Not tigers and leopards only, elephants too being poached in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun: Uptill now it was known that perhaps only tigers and leopards are on the hit list of poachers as their organs and…
Wildlife
Tiger tourism brings smiles to dependent families in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun: Though the recent lifting of the ban on tourists in the 41 tiger reserves of the country by the Supreme Court may…
Tiger count up at Corbett National Park
byDehradun : Wildlife lovers in general and enthusiasts of save the tiger in particular, have something to cheer about. Though as many as 32…
Tigers find new habitat in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Despite all claims of saving the tiger and high mortality of the king of the jungle this last one year, conservationists…
Horn hunters driving Rhino’s to extinction
byGuwahati: A thriving market in east and southeast Asia in illegal wildlife products, particularly among cultures that prize the rhino horn for its magical or…
Musk deer facing food threat in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun: The severely endangered musk deer, hunted by poachers for its musk gland, found only in adult males which lie in a sac…
Corbett National Park: An Elephantine problem
byDehra Dun: The man-human conflict, particularly of elephants with human in habitats of the Corbett National Park and Rajaji Sanctuary has reached a piquant…
Valley of flowers may be lost forever
byDehra Dun: The Valley of Flowers, located in the west Himalayas of Uttarakhand, which has lured trekkers and tourists from the world over for…
Graeme Worboys to evaluate Kullu Himalayan Park for World Heritage status
byKullu: An international expert, Graeme Worboys, will be visiting a storehouse of biodiversity in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu Valley this week to evaluate its biological…
Bid to save Chhattisgarh’s wild buffaloes through cloning
byRaipur: Chhattisgarh has begun an ambitious programme to increase the population of the wild buffalo through cloning. As a first step towards this goal,…