Times Passion Trail: Take the road less travelled
The latest Times Passion Trail takes you for a trek through deep forests, tea plantations, low-lying clouds, and the wafting aroma of spices amidst the mighty Western Ghats How long has it been since...
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 ArticleGrasslands in place of wattle plantations
The Forest and Wildlife Department has launched a long-term grassland restoration project at areas in the Pampadum Shola National Park in the Munnar wildlife division which have been cleared of exotic...
View Article'Leopards roaming, living among humans in half of State'
Chinks seen in forest dept's strategy to capture, relocate big cats Leopards are not only roaming freely in almost half of Karnataka, but breeding in human settlement as well, exposing the shortcomings...
View ArticleDrone deployed in hunt for maneater leopard in Ballari
BALLARI/BENGALURU: The forest department has deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle to catch a maneater leopard that has wreaked terror in the villages on the fringes of the reserve forest killing three...
View ArticlePlans to open Amangarh to public on lines of Corbett
BIJNOR: The Amangarh Tiger Reserve will soon become tourist friendly as facilities akin to Jim Corbett National Park are to come up there. To facilitate this, the Bijnor Forest Department has sent a...
View ArticleJungle magic
Classified for children, Stephen Alter’s latest book, “The Secret Sanctuary” (TSS) describing the incredible adventures of three children lost in magical jungle, is an engrossing read. Not just for...
View ArticleElephants damage crops in Bangarpet villages
After a gap of about two years, tuskers have started causing panic once again in the villages of Bangarpet bordering Tamil Nadu. A herd of three elephants including a calf from Tamil Nadu forests,...
View ArticleMamata's Buxa helipad plan hits roadblock
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s grand plan to boost tourism in North Bengal by setting up a helipad in the middle of Buxa Tiger Reserve has encountered a major roadblock. The tiger reserve came under...
View ArticleSouth Africa ‘tigers’ make most of visit to Pench reserve
“I am a normal person off the field but on field, I am like a Royal Bengal tiger,” says Dale Steyn, South African speedster, when asked about his aggression on the field during a visit to the Pench...
View ArticleRampaging elephants damage crops near Bangarpet
After a gap of about two years, tuskers have again started causing panic in villages near Bangarpet bordering Tamil Nadu. A herd of three elephants, including a calf, have appeared near Battalhalli....
View ArticlePutting the Spin on Flying Elephants to Omaha (ALDF - Animal Legal Defense Fund)
(Source: ALDF - Animal Legal Defense Fund) Posted by Stephen Wells, ALDF Executive Director on November 30, 2015 Three American zoos have orchestrated a fairly tricky sleight-of-hand to remove 18...
View ArticleCricketers visit wildlife reserves
: Excitement, not on the ground, but amidst magnificent fauna in the lap of nature, got the better of a group of cricketers, as they visited wildlife sanctuaries near here,...
View ArticleTangkahan: From illegal logging to elephant-powered ecotourism
Ervina and her friends screamed with fear and joy as their rubber tubes were rocked by the currents of the Serangan River in Langkat regency, North Sumatra. The river divides Tangkahan village and...
View ArticleMozambique Completes Major Elephant Collaring Effort (Wildlife Conservation...
(Source: Wildlife Conservation Society) **NEWS FROM WCS** CONTACT: MARY DIXON: (1-347-840-1242; mdixon@wcs.org) STEPHEN SAUTNER: (1-718-220-3682; ssautner@wcs.org Mozambique Completes Major Elephant...
View ArticleEntry into Jhalana forest may now come for a fee
JAIPUR: Tourists coming to Jaipur will now have more to look forward to besides forts and palaces. In a bid to give fillip to eco-tourism in the state, the forest department is planning to start a...
View ArticleKarnataka: Hunting wrong animals? Activists fume
Bengaluru/Mysuru: In the last fortnight, foresters and ‘sharp shooters’ in Sandur in Ballari district have embarked on a manhunt for a killer leopard which has claimed the lives of three people. The...
View ArticleHow to Save Africa’s Lions
Living and working side by side, National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert have been exploring the wilds of Africa for more than 30 years. Together the Jouberts have...
View ArticlePilgrims’ progress to green Sabarimala
Kochi: The holy hillshrine at Sabarimala is witnessing increasing pilgrim flow year after year necessitating enhancement of infrastructure facilities. However, the very fact that Lord Ayyappa temple is...
View ArticleNGT notice to Centre on illegal constructions in Haridwar forests
An environment activist on Friday moved the National Green Tribunal against encroachment and illegal constructions in the forest area of Haridwar in Uttarakhand, prompting the green panel to seek...
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