Following the death of two leopards in different incidents apparently due to inefficiency of Forest Department personnel, activists have requested the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) m

The wildlife department will carry out a 24-hour-long census of animals in Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary in the Kannad taluka in Aurangabad from Wednesday.

The animal might cause problems elsewhere or die in the wild

Translocating leopards that stray into human habitations cannot permanently solve the human-leopard conflicts, pointed out wildlife researchers.
Referring to the recent incidents of sighting of leopards at Vazhachal forest division, researchers said the translocation could turn the animals more problematic and eventually it might cause problems elsewhere or die in the wild.

The easy availability of food, especially feral animals like dogs, pigs and goats found near urban garbage dumps, is the main reason that attracts leopards to venture into human territory leading t

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.

New Delhi: Around 150 trees have reportedly been felled in densely forested parts of Mangar, off Gurgaon-Faridabad highway, which is one of the few pristine spots left in the Aravalis in Haryana.

At a time when poaching of tigers and rhinos has been rampant worldwide‚ Nepal has achieved zero poaching of rhinos‚ tigers and jumbos

अरावली पर्वत पर कभी तेंदुओं की भरमार थी। लेकिन अब यहां तेंदुए नहीं दिखाई दे रहे हैं। वाइल्ड लाइफ विभाग को भी यहां बचे हुए तेंदुए का अंदाजा नहीं है।

ऐसे में रविवार को एक तेंदुए के मेरठ शहर में घुसकर लोगों अफरातफरी मचाने के बाद वाइल्ड लाइफ फिर से सक्रिय हो गया है। तेंदुए के आतंक से अब भी मेरठ उबर नहीं पाया है। पूरे शहर में दहशत और अफरातफरी का आलम बना हुआ है।

Concern over government’s move to denotify 159 sq km of forests

Wild Orissa, a voluntary organisation that works on conservation of wildlife, has expressed concern over the government’s move to denotify 159 sq km of forests from the Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary and Satkosia Tiger Reserve.

Hyena, a protected wildlife, is at the risk of extinction of late, according to a study. Unchecked poaching of hyena and smuggling of its organs has posed a threat.