Vietnam had 2,000 wild elephants three decades ago. But now, only 100 of them survive. Although a plan to save one of these last remaining wild herds of elephants was initia

The ban on conch shell trading has sent the industry into a tizzy

with an aim to save vultures from extinction, a novel programme to breed these birds has been jointly launched by the State Wildlife Preservation Depart

Roar of the tigers will not be heard in Gujarat any more

Development and conservation can go hand in hand. This has been proved in Hong Kong with rail officials deciding to build a tunnel under a wetland after conservationists thwarted a move to run the

Six eggs containing the fossils of baby dinosaurs were recently found in Argentina. The fossils, which are remarkably well preserved, were found at Auca Mahuevo

Frequent oilslicks and consequent water pollution off the Chittagong coast in Bangladesh have so far killed 160 species of rare fish and aquatic plants, claim marine biologists from the Chittagong

One of the world's rarest species of birds have been found near a volcano. At least 50 Montserrat Orioles were cited beneath the rim of a volcano in the Soufriere Hills of West Indies. The discovery