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,…
Wildlife
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…
Majestic Dhauladhar rising over Pong Dam waters
byPhoto by: Sanjeeva Pandey
Wild elephant dies of hooch in Uttarakhand
byDehradun: Elephants in the forests of Uttarakhand have been known to fall to poachers, tusk smugglers, die of old age or in fight for…
Migratory birds have started arriving in the wetlands of the Kashmir valley
bySrinagar: Heralding the arrival of winter, migratory birds have started arriving in the wetlands of the Kashmir valley from Siberia, eastern Europe, China and…
Wild meat trade continues unabated despite ban
byNew Delhi: The poaching of wild animals, birds and reptiles for meat continues unabated in the country, say wildlife experts, and one way to stop…
Uttarakhand villagers to celebrate eco-Diwali for wildlife
byDehradun : In a rare show of goodwill gesture to the wild life, about two dozen villages along the periphery of the Rajaji National…