Uttarakhand forest reserves continue to be a graveyard of felines
byDehradun: Even as there is global concern over the dwindling number of tigers the world over, Uttarakhand will have the dubious distinction of being…
Wildlife
UNESCO accepts Great Himalayan Park nomination for World Heritage Status
byShimla: Nomination for declaring the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site had been accepted and it would be granted…
Over 100 leopards killed in Uttarakhand in 2011
byDehradun : This north Indian mountain state that abounds with wildlife is sadly also taking a great toll on their lives. In the last…
Rogue Uttarakhand tusker gets reprieve
byDehra Dun : The tusker declared a rogue by the Uttarakhand forest department for reportedly killing five persons in the recent past, and sentenced…
Rotten meat again for Renuka safari lions
byShimla : Lions at the Renuka lion’s safari sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district are being fed stale and decomposed mutton . Officials on…
Funds lie idle as Jumbo problem persists
byDehra Dun : Uttarakhand has a jumbo problem on hand, but the bureaucracy here apparently has more important things in mind, than being concerned…
Reward to catch sadist who fed kitten to python
byLondon : British newspaper The Sun has offered a 3,000-pound reward to catch the culprit who fed a kitten to a python, it said…
Tigers never changed much even in two million years?
byLondon : The discovery of a skull of the oldest tiger ever found has indicated that the beasts never changed much in two million…
Tranquiliser fails to drug rogue elephant
byDehra Dun : The planners who decided on carving out the Ganga Canal from the Ganga in Hardwar for irrigation purposes, bang along the…
With 40,000 birds , Pong is Himachal’s tiny paradise
byPong Dam (Himachal Pradesh) The Pong dam wetlands are playing home to an estimated 40,000 migratory birds right now, once again turning into a…