Celebrating the Bio-Diversity of Himachal Pradesh
byPerhaps for the first time in Himachal, the International Day for Biological Diversity which fell on 22 May each year, was celebrated in a…
Wildlife
Astonishing Bird Migration
byBirds migrate to eat and to multiply; in short to survive as a species. We do that too, but in a very messy way…
VULTURE
byDerived from the Latin vultur and possibly from vellere “to pluck, to tear”, the Vulture is universally known and often finds mention in old…
Crores Spent To Sterilize Monkeys In Himachal, None To Rehabilitate Them
byShimla: In a written reply to the assembly question Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmauri informed the house that the Government of Himachal Pradesh had…
Manali Aviary To Get Western Tragopan For Summer Display
byIn Kullu the bird is locally called jujurana which means “king of birds”
Cheer Threatened Pheasant At Manali Aviary
byManali: The Himachal Pradesh wildlife department has transferred a pair of cheer pheasant, a beautiful but rare bird from the Chail breeding center to …
Two Leopards Escape From Gopalpur Zoo Dharamshala
byDharamshala: Two leopards, a male of 15 years and female 5 years escaped from their protected area at Gopalpur Wildlife Biological Park, 15 kms from…
Snow Leopard Sighted In Lahaul Valley
byManali: A trap camera in Lahaul valley has captured footage of an elusive snow leopard that is out on an Ibex hunt of a…
Kullu Deities Turn Protectors Of Forests And Wildlife
byThe stats are surprising that poaching in the middle of national park has almost finished since villagers of Shakti and Maror had surrendered their guns in January 2014 – GHNP Director Rana
The Training of a Forest Guard
byThe Himachal Cabinet in its wisdom has decided to recruit 465 forest guards (The Tribune, 12 May 2016). In the past too, the HP…