Three tiger cubs spotted in Ranthambore
June 29th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) Three new tiger cubs have been spotted at the Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, bringing cheer to wildlife enthusiasts.The cubs of tigress T-17, also known as ... Read more...
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Assam floods: Park rangers work non-stop to safeguard wildlife
June 29th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 29 (IANS) Forest officials in most rhino habitats in Assam have been working through the night to save wildlife severely affected after flood waters submerged vast areas of ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Tourism at Odisha sanctuary falls prey to Maoists
May 11th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sunabeda (Odisha), May 11 (IANS) It is home to over 30 tigers and many more leopards. But Odisha's Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary is still failing to attract wildlife enthusiasts and tourists ... Read more...
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Man-animal conflict: Assam forms response teams
March 30th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 30 (IANS) Assam has formed Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) to deal with growing instances of man-animal conflict, with 12 leopards having been killed in the last three months ... Read more...
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India named global host of World Environment Day 2011
February 23rd, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
United Nations, Feb 23 (IANS) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has named India for the first time as the global host of World Environment Day 2011 (WED) on June ... Read more...
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Militants kidnap six WWF officials from Manas Tiger Reserve
February 7th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) Heavily armed militants kidnapped six officials, including three women, of international conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) from the famed Manas National Park in Assam, officials ... Read more...
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Once sewers, UK’s rivers are now the cleanest in 150 years
December 31st, 2010 - 10:43 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 31 (ANI): The quality of water in Britain has improved.Some of the country's rivers were little better than sewers a generation ago, but are now the cleanest in more than ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Follow law when using wildlife species for academics’
October 20th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Acting on complaints from various organisations, the environment ministry Wednesday directed all scientific and academic institutions to strictly adhere to the provisions of law while using ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
New TB pathogen discovered
October 1st, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new tuberculosis (TB) species in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, a group of pathogens that have adapted by using mammals as hosts.It has been nearly ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
7 elephants killed in India by a speeding train
September 24th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a tragic incident, 7 elephants lost their lives when a speeding train mowed them down.According to Sumita Ghatak, a district forest officer, the herd was crossing the ... Read more...
Posted in India |
Virginity restoring plant under threat
August 15th, 2010 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Aug 15 (IANS/EFE) A plant capable of "restoring a woman's virginity" is under threat as an ecopark declared a Unesco World Heritage Site has been affected by severe drought and forest ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Uttar Pradesh denied permission for Upper Ganga Canal Expressway
August 3rd, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 3 (IANS) The central environment and forests ministry has refused Uttar Pradesh permission to build the 148-km-long Upper Ganga Canal Expressway, contending that the project would result in massive deforestation ... Read more...
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Google images show North Korea logging into UN protected biosphere
May 18th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 18 (ANI): North Korea has indiscriminately been logging into a protected UN designated forest preserve, a Purdue University researcher has claimed.Guofan Shao, professor of geo-eco-informatics, has studied the Mount ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s national parks reopen after 25 years
April 1st, 2010 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 1 (IANS) After remaining closed for more than 25 years because of the civil war between the security forces and the Tamil tigers, Sri Lanka's national parks are once again ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Understanding human cultures key to preserving gorillas, elephants
January 14th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 14 (ANI): Understanding human cultures has been linked to the preservation of gorillas, elephants and other wildlife in African parks and reserves in a new study.Researchers from Purdue University stressed ... Read more...
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Himachal to redraw boundaries of wildlife protected areas
December 17th, 2009 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will redraw the boundaries of its wildlife protected areas to allow development activities, Forest Minister J.P. Nadda told the state assembly here Wednesday.
"Work to rationalise the ... Read more...
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SAARC delegation visits Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan
October 21st, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
By PrashantSariska (Rajasthan), Oct.21 (ANI): A team of ministers and officials of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations is on a visit to the famed Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan ... Read more...
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US-Mexico border security wall may threaten wildlife species
July 8th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Biologists have determined that a 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and "connectivity" of wildlife, with the ... Read more...
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Mining approval for Posco divides Orissa’s ruling coalition
January 13th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (IANS) Orissa's recommendation to the central government that South Korean steel major Posco be given rights to an iron ore mine in Sundergarh district has caused a divide in ... Read more...
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First live rhino birth from artificial insemination with frozen-thawed semen
November 14th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): A female rhinoceros has successfully given birth to a healthy offspring after being artificially inseminated (AI) with frozen and thawed semen, say German researchers.Experts at the ... Read more...
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Green filmmaker Mike Pandey predicts grim future for water
May 18th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Environmental and wildlife filmmaker Mike Hari Pandey, who has won three Green Oscars for his documentaries, is more preoccupied with the state of the country's water ... Read more...
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Kumaoni villagers script Corbett’s success story
February 29th, 2008 - 9:53 am ICT by admin
(Feature)
By Sanjeeb Baruah
Corbett (Uttarakhand), Feb 29 (IANS) A unique partnership between Kumaoni villagers and the forest department at the Jim Corbett National Park has helped protect many rare wildlife species and scripted ... Read more...
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SAARC nations pledge cooperation to curb wildlife trade
February 8th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Feb.8 (ANI): All eight SAARC nations -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- have pledged to enhance cooperation in curbing wildlife trade in the region.
According ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
UK wildlife species must move to new habitats for survival
December 30th, 2007 - 4:26 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 30 (ANI): Some wildlife species in the UK will have to move to new habitats as climate change causes temperatures to rise, the Wildlife Trusts have warned.The trusts have cautioned ... Read more...
Posted in World |