Save tiger map ready: Sibal
The Science and Technology Ministry has drawn a blueprint to count the number of tigers and take steps for their conservation. "We have got ready to definite plant of action using the technical
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Special status for elephants too?
The Elephant Task Force (ETF), set up by the ministry of forests & environment (MoEF) has recommended the setting up of a National Elephant Conservation Authority (NECA) along the lines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). Submitting its report to environment minister Jairam Ramesh titled,
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CITES, wild plants, and opportunities for crime
<p>The illegal trade in endangered plants damages both the environment and local communities by threatening and destroying numerous species and important natural resources. There is very little research
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Russia fails to cut pollution, lake Baikal lies neglected
Shimmering between the Siberian Taiga and the mountainous Mongolian border, Lake Baikal is the crescent-shaped jewel in Russia's rusting ecological crown.Conservation group Greenpeace also says
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Religion can help save environment, says Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi advocated the need to re-instill the historic practice of worshipping wildlife in order to conserve environment. "Wildlife can only be protected by linking it to
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1st tiger census in Banke starts
Wildlife experts have started combing forests to count the number of tigers roaming in the Banke National Park (BNP) for the first time after it was declared a national park three years ago. A team of
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Tiger conservation society on cards
After getting a Saras Conservation Society, Uttar Pradesh will have a tiger conservation society soon. The state government has, in principle, approved the proposal of the Forest
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Farms that save birds
Despite the challenge of population growth, India has managed to sustain a remarkable record in the preservation of biodiversity. Yet it might be able to achieve even more if the parameters of conservation policy are extended beyond the purview of just sanctuaries and national parks.
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Engaging governments to resolve human-elephant conflict issues
Text of a letter sent by Deborah Olson, International Elephant Foundation, and Jayantha Jayawardene, Biodiversity and Elephant Conservation Trust to UN Secy. Gen. Kofi Annan, on behalf of the
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Just sighted: A brand new home for tigers
A hitherto little noticed Sawai Man Singh Sanctuary has crowned itself with glory in the annals of tiger conservation in the post-Project Tiger era in the country by playing host to a new tiger family.
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Conflict in Paradise: Women and Protected Areas in the Indian Himalayas
The unique assemblages of flora and fauna in the Himalayan region make it one of the most important biodiversity hotspots on the Indian subcontinent. Seventy-five protected areas (PAs) encompassing 9.48% of the region have been created to conserve this biodiversity and the fragile Himalayan landscape.
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Corbett. Now, On sale
Blocked wildlife corridors across the Kosi river. Now a rash of private properties inside the tiger reserve itself. Jay Mazoomdaar exposes a scandal that could ruin one of the country’s most precious forests
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West African black rhinos feared extinct
The West African black rhino appears to have become extinct, according to a leading global conservation group. Extensive searches throughout the black rhino's last known habitat in northern Cameroon
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Climate change prompts wildlife rethink
The UK 's leading wildlife charities are considering radical changes in their approach to nature conservation to cope with the threat from climate change. A new report predicts that maintaining rare
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Rewalsar and Khajjiar wetlands in national list
With two more wetlands of Himachal Pradesh, Khajjiar lake and Rewalsar lake, finding a place in the latest National Weland List, the conservation of these fast depleting treasures of biodiversity is
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Deer poaching on
Lax patrolling and weak efforts on the part of authorities has threatened the existence of musk deer, an endangered species. Three musk deer were killed by poachers in the Kanchanjunga Conservation Area in Taplegunj district in the past three months. The Kanchanjanga Conservation Area Project officials said smugglers from Tibet might have killed the animals.
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World wildlife crime report: trafficking in protected species
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/leopard2.jpg" style="width: 340px; height: 189px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />This first global assessment of its kind report highlights
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Zambia
Tourism stakeholders in Zambia's tourist capital of Livingstone, the departure point for the world famous Victoria Falls, are expressing concern over what they call "bureaucratic confusion' of the
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Selective culling of monkeys on the cards
The culling will be carried out in areas where the two species have become nuisance for farmers. Mr Vinay Tandon, additional principal chief conservator of forests (wild life), has written to the
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Mahananda clean up draft on govt. table
The draft of the Mahananda Action Plan was presented by Smec India Private Limited, the consultants assigned to prepare a detailed conservation plan for the river and other arterial channels like the