The world's largest rookery of olive ridley turtles at Gahirmatha in Bhitarkanika sanctuary on the coast of Bay of Bengal has been made safer with the Orissa High Court banning operation of trawlers

Many wildlife species in the north-eastern States-home to the country's largest number of non-human primates --are facing a threat to their survival due to various factors including population

India is among the top 10 countries threatened with high species losses, according to Worldwatch, a leading Washington-based environmental research organisation."When the percentages of threatened

Thousands of hapless animals are sacrificed at the alter of learning every academic year, with animal dissection an intergral part of the science curriculum. But activists, who for years have been

Several new forest and wildlife conservation projects, including control of illegal trade in wildlife, proposed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MEF) for the Ninth Five Year Plan are

The tiger population in West Bengal had increased to 361 in 1993 with the number in Sundarban's reserve forest alone rising to 263 from 251 in 1996, the State forest minister, Mr. Jogesh Burman

When it comes to the latest trands, animals are not left behind. The new mantra at the Delhi zoo is alternative therapy. Ayurvedic treatment on an elderly white tigress, a sulphur-crested cuckatoo

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed owners of all mobile zoos in the country to surrender animals in their possession to the chief wildlife wardens of their respective states by July 21. The

Nature's Beckon, an environmental activist group in North-east India, has urged upon the Government of Assam to declare Jaipur, Kirak and Dihing reserved forest together as a sanctuary for the

In a landmark judgement, the Orissa High Court has asked the state government to evict all encroachers from the Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary on coast. The court also has directed the state to