New Delhi: The surge of poaching of rhinoceros in South Africa could lead to threats to the one-horned Indian rhino in Assam and West Bengal if the African country decides to go ahead and demand op

Madhya Pradesh has bagged the highest number of awards for tiger conservation.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's directive to develop eco tourism in the state and also for special development of Dudhwa National Park has spurred the Forest department into action.

One tiger, prowling in Rehman Khera on the outskirts of Lucknow since the past four months, is not only causing a major strain on the state exchequer but is also posing a major problem for the state government.

A sum of nearly `4 lakhs has been spent on the on-going campaign to nab the wild cat and forest officials have been camping in the area since early January — when the animal was first sighted — but all their efforts to catch him have proved futile.

For the first time, a wildlife area in the state will have solar power units.

Birth of a Greater One-horned Rhino calf seen as proof of continuing success of reintroduction plan
The birth of a Greater One-horned Rhinoceros calf about 10 days ago at the Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh is being seen as proof of the continuing success of a programme that began in 1984 to reintroduce the species in the habitat.

Starting with a population of seven under the plan, the 2

LUCKNOW: Surma and Golbojhi became first tribal villages in the country, which are situated in any national park, to get benefit of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006.

Located in the core zone of the Dudhwa National Park and tiger reserve, near the Indo-Nepal border in Palia block of Lakhimpur Khiri district, the two villages are home to thousands of Tharu tribals since ages.

On Friday, distri

In a major victory for tribals of Lakhimpur Kheri living in 46 villages in and around the Dudhwa forest range, the state government has allowed them to collect forest produce required for their survival.

The swamp deer or Barasingha, the state animal of Uttar Pradesh, has become critically endangered and even figures in the IUCN red alerts but ironically no special efforts are being made for its conservation.

Even officials in the UP Forest department admit that no specific project has been launched to save this species apart from some steps that have been taken as part of the save tiger projec

After three decades of sustained struggle with Forest officials, 340 families of the Tharu tribe of Surma village located in the core tiger habitat area of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve are a happy lot. The state government has asked the Lakhimpur Kheri district administration to convert the village into a revenue one and give Tharus their rightful claims under the Forest Act of 2006.