Significant tiger presence has been confirmed in Mizoram’s Dampa reserve forest through DNA fingerprinting techniques.

The presence of the big cats were confirmed during a joint field survey was conducted with the forest reserve’s field directorate, World Wildlife Fund and Aaranyak, a society for biodiversity conservation, in March this year as art of the country-wide phase four of tiger monitoring programme initiated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

A preliminary report largely based on the observation of a recently turned toxic drain feeding the Keenjhar Lake has blamed lack of coordination among government departments for its longstanding pr

Vulture restaurants in Nawalparasi district are witnessing few winged visitors as there is the shortage of cattle carcasses.

With fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild, the Amur leopard is thought to be the world's rarest wild cat, and the creation of a new protected area in Russia is an important step towards

GUWAHATI: Assam has reason to cheer. A census of one-horned rhinos at the renowned Kaziranga National Park (KNP) recorded an increase of 242 animals over a three-year period. This was disclosed by State Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain today.

The last census in 2009 recorded 2,048 rhinos in KNP, of which eight were translocated to Manas National Park. The two-day-long census, which ended on Sunday evening, recorded the presence of 2,290 one-horned rhinos in the Park.

GUWAHATI: A census of one-horned rhinos at the renowned Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam recorded an increase of almost 250 animals over a three-year period.

A tree plantation campaign was launched in Lumbini yesterday amid a programme attended by persons from various walks of life.

Guwahati, March 20: The Pobitora forest authorities will request the state government to conduct research to help them know how many rhinos Pobitora wildlife sanctuary can accommodate without overc

NEW DELHI: Highlighting the importance of the Kosi river corridor in the Corbett tiger reserve in Uttarakhand, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said Sunday that the crucial pathway is facing a threat