wildlife conservation

Bhubaneswar, March 17 Odisha Minister of Forests, Environment and Climate Change, Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia, on Tuesday informed the assembly that 344 wild elephants have died in the state due to various reasons, including poaching and accidents, from April 2022 to March 10, 2026.In a written...

Jaipur, March 16 Three people have been arrested in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan on Monday for allegedly killing and burning a wild animal, suspected to be a rare wild cat called Caracal, and uploading a video of the incident on social media, forest officials said on Monday.Officials...

Gandhinagar, March 16 The Gujarat government is preparing the vast Banni grasslands in Kutch district as a potential habitat for cheetahs, with ₹14.70 crore already spent on ecosystem development, state Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said in the assembly on Monday.Cheetahs...

Bengaluru, March 16 The Bannerghatta Biological Park announced on Monday that the total number of zebras in the zoo has steadily increased to 10 with the addition of two foals.Zebra Kokila, who is two and a half years old, gave birth to a foal on January 17, 2026, and Zebra Kaveri, who is 12...

Berhampur, March 15 Mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles began at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district in the early hours of Sunday, with over 10,000 turtles laying eggs along the sandy beach, forest officials said.According to Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer Sunny...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), March 15 Forest officials, environmental scientists, and wildlife conservationists from India, Nepal, and Bhutan have agreed to form a collaborative network to strengthen the protection and conservation of small wild cats in the region, officials said on Sunday.The...

Guwahati, March 13 Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita launched a sharp attack on the opposition on Friday, claiming that rhino poaching was rampant during the tenure of the Congress government in Assam, but has been effectively curbed since the BJP came to power in...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav announced today that the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) project has entered its fourth year of its captive breeding program, with the hatching of two new chicks this week, bringing the total number of birds in captivity to 70. He stated...

New Delhi, March 13 The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) project has entered its fourth year of its captive breeding program, with the hatching of two new chicks at the Conservation Breeding Centre in Rajasthan this week, bringing the total number of birds in captivity to 70, Environment Minister...

New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognizance of illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary and threats to endangered aquatic wildlife.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the court has taken cognizance of recent newspaper reports...

Mumbai, March 12 In a significant move to address the increasing frequency of leopards entering human settlements in Maharashtra due to the destruction of their own habitat, Forest Minister Ganesh Naik announced in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday that the Maharashtra Cabinet has approved...

Jaipur, March 12 A tigress has given birth to three cubs in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, bringing the total number of big cats in the protected area to 53, officials said on Thursday.The tigress and her cubs appear to be in good health. Tigress ST-17 had previously given birth to...

Gairsain, March 10 Uttarakhand Forest Minister Subodh Uniyal stated on Tuesday that from the formation of the state in 2000 to January this year, 1,296 people have lost their lives due to human-wildlife conflict.Uniyal was responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Braj Bhushan Gairola in the...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Tuesday that a 7-km railway barrier has been approved for the Madikeri division and 20 km for the Nagarhole division in 2025-26 to reduce human-elephant conflict in the region.Responding to a proposal raised by BJP MLC Suja...

Jaipur, March 9 A four-year-old male tiger was tranquilized and captured by forest department teams on Monday evening after it ventured into agricultural fields in Ranthambore.Deputy Conservator of Forests (Ranthambore First Circle) Manas Singh said that the tiger, fitted with a radio collar...

Bhopal, March 9 India's cheetah population crossed the 50-mark on Monday after the birth of five cubs to a Namibian cheetah, 'Jwala', at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, bringing the national total to 53.The announcement was made by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, who noted...

Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh), March 9 – Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh celebrated another significant achievement in India’s cheetah program on Monday as Namibian female cheetah Jwala gave birth to five cubs, bringing the total number of cheetah cubs born in India to 33.Jwala, who was...

New Delhi, March 9 Namibian cheetah Jwala gave birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, bringing the country's total cheetah population to 53, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced.This development comes days after cheetah Gamini gave birth to four...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), March 8 A 50-year-old farmer was killed by a tiger in the Sampurnanagar forest range of the Dudhwa buffer zone, officials said on Sunday.Pargat Singh was passing through his sugarcane fields on Friday evening when the tiger attacked him.His family launched a search for...

Tadoba National Park (Maharashtra), March 8 The evening air, thick with anticipation, was broken by what sounded like a bark. To our untrained ears, it was just another jungle sound.But to our guide Santosh, who was in the front seat of our open-top Gypsy, it was a signal he had been waiting...