LUCKNOW: The villagers living on the fringes of Kishenpur sanctuary in south Kheri forest division are demanding relocation. The demand is coming forward from village clusters in Kamp Tanda.

The hamlet was in news after a stray tiger

Himalayan Black Bear: Threat to survival
Darjeeling, May 21: For the first time in India, heat sensor cameras will be used in a survey to count Himalayan Black Bear in a wildlife sanctuary here.

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P M Raghunandan,DH News Service,Bangalore:

Eco-lovers now have a reason to smile. Elephants have replaced

One of the world

SULTHAN BATHERY: The wildlife census which concluded at Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) here on Monday is a giant step towards continuous monitoring of tiger population, predator indications and strengthening of the habitat management strategy.

The only wildlife sanctuary in India named after a non-human primate, the Hoolock Gibbon, the Gibbon Sanctuary was going to adopt a project to connect both sides of the forest separated by the railway line to cross by the Hoolock Gibbons. But the experiment is now not working to the expectation of the forest department.

The Goa forest department is groping in the dark over the death of a tiger reported from Mhadei Wild Life Sanctuary dotting Goa-Maharashtra.

Unabated encroachment in vast tracts of reserve forests (RFs) has posed a danger to long-term conservation prospects in the State. Official figures alone put the encroached area at approximately 3,396 sq km. Another 159.69 km of forests under protected areas (wildlife sanctuaries and national parks) continue to be under encroachment.

Birds no more: Eight bird species have vanished from the 25 sq km Salim Ali sanctuary in Ernakulam district, Kerala, said a study by Nirmala College in Ernakulam. Changes in their environment, teak plantations for example, may have caused this. The study also recorded the number of bird species increased from 132 in the 1930s to 238 in the sanctuary. This included wetland species that