Conservationists are planning to use explosions and gunfire to scare migrant birds away from parts of a wintering site poisoned by an environmental disaster. They will also lay down food in less

Karnataka State Forest Minister D Manjunath today reiterated that the Union Forest Ministry was seriously contemplating on the grant of more powers to forest guards in order to curb large-scale

Biomedical research in India, already at a low ebb, may face virtual extinction if the fresh guidelines framed by a committee headed by Maneka Gandhi to regulate the use of animals in research are

The State Government's proposal to set up 11 wildlife sanctuaries at different locations has run into trouble. Over two lakh tribals, whose homes are being threatened by the project, are putting up a

Hunting of endangered species is legally allowed in Jammu and Kashmir as a royal sport, even after the monarchy came to an end there 50 years ago. The Wildlife Act of Jammu and Kashmir "licenses"

Pere David's Macaque, a large monkey found only in China, has been spotted in Arunachal Pradesh, according to noted environmentalist, Dr Anwaruddin

Wolves and lynxes are returning to the Italian Alps in large numbers after an absence of more than a century, according to the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps.

Hunters in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido should stop using shotgun shells containing lead pellets because predatory birds in the region are dying of lead poisoning, according to the Hokkaido

India's biomedical research community is upset over the controversial guidelines for using animals in research framed by a committee headed by Ms Maneka Gandhi, animal activist and union welfare

The Ministry of Finance in China has decided to offer Deqin County, home of the Yunnan snub nosed monkey, an additional 3 million yuan each year to protect these endangered monkeys with human-like