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Itanagar, April 6 – Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu praised forest officials and wildlife experts on Monday for the successful tranquilization and capture of two rogue elephants following a prolonged period of fear that led to the loss of at least seven human lives.Officials from...

This is a major achievement in wildlife conservation, as a chick of the extremely rare Great Indian Bustard, locally known as Ghorad, has been born in Gujarat's Kutch district after nearly a decade. The birth has been reported from the grasslands of Abdasa, and is being seen as a major success...

New Delhi, March 28 A Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick was born in Kutch, Gujarat, after a decade, thanks to a novel conservation measure called the "jumpstart" approach, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on Saturday."Gujarat has seen a GIB chick after a decade, through a...

March 21, New Delhi – India is intensifying its science-based wildlife conservation efforts. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired the 27th Annual General Meeting of the Wildlife Institute of India Society at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in Dehradun on Saturday.The...

Guwahati, March 13 The NHAI has received 18 bids for upgrading the 85.6-km-long highway stretch from Kaliabar to Numaligarh, including the construction of the 34.5-km elevated corridor within the Kaziranga National Park, according to an official release.The National Highways Authority of India...

Bhopal, February 28 Union Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav chaired the 89th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife and the Central Zoo Authority (NZA) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday.The committee considered proposals...

Imphal, February 27 Three Amur falcons, fitted with satellite transmitters in Manipur last November, are currently spending their winter migration period in three African countries, officials said.The falcons, named Ahu, Alang, and Apapang, were tagged by the Manipur Forest Department in...

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...

Kolkata, February 12 Forest authorities in West Bengal believe that the elusive male Royal Bengal Tiger, which had strayed into the Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) about a month ago and was last spotted in the first week of February, is still inside the reserve."There is a strong possibility that the...