Turahalli forest, located just 25 km from Bannerghatta National Park, is an elephant corridor connecting Bannerghatta, Savandurga, Magadi and Kengeri.

The Turahalli forests in Bangalore are in news again, this time for eco-tourism. The Karnataka Tourism Vision Group (KTVG) wants access to this State forest to promote tourism. But conservationists oppose the idea, fearing it will lead to commercial exploitation of the patch.

"During our [1984 Indian] Everest Expedition we saw how Sir Edmund Hillary has worked in that area.

Sri Lanka’s largest urban wetland, the Muthurajawela Wetland Sanctuary, performs many important ecological functions, particularly in the area off the North coast of Colombo up to Negombo.

Forest land measuring 835.616 hectares is being used for mining purposes by public sector undertakings (PSU) in Chhattisgarh without approval of Union government.

Sikkim has set for itself the goal of becoming an organic agricultural State by 2015 — but there are several challenges that it needs to overcome to see the shift, said an ecology expert from the H

Oppose removal of Mangar Bani land from forest category

The Haryana Government's ambitious plan to utilise Mangar Bani land for eco-tourism has come under the scanner with city environmentalists yet again moving the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) against the land being removed from the category of forest area.

Three Key Words In Proposal To Decide Fate Of Green Zone

New Delhi: The fate of eco-sensitive areas including the Aravallis, riverbeds and water bodies now depends on the three crucial words — “including tourism” and “except” — which the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) is likely to introduce in the regional plan.

Jaipur: Safari at the Ranthambore tiger reserve becomes bigger, literally!

In a bid to decongest the tiger reserve, the forest department has added a new zone at the reserve. “We have been working on zone number 10 for about two or three months and sprucing it up. It is now ready and we will be opening it for safari from January 18,” said Rahul Bhatnagar, field director, Ranthambhore.

Crested serpent eagle, one of the birds sighted during the census.

The Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS), where tigers have been sighted recently, is also rich in bird diversity. The first-ever bird survey, which concluded on Sunday, recorded 19 more bird species than compiled earlier. Of the new species, at least 13 are confirmed to have been reported here for the first time.