Greens plan protest: Environmentalist groups and concerned citizens of Bangalore have decided to fight the recent denotification of parts of Cubbon park by the state government in a big way by

The death of three elephants in the Rajaji National park near Hardwar on Tuesday night after a train ran over them has brought the enraged forest authorities into a direct confrontation with the

The Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, has appealed to Ambassadors and High Commissioners of member countries to take up some priority issues in tiger conservation such as

The pharmaceuticals industry is in jitters over a move initiated by Union welfare minister Maneka Gandhi to place restrictions on use of animals in medical research. Rats, dogs, rabbits and monkeys

One of the world's largest marine rays, Barndoor is a flat, floppy sea creature. Today, however, barndoor skates are conspicuous only by their absence. A new report says the skates have virtually

The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has recommended the closure of a majority of the zoos in Karnataka saying they are not being run according to specifications and has asked the forest department to

Areas off Banks Peninsula in New Zealand may be closed to some types of fishing if Hector's dolphin deaths are not reduced. Conservation Minister Nick Smith warned

The Department of Conservation has approved the export of live possums and wallabies. Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand conservation director Kevin Smith described the move as

Efforts to save tigers in Nepal are under a cloud with the disappearance of a tigress, Khaura Pothi, and the death of at least two cubs in national park covered by a Norwegian-funded research

For the first time,an exclusive hospital for pigeons has come up in Karol Bagh in Delhi. Set up by the S.S. Jain Sabha, at present it caters to about 80 pigeons and is being run on the lines of the