Kashmir’s iconic Markhor goat on critically endangered list
byNew Delhi/Srinagar: It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent…
Wildlife
Endangered pheasant species multiply in Himalayan park
byKullu (Himachal Pradesh): The presence of the highly endangered, elusive western tragopan can now be felt more clearly in the Great Himalayan National Park…
Haryana to count wildlife in May-June
byChandigarh: Haryana’s wildlife will be counted in May and June in order to conserve it, an official said here Sunday. “While intensifying its campaign…
Indian tiger reserves under threat by expanding highway network
byNew Delhi:As India strives hard to protect its big cats, a study in a tiger reserve has found that busy highways and excessive road…
Another feline killed in rising man-leopard conflict in Uttarakhand hills
byDehradun : Man-animal conflict, or to be more precise man-leopard conflict has touched an all time high in the hill districts of this mountain…
Will India’s horses trot into sunset?
byNew Delhi : For millennia, they have shared the world with their human masters. They have carried their owners in the thick of battle,…
Can the gharial win the battle for survival?
byNew Delhi : A few years back, a boat trip down the Chambal river in north India would have yielded a surreal sight –…
Uttarakhand forest department wakes up to ground realities
byDehradun : Following the widespread damage being caused by wild elephants in this small mountain state and the number of people who have been…
Art joins effort to save the tiger
byNew Delhi : Eminent artists, including Anjolie Ela Menon, have joined together to raise awareness on the need for conservation of the tiger in…
Tiger data base ready, to prevent poaching
byDehradun : Taking a cue from South Africa where a database of wild elephants has been created that are being poached by hunters for…