The decision of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to send a two-member team to Satkosia tiger sanctuary to study the feasibility of shifting the wild tiger, which fled Nandankana zoo a w

Lonely Planet Group conferred "Best Indian Destination for Wildlife" award to Madhya Pradesh Tourism in Mumbai on Friday.

’’Trading of rhino horns is a highly organized crime. From local operators to a section of wildlife personnel in Assam are involved in this illegal business’’

The poachers who kill one horned rhinos in Assam make huge profit by selling their horns through agents located in countries like Myanmar, Vietnam, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, China and even far away South Africa.

After a tiger died on being run over by a passenger train on the Gondia-Chandrapur track on April 14, the ministry of environment and forests (MOEF) has said that it has been decided to restrict th

AHMEDABAD: The forest department has ordered random tests on Gir lions for detection of possible presence of dangerous viruses, to prevent Madhya Pradesh from using possible outbreak of viral disea

Sickness and infection owing to lack of water take their toll

A project created by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) that uses Raspberry Pi computers to curb the illegal poaching of rhinos in Kenya has been rewarded with a £500,000 prize from Google.

The Global IT Challenge aims to award innovative uses of technology that "tackle some of the world's biggest challenges" with three top prizes selected by a panel of judges including Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Richard Branson, and a fourth prize designated the "people's choice".

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will establish eight Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations in the Thadagam region of Coimbatore very soon following widespread complaints tha

JAIPUR: The state action plan to prevent the dwindling population of the state bird, Great Indian Bustard (GIB), has finally got the stamp of approval and is ready to be implemented soon.

AHMEDABAD: "If the Government of Gujarat keeps allotting land arbitrarily to industries, 62% of the state's land will be acquired by industrial corridors and corporates in just 15 years. Where will you grow crops then? The farmers of Gujarat will have to pay heavily for this," said environmental activist Mahesh Pandya from Paryavaran Mitra.

To mark World Environment Day, Paryavaran Mitra held a press briefing on Tuesday. This year's theme is 'Think.Eat.Save'. However, there has been a decline in the state's crop production.

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