Green tribunal asks Numaligarh refinery to free up Kaziranga elephant corridor
New Delhi/Guwahati, Aug 25 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Numaligarh Refinery Limited to demolish a wall it had constructed near the Kaziranga National Park in Assam and which was blocking an elephant corridor, the media reported on Thursday.
Machali, world's oldest and most celebrated tigress dies
Jaipur, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Machali, the world’s oldest tigress in the wild, died on Thursday in Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje confirmed the news on Twitter.
Rhino horn verification begins in Assam
Guwagati, Aug 11 (IBNS) : The much anticipated Rhino horn verification begun on Thursday at Golaghat as the expert committee have started physically verifying the genuineness of every single rhino horns with the help of the Directorate of Forensic Science.
Kolkata: Large Rock Python rescued from train at Sealdah station
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Wednesday rescued a rare species Rock Python from an express train at Sealdah Railway Station in Kolkata, reports said.
PETA calls on National Green Tribunal to ban 'manja' nationwide
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India filed a petition yesterday afternoon, just before Independence Day, urging the National Green Tribunal to ban all forms of the sharp kite-flying strings called manja nationwide. As PETA India warns, manja – which is often coated with glass, metal, or other sharp objects – poses a lethal threat to humans and animals alike.
One-horned rhino poached in Kaziranga National Park
Guwahati, Aug 3 (IBNS): A one-horned rhinoceros poached in Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday.
239 one-horned rhinos poached in Assam in past 16 years
Guwahati, July 21 (IBNS): A total of 239 one horned rhinos have been poached in Assam in past 16 years.
Two rock python hatchlings unveiled in Kolkata zoo
Kolkata, Jul 18 (IBNS): The Zoological garden in Alipore, Kolkata, unveiled two hatchling rock pythons on Saturday – World Snake Day.
Rhino protection: Assam govt to appoint 104 forest constables
Guwahati, July 2 (IBNS) : To protect wild animals, including one horned rhinoceros,, and to fight against poachers, Assam government decided to appoint 104 forest constables.
Assam CM instructs officials to take all measures to protect rhino
Guwahati, June 22 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed the DCs and SPs to take all possible measures to protect the rhinos.
Poachers killed second rhino in past 7 days in Kaziranga
Guwahati, June 19 (IBNS): Poachers continued its killing spree in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) as another one horned rhinoceros was killed at the world heritage site on Saturday night and fled with its horn, officials said on Sunday.
IG Wildlife explains departmental stance on human-wildlife conflict
New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): In the wake of the controversy that erupted from the killing of almost 200 nilgai or blue bulls in Bihar, Inspector General Wildlife, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. S. K Khanduri, issued a formal statement on human-wildlife conflicts, on Thursday.
Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar locked in debate over nilgai culling
New Delhi, Jun 9 (IBNS): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and Union Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi are locked in debate over the culling of nilgais that have been identified as crop depredators, according to media reports.
Rhino poached in Kaziranga during Ministers' visit
Guwahati, June 8 (IBNS) : Poachers killed another one-horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Tuesday night when the state forest minister and two of his cabinet colleagues were present in the sanctuary.
UN reiterates need to tackle illegal wildlife trade after tiger cub bodies found in Thailand
New York, June 4 (Just Earth News): Following the discovery earlier this week of 70 dead tiger cubs, as well as tiger skins, talismans and other wildlife parts, in a Buddhist temple in Thailand, two United Nations agencies have said those circumstances represent only a “tiny proportion†of the extent of an illegal trade in wildlife that is pushing species to the brink of extinction.