As many as 544 animals, including 40 rhinos, of the Kaziranga national park in Assam have either been drowned in the floods between June and September or killed by poachers while seeking refuge in

A conservation park for endangered white-flag dolphins in central Hubei province appealed for aid yesterday after floods severely damaged its facilities. Zhang Hong, in charge of the Beinianyuan

Concerned about the decline in tiger population of the country, the ministry of environment and forests started a tiger control room in the capital. The control room is eqipped with Internet facility

The Kaziranga National Park home to the one-horned rhino, may not be opened to all this year. The catastrophic flood, which turned the 433 sq km game park into the lake formation, destroying every

- The British Columbia government is being "irresponsible and reckless" in continuing to allow trophy hunting of grizzly bears, suggests a report that warns the province's grizzly

Scientists at the National Institute of Immunology (NII) in Delhi have developed a genetic probe which can detect rhino horn even after it has been crushed into powder and mixed with other substances

The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has just signed a letter of intent to become a partner -designate of Birdlife International. The latter is a global networkd of NGOs working to conserve

the great Indian bustard is on the verge of extinction from the country's largest State Madhya Pradesh. Citing the main causes, Forest officials say that improper nesting facilities along with lack

A federal undercover operation hs snared one of the world's most notorious traffickers in exotic reptiles, a Malaysian businessman who allegedly helped smuggle hundreds of live Komodo dragons, Timor

The Kaziranga National Park has lost over 31 rhinos during floods this year. The park has also lost 500 deer, two elephants, 10 hogs and a large number of bufaloes, official sources said. However,