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,

The Centre has stepped up its efforts towards conservation of the tiger. The State governments and the Planning Commission have been called upon to plan a better management of tiger forests outside

Nepal has had scores of unusual migrants from India's northern Uttar Pradesh over the past three weeks. Flood waters have inundated major parts of the state's Dudhwa, Katrania Ghat, Sohelwa and Sohgi

What was once a wetland for migratory birds is now an underground water storage tank. Where once there was dense undergrowth, there's scorched earth. Bulldozers have ripped through the floor of the

The Madras High Court has ordered status quo to the State Government's proposal to expand the area of the Mudumalai sanctuary in the Nilgiris district. By a G.O. dated July 23, the Segur and Singara

The Wildlife Insitute of India has invited participation fron officials of non-government organisations, forest departments of various states and conservationists, to bring about a reorientation

No reports of tiger poisoning have come from areas where the tiger Conservaiton Programme of World Wide Fund for Nature began its involvement with the cattle compensation programme. This was stated