Poisoned again

The death of 18 elephants in Assam revives the debate over human-animal conflict once more

Fish on the front burner

Marine species likely to top CITES meet agenda

Problems of solutions

Birth control measures in African elephants have been withdrawn following undesirable results

Viral attack

Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years

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Elite in an ivory tower

Ideas to save government money

Too little in environment ministry's kitty

Reduction in ministry's budget by almost half expected to hit forestry research the most

Making slow headway

Hurdles in the way of a buffer zone in Arunachal tiger reserve

Orissa government withdraws elephant reserve plan

Sri Lanka grapples with elephant-human conflict

Green tribunal stays wall construction in Rajaji National Park

NGO says construction the wall would obstruct elephant movement

SC stays order evicting resorts near Mudumalai sanctuary

Madras High Court had given three months to vacate the area

Freight workers unaware of wildlife smuggling tactics

Traffickers disguise illegal commodities as common cargo

Sindhudurg on road to conflict

Forest panel clears Jindal's mining projects in Saranda forest

Approval given without waiting for wildlife management plan for elephant reserve

Kerala government gives go-ahead to Athirappally hydel power project

Decision elicits angry response from a cross-section of society

Global Eco Watch: Drying Sea of Galilee swells after years of drought

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IN SHORT

Neutrino in elephant's way

Science and Technology - Briefs

Brief

SAIL gets pristine forest to mine

MoEF flouts its own order by expanding mine in Saranda without wildlife management plan

Wild and kicking

One place in India where wild animals prosper

Jumbo problem

Spate of elephant killings forces rethink of conservation policy