Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) Three persons, including one woman and a child, have been killed in two separate incidents of elephant attack in West Bengal during the last 24 hours.
Guwahati, Oct 18 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has undertaken a major initiative to ensure the safety of elephants and smooth train operations by implementing the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) across its network and jurisdiction, officials said on Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day trip to Gujarat, visited the Gir National Park on Friday and also interacted with the local tribal community while praising their nature-friendly lifestyle, terming it as a source of inspiration for all. The President commenced her engagements with Darshan and Puja at the Somnath Temple.
Bonn, Oct 10 (IANS) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Friday declared the slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Inaugurating the programme on the launch of India’s National Red List Roadmap at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh noted that the document reflects efforts in biodiversity documentation and conservation.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the milestones achieved in the preservation of the country’s wildlife species and also restoration of their habitats in the past decade, and added that this will serve as a blueprint for the world.
Gandhinagar, Sep 25 (IANS) Gujarat Forest development on Thursday launched ‘Forest Soil Health Card’, a first-of-its-kind initiative in 28 territorial divisions of the state.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Fear has once again gripped villages in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh following reports of a possible man‑eater animal, a wolf loose in the area. Conservationists confirmed that while no conclusive video evidence has emerged, recent signs, including a wolf photo, footprints, and fresh wound samples, suggest the presence of a wolf.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) On a day when the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the Vantara wildlife facility in Gujarat’s Jamnagar over alleged lapses, Team Vantara on Monday called it a validation of the truth and reiterated its resolve to heal animals.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday accepted the findings of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by retired apex court judge Justice Jasti Chelameswar, which probed wide-ranging accusations, alleged illegal wildlife transfers and the unlawful captivity of elephants, against Vantara wildlife facility in Gujarat's Jamnagar.
