Darjeeling, Sept. 27: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park has decided to conduct the breeding of red pandas in the natural habitats to make the endangered species more adaptable in the wild before their release in forest.

A.K.

Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN

Jasdan (Rajkot): Given that the Gir cow is indigenous to Gujarat, local business should have been milking it to earn foreign exchange. But it seems far away Brazil is doing a better of this. The South American country today has around 50 lakh heads of this unique breed known for high milk production.

Fifteen baby crocodiles born at Chhatbir Zoological Park three months ago have gone missing under mysterious circumstances over a couple of weeks.

Anindo Dey & Vijay Pinjarkar | TNN

Jaipur/Nagpur: Rajasthan has quietly turned down the offer' of a Maharashtra wildlife sanctuary to relocate three tiger cubs to the Sariska Tiger Reserve.

SINGAPORE, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Asia's tiger population could be close to extinction with fewer than 3,500 tigers remaining in the wild and most clustered in fragmented areas making up less than 7 percent of their former range in Asia, a study says.

The WWF and other conservation groups say the world

- Rare black-necked, open billed variants wing near Sitarampur dam

Jamshedpur, Aug. 1: In what promises to be an ornithologist

The Pinjore vulture breeding centre may save the endangered bird

Nesting Grounds

* India has lost 99.9% of its vultures; less than 60,000 remain
* Many died after consuming the cattle drug, diclofenac, depriving us of efficient waste managers
* They are now bred in captivity, to protect them from the drug and to increase their numbers
* This has taken off in Pinjore, with

Vivek Trivedi | Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Sartaj Singh and the heir to the erstwhile princely State of Rewa, Pushpraj Singh, are at loggerheads over land required to establish the proposed white tiger breeding cum rescue centre in Rewa.