Union Minister urges Karnataka forest dept to take good care of injured wild elephant Sidda

Oct 29, 2016, at 11:32 pm

Bengaluru, Oct 29 (IBNS): Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, who is also known for her animal rights activism, urged Karnataka's Ramanagaram forest officials to provide proper medical care for critically injured wild elephant Sidda, according to media reports.

World's oldest panda Jia Jia dies

Oct 17, 2016, at 11:50 pm

Hong Kong, Oct 17 (IBNS): A giant panda Jia Jia has died at a theme park in Hong Kong, officials said.

Humphrey and Hudson polar bears return to Toronto Zoo

Oct 13, 2016, at 03:17 am

Toronto, Oct 12(IBNS): Humphrey and Hudson, the two polar bears from Toronto Zoo returned back to Toronto after their extended stay in Winnipeg.

Smuggling exotic animals in Canada

Oct 11, 2016, at 12:59 am

Toronto, Oct 10 (ISBN): Wildlife has become the fourth largest illegal trade in the recent years after drugs, counterfeit money and human trafficking, and valued at roughly US$19 billion per year globally, reported the World Wildlife Fund.

Assam CM directs swift action on caterpillar menace

Sep 14, 2016, at 09:27 pm

Guwahati, Sept 14 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed Deputy Commissioners to personally inspect the farming lands with the concerned District Agricultural Officers in their districts to assess the damage caused by the swarming caterpillar or army worm and take all necessary action to contain the problem.

IUCN Red List: Four out of six great apes on doorstep of extinction

Sep 05, 2016, at 08:05 pm

New Delhi/Hawaii, Sep 5 (IBNS): The Eastern Gorilla – the largest living primate – has been listed as Critically Endangered due to illegal hunting, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, released on Sunday at the IUCN World Conservation Congress taking place in Hawaii.

Indian ecologist and activist Bibhuti Lahkar wins the IUCN Heritage Heroes Award

Sep 05, 2016, at 07:08 pm

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IBNS): At the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai‘i, USA, Assam-based ecologist and conservation activist Bibhuti Lakhar won the Heritage Heroes award for his dedication to the conservation of India’s Manas Wildlife Sanctuary.

Green tribunal asks Numaligarh refinery to free up Kaziranga elephant corridor

Aug 25, 2016, at 10:32 pm

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

Aug 18, 2016, at 06:38 pm

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

Aug 11, 2016, at 10:40 pm

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

Aug 10, 2016, at 11:22 pm

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

Aug 10, 2016, at 11:17 pm

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

Aug 04, 2016, at 01:09 am

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

Jul 22, 2016, at 12:57 am

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

Jul 18, 2016, at 05:36 pm

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

Jul 03, 2016, at 04:17 am

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

Jun 23, 2016, at 12:31 am

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

Jun 19, 2016, at 11:23 pm

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

Jun 10, 2016, at 06:48 pm

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

Jun 09, 2016, at 06:21 pm

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

Jun 08, 2016, at 05:38 pm

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

Jun 04, 2016, at 03:02 pm

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.

Thailand: 30 more tiger cubs found dead, toll reaches 70

Jun 03, 2016, at 05:01 pm

Bangkok, Jun 3 (IBNS) A day after wildlife officers found carcasses of 40 tiger cubs in a freezer in Thailand's Tiger Temple, they recovered 30 more along with two tiger pelts and talismans made from the animal's body parts, on Friday, according to reports.

Forty dead tiger cubs recovered from freezer in Thailand temple

Jun 02, 2016, at 06:21 pm

Bangkok, June 2 (IBNS) Wildlife officials have found 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand’s Tiger Temple during a raid to remove live animals, The Guardian has reported.

Thailand: Tigers seized from Buddhist temple

May 31, 2016, at 11:09 pm

Kanchanaburi, May 31 (IBNS): Several tigers have been rescued and transferred during raids conducted by officials at the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi’s Sai Yok district in Thailand on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.

Barasingha count in Kaziranga increases by 19

May 14, 2016, at 07:15 pm

Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS) Swamp deer population in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has increased in by 19 in the past one year, according to media reports.

New toolkit developed to help zoos create healthy home for chimps

May 12, 2016, at 04:44 am

Birmingham, May 11 (IBNS): University of Birmingham scientists have developed a new online toolkit that could help zookeepers in India to keep their great apes happy, healthy and behaving as they would in the wild.

Seventh rhino poached in Kaziranga, four forest department staff arrested

May 03, 2016, at 12:55 am

Guwahati, May 2 (IBNS) One more rhino has been killed by poachers in Kaziranga National Park in Assam according to media reports on Monday, which has taken up the number of rhinos killed in Assam to eight in 2016 alone.

WTI secures corridor for elephants as villagers voluntarily relocate

May 02, 2016, at 10:00 pm

New Delhi/Guwahati, May 2 (IBNS) A leading nature conservation organisation, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), said that its efforts to create an elephant corridor in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam has met with success after villagers of Ram Terang voluntarily relocated out of the corridor.

Pakistan: Bengal tiger dies in Karachi zoo

Apr 30, 2016, at 01:55 am

Karachi, Apr 29 (IBNS) A Bengal tiger died at Karachi Zoological Gardens due to kidney failure on Friday, media reports said.