A drastic fall in the winter visits of migratory water birds to the south Indian State of Kerala has been reported this year. Scientists and bird watchers in the state consider this as a result of

A "silent surface" is to be laid on 17km of the M65 motorway near Burnley in north-west England so that traffic noise will not disrupt owls hunting near the road. The Highways Agency agreed to the

Dozens of people have been killed or maimed by maneating leopards in Chamoli and Pauri districts of Garhwal hills during the past five months, according to reports reaching at Dehradun. In January

The Forest Department the coast guards and the fisheries officials have launched a concerted drive to protect the endangered Oiive Ridleys from falling prey to illegal fishing trawlers along the

Think of the panic if AIDS could be spread by mosquitoes. Or through sweat. Such a nightmare exists-- but fortunately not in the human world. That is little consolation for Devi Singh. He has been

There is an urgent necessity to create mass awareness to restrict the use of traditional medicines made from rhino home besides findings an alternative to such medicines in order to stop rhino

The Union commerce ministry will be placing in Parliament the Bills on bio-diversity and geographical indications for clearance during the forthcoming Budget session beginning Monday. This was

In spite of all problems confronting rhino preservation efforts in the country activists of the Asian Rhino Specialist Group (ARSG) today termed the Indian preservation efforts an ideal success story

The forest department on Thursday claimed that it has subdued to a large extent the ritual killing of wild animals by villagers during the festive season of December and January at village in an

This year could see the resumption of elephant culling in the Kruger National Park, South Africa after a four-year moratorium. The board of South African National Parks will make a decision soon,