Sixteen years after notifying an 81 bigha woodland near Narendrapur, a bird sanctuary, the West Bengal forest department has published a proclamation inviting claims for compensation so that the land

The World Wide Fund for Nature, India has announced its new package for the farmers living in the vicinity of tiger reserves in the country. Addressing a press conference senior WWF officials said

Four months have elapsed since pug marks were collected by tiger enumerators. The country-wide results have not yet been disclosed. The delay has led to verbal duels between NGOs and tiger

A failed attempt to save the cedars underscores the state of endangered species protection in Canada. While the government has assembled a list of 291 species of animals, birds, insects and plants

home of white winged wood duck: The Nameri wild life sanctuary which has been declared as the third national park in Assam is the home of rare white winged wood duck. The upgradation of the Nameri to

A team of the Wild Life Conservation Society (WLCS) led by M K Shivabhadrasinhji, a birds' expert, recently visited inland and coastal wetlands in this region as a part of the Asian waterfowl census

A first-of-its kind census conducted in the wetlands and birds sanctuaries in Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Perambalur districts by the Forest department and students and environmentalists from various

A growing number of Albino animals in Shennongjia nature reserve in central China has got zoologists puzzled about the cause. People have reported seeing bears, snakes and river deer with white skin

A geologist from Uttar Pradesh is the latest person to claim he has spotted the Rothschild Parakeet in

Soon nature lovers in Chennai will get a chance to discover more about the micro flora and fauna found inside the Guindy National Park. Wildlife officials are planning to introduce "nature trails"