Forest department officials have seized 60 peacocks, including one belonging to a white Australian species, from the Thiruparankunram Subramaniaswamy temple here. The peococks, considered sacred by
The fate of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles has become more uncertain today then ever. It appears that the creatures are likely to vanish from their breeding grounds along the Orissa coast
High Court judge M.F. Saldanha has urged the Karnataka government to take steps to check the killing of elephants by forest staff. In a letter to Forest Minister D. Manjunath, the judge asked the
An expert committee on marine turtles conservation has decided to conduct a survey and identify the turtle-sensitive areas in every coastal State of the country. The decision to conduct a survey on
The two birds of the highly endangered wild Siberain Crane species, wintering in the Keoladeo Ghana National Park near Bharatpur in Rajasthan, have left the wetland after a record stay for 108 days
Witnessing a ritual unseen for a century, a hundred members of American Indian tribes gathered in Gardiner(Montana) on Saturday on a pilgrimage seeking an end to the killing of bison that wander out
The science, technology and environment ministry has instructed the wildlife and national parks department to look into the possibility of setting up a research and development unit to protect
the rapid increase in the population of bluebulls ( nilgai) in Rajasthan is a cause of concern to farmers and legislators alike. Complaints of bluebulls destroying crops have forced the
with the advent of the breeding season, the blue hills of Munnar in Kerala are once again alive with frolicking calves of nilgiri tahr. The first birth of a tahr calf was