Wild elephant tramples to death four persons near Vellore
Jun 02, 2017, at 05:27 pm
Coimbatore, June 2 (IBNS) : A tusker that strayed into the human habitation in search of food trampled to death four people, including a minor girl at Vellalore area on the outskirts of the city early on Friday, media reports said.
Six rhino poachers arrest, Assam forest minister directs to take stern action against poachers
May 21, 2017, at 01:51 am
Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma directed the state forest department officials to take stern action against the poachers and take appropriate measures to protect wild animals across the state.
Frisky female fruit flies become more aggressive towards each other after sex, says study
May 20, 2017, at 12:07 am
London, May 19 (IBNS): Female fruit flies start headbutting each other after mating and become significantly more aggressive and intolerant, Oxford University research has revealed.
Assam cabinet decides to form separate Rhino Protection Force
May 09, 2017, at 03:09 am
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS): To protect world framed one horned rhinoceros in the state, the Assam government on Monday decided to constitute a separate Rhino Protection Force.
Importance of broad financing for sustainable forest management highlighted at UN forum
May 05, 2017, at 09:46 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): A United Nations meeting on sustainable management of forests on Thursday discussed the importance of mobilizing resources from a diverse range of actors to ensure broad ownership as well as to advance the overall sustainable development agenda.
May 02, 2017, at 02:39 pm
Washington, May 2 (Just Earth News): Kick-starting action on the recently-adopted Global Forest Goals to protect, sustainably manage and increase world’s forest area will be a key focus for delegations gathered in New York for the twelfth session of the UN Forum on Forests, which opened on Monday at United Nations Headquarters.
Assam: Another rhino poached in Kaziranga
Apr 23, 2017, at 01:12 am
Guwahati, Apr 22 (IBNS): Poachers continued its killing spree in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP), while forest guards on Saturday had found a dehorned carcass of a male rhino inside the park.
Hybridization between native and invasive trout is increasing in the West
Apr 06, 2017, at 12:12 am
Washington, Apr 5 (IBNS): Hybridization, or the interbreeding of species, is increasing between native and invasive trout across the northern Rocky Mountains, according to a study released Tuesday by the U.S. Geological Survey and partners.
Mar 24, 2017, at 10:17 pm
Mumbai/Kolkata, Mar 24 (IBNS): Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Founder, People For Animals and Ratan N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Trusts on Friday will be announcing the collaboration between Tata Trusts and People for Animals, to build a state-of-the-art, multi-specialty veterinary hospital and emergency clinic that will serve the needs of all domestic and farm animals at accessible and affordable rates.
Yale-led study: Wild chimpanzees have surprisingly long life spans
Mar 21, 2017, at 10:37 pm
London, Mar 21 (IBNS): A 20-year demographic study of a large chimpanzee community in Uganda’s Kibale National Park has revealed that, under the right ecological conditions, our close primate relatives can lead surprisingly long lives in the wild.
Rare clouded leopard cub born in US zoo
Mar 03, 2017, at 09:39 pm
Nashville (Tenn.), Mar 3 (IBNS): The birth of a rare clouded leopard cub at Nashville Zoo (Tennessee), US, through artificial insemination, may open new avenues in stabilising the elusive cat's numbers, according to media reports on Friday.
Project to support conservation of Indonesian river and forest habitats to protect wildlife
Mar 03, 2017, at 08:58 pm
London, Mar 3 (IBNS): A new project led by a researcher from the University of Leicester is supporting the conservation of river and forest habitats in Indonesia - which are vital to the survival of a number of rare species of animal including orangutans and native fish.
World Wildlife Day 2017: Guiding the youth towards nature conservation
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): India, on Friday, is observing World Wildlife Day with the rest of the world, through various programmes to spread the message of nature conservation and wildlife preservation.
Assam govt likely to take legal action against BBC, centre to review all permissions
Feb 15, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IBNS): The Assam government is all set to take legal action against British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and its South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt for a recently aired documentary film on Kaziranga National Park.
Assam: Poachers kill another rhino in Kaziranga and remove horn
Feb 15, 2017, at 08:06 pm
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IBNS) : Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) continue to be plagued by poaching as one more one-horned rhinoceros inside the park was killed in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Discovery presents explorer Levison Wood’s record-breaking journey across the Nile
Feb 14, 2017, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IBNS-NotinTown): Dauntless explorer and former British Army paratrooper Levison Wood walked the Nile - from source to sea - to uncover its many perplexities and to be the first person ever to endure something of extraordinary magnitude.
Uttar Pradesh: Forest officials hotfooting to track man-eating tigress of Pilibhit
Feb 11, 2017, at 05:32 pm
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IBNS): Forest officials have employed drone cameras and other tracking devices to locate the man-eating tigress roaming the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh, according to media reports on Saturday.
Centre okays use of drones for vigilance in Kaziranga National Park
Feb 10, 2017, at 06:24 pm
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IBNS) : To check the fast growing killing spree ofone- horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park (KNP), the Assam forest department will now use drones for vigilance in the world heritage site.
World Wetlands Day: Maharashtra seeks Ramsar site tag for its flamingo sanctuary
Feb 02, 2017, at 06:38 pm
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IBNS): World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on Feb 2 to raise awareness of about this unique geographical area which is integral to the well-being of the globe
Canada: Climate change causes bird's plumage to evolve, study suggests
Jan 30, 2017, at 12:26 am
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): According to a new study white head patch on male species of Ficedula albicollis-- a small bird that breeds in Europe and overwinters in sub-Saharan Africa-- was found to shrink as climate warms, media reports said.
Jan 16, 2017, at 03:22 am
Washington, Jan 15 (IBNS): Animal Defenders International (ADI) on Sunday said it has welcomed the announcement by Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus to close its animal shows from May, citing declines in ticket sales after earlier announcing a ‘mood shift’ among their consumers .
More than 6,000 turtles stuffed in sacks for smuggling recovered from Amethi house
Jan 11, 2017, at 05:35 pm
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Jan 1 (IBNS) : In a massive seizure rarely known to have been made anywhere in India, police have rescued more than 6,000 turtles, stuffed in sacks for smuggling, after a raid in a house in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, NDTV reported.
Rhino census to begin in Assam from next month
Jan 03, 2017, at 10:50 pm
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Assam forest department is all set to conduct the rhino census across the state from next month.
Pan Pan, world's oldest giant panda, dies in China
Dec 29, 2016, at 11:24 pm
Beijing, Dec 29 (IBNS): World's oldest male giant panda, Pan Pan, died on Wednesday in China's Sichuan Province, according to media reports.
Cheetah, the world's fastest land animal, on the verge of extinction
Dec 28, 2016, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): The world's fastest land animal, the cheetah, is dangerously close to extinction, according to a recent study conducted by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Panthera.
90 million years old bird species identified in Canadian Arctic
Dec 24, 2016, at 02:14 am
Toronto, Dec 23 (IBNS): A new prehistoric species of 90 million years old bird had been identified in the Canadian Arctic, media reports said.
Rhino poaching : Assam forest department suspended seven guards of Kaziranga
Dec 24, 2016, at 01:21 am
Guwahati, Dec 23 (IBNS) : A day after a rhino was found poached, Assam forest department on Friday suspended seven forest guards of Kaziranga National Park (KNP), after they were found of being involved in negligence in duty, following the instruction by forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma.
Another rhino poached in Kaziranga
Dec 22, 2016, at 07:09 pm
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IBNS): Poachers continue with their killing spree in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) as the death of another one-horned rhinoceros on Wednesday night seems to prove.
A wild lioness walks into village in Gujarat in full view of people
Dec 19, 2016, at 11:20 pm
Rajkot, Dec 19 (IBNS): A lioness strayed into a village near Gujarat's Gir Lion Sanctuary, killed a cow and devoured it in full view of people, according to media reports on Monday.
Assam : Speeding passenger train hits elephants, kills three, including a calf
Dec 17, 2016, at 07:01 pm
Guwahati, Dec17 (IBNS) : At least three wild elephants,including a calf, were killed when a speeding passenger train rammed into a herd in Assam's Nagaon district on Friday night.