Odisha villagers, tribals hold anti-Vedanta meet
byBhubaneswar: Hundreds of villagers, including tribal men and women Thursday held a meeting in Odisha’s Kalahandi district to reiterate their strong opposition to Vedanta’s alumina…
Wildlife
Snow Leopard Skin Recovered in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun: The recovery of a skin of snow leopard from two persons (one managed to give the slip), by a team of the…
Two-thirds of Africa’s lions have disappeared in 50 years
byWashington: About 75 percent of Africa’s savannahs or grasslands and more than two-thirds of its lions have disappeared over 50 years, according to an American…
Ban cosmetic testing on animals, says PETA
byNew Delhi: Animal rights group PETA joined hands with some cosmetic companies and animal welfare organisations in urging union health ministry to ban painful and…
Fish ear bones can reveal past climates
bySydney: Fish ear bones and their distinctive growth rings can offer clues to climate change impact in aquatic environments, says a latest finding. The ear…
Tiger, gharial have slim future, says Romulus Whitaker
byNew Delhi: Despite the “hype” around the tiger and the gharial in India, the future looks bleak for both the animals, says Romulus Whitaker,…
WWF to monitor leopards in Pakistan as man-animal conflicts increase
byIslamabad: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) plans to radio-collar leopards in Pakistan to monitor them following a spurt in man-animal conflicts. WWF has…
Elephants paying back man in same coin in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun: For decades the planners cared a fig about the migration routes of the elephants and developmental works, in the form of road,…
Back from the edge: Vulture population stabilizes in India, Nepal
byNew Delhi: The decline of three of Asia’s critically endangered vulture species, the best known scavenging birds, which were almost near extinction, has begun to…
Dolphins shot, mutilated in US Gulf
byWashington: Mutilated dolphins, some with gunshot wounds, tails cut off and missing jaws have recently been discovered along the Gulf Coast of the US, as…