Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) India has become the first country to prepare a checklist of its entire 104,561 fauna species, and become a global leader in biodiversity documentation, said Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) The population of the Sarus crane, named the state bird of Uttar Pradesh in July 2015, has been increasing and the trend is expected to continue this year too, forest officials said.
Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh), June 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will soon have the world's first conservation and breeding centre for Asian king vultures in Maharajganj, a top forest official said.
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Actor Ram Charan's wife, Upasana Kamineni Konidela has been appointed the National Ranger Ambassador for World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) for four years.
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) A flock of at least three dozen Flamingos flying above the Pant Nagar area in Mumbai's Ghatkopar hit an incoming Emirates flight, official sources said here on Tuesday.
Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) A suspected rhino poacher has been shot dead by forest guards in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, officials said on Saturday.
Pilibhit, May 10 (IANS) A three-year-old leopardess in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district was killed by village locals with sticks and sharp-edged agriculture tools after it attacked them while they were working in their agricultural fields, a forest official said.
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) In the wake of a Rottweiler dog attacking a five-year-old girl in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Department on Thursday banned any import, breeding, or sale of 33 breeds of dogs that have been termed "dangerous" for people.
Agra, May 2 (IANS) Kalpana, a female elephant who triumphed over adversity, celebrated her fifth rescue anniversary at a Wildlife SOS-run facility in Mathura on Thursday.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) While there is no record to date of sustained human-to-human bird flu transmission, the recent virus mutations show it may be inching closer to humans, according to health experts on Monday.
