In just one day, a North American grizzly bear can lumber across the border from Montana, where it is protected by law, to the Canadian province of Alberta, where it can be legally hunted and shot.

A nascent breeding colony of painted storks(commonly known as Hajjarla) and grey herons (Narrekyata) has been discovered at Kaggaladu village about nine km from Sira,

If there are zoo for animals, aviaries for birds, why not then an "insectarium" for insects? After all, even the lowliest of vermins is worthy of respect for surviving calamities that have undone

The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency has alleged unabated poaching of tigers under political patronage in Madhy pradesh. The state happens to be home to about 30 per cent of the

Maneka's PFA in dock: The Managing Trustee of the Union Minister Ms Maneka Gandhi's much-acclaimed animal rights organisation 'People For Animal', Mr Debasis Chakraborti, has been accused of selling

Madhya Pradesh has ignored national legislation intended to protect India's natural heritage in favour of industrialists and political cronies offering lucrative deal for the precious forest

The special cell of the Delhi police and the wildlife wing of the Delhi Forest Department in a joint raid seized 96 shahtoosh shawls from a shop at Chandni Chowk in old Delhi, the police said. The

Three Dugong sea cows have been found dead in the past one week off the coast of Malaysia, reports said, heightening fears for the endangered mammal. The third Dugong was found off the southern state

Bangladesh has banned the hunting of wild animals for five years amid growing concern over indiscriminate killings, an official statement said. The authorities also urged people to cooperate with the

In order to prevent rare species like Asiatic Lion and Royal Bengal Tiger, from virtual extinction from this planet, a 'Scientific Breeding Programme' has been prepared. The programme which is a