga
“What’s there to see?” We were asked while leaving for Shivamogga. Well-meaning advisers felt that instead of staying in the city, we ought to travel 100 km further. After all, it was Jog Falls in...
View Article‘Deceitful’ leopard on NTPC Dadri campus
: It has been over a year of playing “Blink-and-you-miss-it” by a full-grown male leopard on the campus of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh....
View ArticleUnited for Wildlife, Google.org and ARM unite to launch conservation...
(Source: WWF - World Wildlife Fund USA) Washington, DC, November 18 - United for Wildlife, with support from Google.org and ARM, today launched a conservation technology network to close the...
View ArticleMigratory bird habitat to be affected after bushes burnt in Kaliasot
BHOPAL: Forest department and animal lovers are at loggerheads after department took the decision of burning the lantana and other bushes to clear the hideout for tigers. According to bird lovers this...
View ArticleKambalakonda cries for attention
unique wildlife sanctuary located right in the heart of the city has been in a state of neglect for a year now. Boat ride, river crossing, and view tower are out of bounds for visitors as the...
View ArticleSafety norms flouted at Betla
Latehar: Kamalesh Mukherjee's dream-come-true jungle safari in Betla National Park went awry in October, 2014. The Kolkata-based government employee and his family of three were stuck in the sanctuary...
View ArticleLaos holiday guide: plan the perfect two-week trip
Laos has so much to offer it can’t be ‘done’ in a fortnight, so focus on one region or cherry-pick from our list of its top sights, treks, homestays, tours and even the Most Secret Place on Earth...
View ArticleWild animals estimation program started Rajaji by WII scientists and IFS...
DEHRADUN: Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has begun terrestrial estimation of the wild animals in the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. The counting of all the carnivorous like tigers, leopards etc and...
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 ArticleFree-Wheeling India: Kerala By Bike
Time slows in Kerala. This narrow state in southern India, between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats, is one of the country’s most diverse, crammed with colonial history, wildlife, and changing...
View ArticleIndia's first Elephant ambulance bringing Mia and Sita, the female jumbos...
AGRA: After spending decades in the circus, Mia and Sita were rescued by wildlife SOS under their circus elephant rescue mission, coordinated by union government, on Sunday. The two female jumbos are...
View ArticleTwo rescued elephants travel in India’s first customized ambulance for jumbos
Agra: After spending decades in a circus, elephants Mia and Sita were rescued by an animal welfare group on Sunday, and are now travelling to a conservation centre on board India's first modern...
View ArticleMasai Mara model to help forests, villagers
Nagpur: The community nature conservancy (CNC) initiative will result in a paradigm shift in wildlife conservation and help villagers at the same time by pooling private lands and helping regeneration...
View ArticleNational Landcare grants start to flow across South West region (Australian...
(Source: Australian Government) Minister for the Environment The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Rick Wilson MP Federal Member for O'Connor Joint media release 20...
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