conservation

New Delhi, March 9 The Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force, in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, has arrested Tarak Nath Ghosh, the kingpin of a reptile smuggling racket from Kanpur, officials said on Monday.The accused, who was wanted in three cases of transnational...

New Delhi, March 8 The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a body under the Ministry of Environment, stated on Sunday that cheetahs travelling from Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh to Baran in Rajasthan were exhibiting "natural territorial behavior."This clarification came in the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 The Kerala government has extended the validity of orders permitting the controlled culling of wild boars that stray into human habitations and cause damage to life, property, and crops by one year.According to a recent order issued by the state Forest Department...

Seoni (MP), March 7 'Langdi', one of the oldest and best-known tigresses of the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, died on Saturday due to old age, forest officials said.Born in 2008, the tigress, identified as PN-20 (T-20), was approximately 18 years old and was among the oldest in the...

Chandrapur, March 7 Activist Bandu Dhotre's hunger strike, protesting the proposed Lohardongri iron mine project in the Tadoba corridor, which connects the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve to surrounding forests in Chandrapur district, entered its third day on Saturday.Dhotre claimed support from...

Mumbai, March 7 The Maharashtra government has decided to send 50 leopards to the Reliance Foundation's Vantara wildlife rescue and conservation center, located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, sources close to state forest minister Ganesh Naik have said.The forest department made the decision to...

Mumbai, March 6 The Maharashtra government has decided to send 50 leopards to Reliance Foundation's Vantara wildlife rescue and conservation centre, located in Jamnagar in neighboring Gujarat, sources close to state forest minister Ganesh Naik said on Friday.The decision was made by the forest...

Itanagar, March 6 Arunachal Pradesh Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Wangki Lowang on Friday said that frequent human-animal conflict in the state is largely the result of a shared landscape where globally significant biodiversity coexists with forest-dependent livelihoods...

Chennai, March 4 Highlighting the state's commitment to "responsible and community-centered" conservation, the Tamil Nadu government has launched a series of initiatives, including a Dark Sky Park and an AI-powered drone surveillance unit to protect wildlife, a senior official said on Wednesday...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), March 3 The carcass of a male tiger was recovered from a sugarcane field near a village in the South Kheri forest division here on Monday, officials said.Divisional Forest Officer, South Kheri, Tapas Mihir told

March 3, Kohima: Nagaland Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla stated that the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has drafted the Nagaland Agar Policy, which will soon be submitted for notification.He said that the policy will not only streamline the management and regulation of the...

Sheopur (MP), March 2 Nine cheetahs airlifted from Botswana were in good health in their quarantine enclosures in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, where they were fed for the first time on Monday, officials said.This is the third batch of big cats from Africa that was brought on Saturday...

Sheopur (MP), March 1 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released gharials and turtles into the river at Kuno National Park in the Sheopur district on Sunday, calling it an important step towards conservation.Yadav released 53 gharials and 25 turtles into the Kuno River near the Palpur...

Shimla, February 28 A leopard was found dead in the Dhalun area of the Kangra district, officials said on Saturday.Following the information, a team from the forest department arrived at the scene and secured the carcass.District Forest Officer (DFO) Amit Sharma said the leopard's death was...

New Delhi, February 28 – Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, released nine cheetahs received from Botswana into quarantine enclosures at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Saturday.The animals will undergo an acclimatization and...

Sheopur (MP), February 28 Nine cheetahs airlifted from Botswana arrived at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday and were released into an enclosure, boosting India's big cat count under the reintroduction program to 48.Union Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav released six female and...

Imphal, February 27 – Three Amur falcons, fitted with satellite transmitters in Manipur last November, have been tracked to different African countries after completing a record transcontinental journey, officials said on Friday.A forest official in Manipur's Tamenglong district said the birds...

Sheopur (MP), February 27 Eight more cheetahs will be airlifted from Africa and brought to Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning, an official said on Friday.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender...

February 26, Kohima: Principal Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Y. Kikheto Sema, has called for intensified and community-driven conservation efforts in the face of declining forest cover and the impact of climate change.He made these remarks during the opening session of the...

Ranchi, February 26 The Jharkhand government has filed a petition with the Supreme Court, seeking clarification on certain aspects of its earlier order directing the declaration of the Saranda Forest Division as a wildlife sanctuary, according to Jamshedpur MLA Saryu Roy, who made the...