The Indian Circus Federation (ICF) petition seeking restrainment of Union Government on sick animals came for hearing before the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. The order has been given by the

The Punjab Wildlife department has imposed complete ban over night hunting, and netting of birds and mammals to prevent extinction of rare species of wildlife in the province, with immediate effect.

Meghamalai in the Western Ghats has to be declared a sanctuary at the earliest, if further deterioration of the forests in the region has to be halted, it has been stressed by the Tamil Nadu Green

Officials now fear the nutria as big as a cat, with a long rat's tail and the webbed rear feet of a duck poses a threat to Thailand's lush, rice growing wetlands. When they're free, nutria use their

It is easy to predict the threats to the dwindling population of the magnificent stripped cat but not easy to solve the crisis the animal faces. The problems faced by tiger conservationists are,

A killing spree is on at the Hokera wetland for the past 15 days with more than 20 poachers opening a barrage of shortgun fire at endangered migratory ducks and geese as they fly out at dusk to the

Kokkre Bellur is like any other Indian village but for one significant difference. Located around 80 km from Bangalore, Kokkre Bellur's households take pride in their unique children - birds. This

An exhausted little kakapo has cracked out of its egg with a little human help in New Zealand, fuelling hopes for the endangered species' survival. "It was moving around the egg and squeaking and

In a rare spectacle the Pheasant-tailed jacanas have started their breeding activities at the Madhavaram jheel after a period of five years. In the recent past the birds had shifted their activities

Ornithologists have called upon the Government to declare the 'Great Adjutant Stork', an endangered species and make concerted efforts to increase their numbers. The large stork, "leptoptilus