Conservation plan chalked out after 150 vultures spotted in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve
A rescue centre for vultures will be set up in the reserve’s Ganauli range to increase the number of vultures
Climate action worst-performing area for Indian tiger reserves, confirms Centre’s report
Overall management performance improved compared to last analysis but key parameters remain backbenchers
Protection assistant shot at by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve, injured
Sunaram Singh consequently suffered two bullet injuries to his right leg as he and other guards tried to nab armed poachers
Floods threaten wildlife at VTR, Bihar’s sole tiger reserve
Floodwaters entered the low-lying areas of VTR following heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Gandak river in Nepal in the last 48 hours
Biting drought fuels human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya, Horn of Africa
Ongoing dry spell displaces wildlife from their habitats in search of pasture and water
Sariska Fire: IAF fighting blaze with choppers; no tigers harmed, says official
The fire started on March 27 afternoon and has gone out ofcontrol
International Big Cat Alliance headquarters will be in India; Centre allocates Rs 150 crore
The grouping’s structure will consist of an Assembly of Members, Standing Committee and a Secretariat; its statute has been drafted …
Mixed reactions from wildlife experts after ‘black tiger’ safari announced by Odisha government
Some have applauded the move; others dislike the idea of putting the rare felids on display in enclosures
Over 100 armed police deployed in Similipal National Park as forest staff go on strike
Two forest officers have been killed in a month allegedly by poachers, protesting forest staff raise demands
Ustad redux? Ranthambore ‘mankiller’ T-104 could be shifted to a cage in Mukundara
The tiger killed three people in 2019 and is considered ‘a threat to human life’
World Lion Day: Asiatic lions used to inhabit most of southwest Asia & India
For the last 130 years, the lion subspecies has been found only in Gujarat
Odisha to relocate 420 families from Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary in Bargarh district
The relocation will reduce human-animal conflicts and provide basic amenities like electricity, road and healthcare to the villagers
Hundreds of gharial eggs destroyed by floods in north Bihar
Two back-to-back cyclones in May, followed by early floods in June caused officials to release water into the Gandak river, thus destroying the …
Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival gears up for its 9th Edition
The first-ever PPHF was held on January 16-18, 2015, with the aim of recognising the efforts of the Nyishi hunters-turned-conservationists of …
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World Environment Day 2023: This project in south India is all about bridging art, conservation and empowerment
Adivasis make life-sized elephants from lantana; this provides them with employment besides decreasing lantana in the forest and raises awareness …
Forest Survey Report 2021: Overall decadal decline in forest cover in India’s 52 tiger reserves, Gir
Tiger reserves in India have lost 22.62 sq km of forest over the last decade while Gir has lost 33.43 sq km
What’s on the menu for India’s most endangered canid?
Decrease in natural prey is a primary reason for decline in dhole population
Border, forest officials seize live pangolins, deer horns on Bihar-Nepal border
The pangolins were seized from the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in West Champaran district; the deer horns were found in Araria district
Union Budget 2022-23: Activists express disbelief at sanction of money for river interlinking
River interlinking projects including Ken-Betwa do not have statutory clearances, are sub judice and have hardly progressed in the last two …
Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival begins in Arunachal; effective conservation of iconic birds urged
PPHF was declared a ‘state festival’ by then-Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu in 2019
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 3, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Government welfare schemes slashed by half in 3 years
Women safety schemes, biodiversity, agricultural sector bear the brunt
Odisha: Gharial hatchlings spotted three years in a row, 35 seen this time
Critically endangered reptile hatchlings seen in Mahanadi river’s Satkosia gorge, a Ramsar site
2022 too short, too far: DTE’s top wildlife stories of the year
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