A tiger death raises a million eye brows. An investigation is immediately sought. Conservationists make a hue and cry demanding the arrest of the poacher. But they don't show same intensity of concern when an elephant dies due to poaching or electrocution. Invariably the blame is thrust on elephants for crop-raiding. Farmers who illegally draw power from electric lines and trigger-happy poachers get away scot free. Like the critically endangered...
01:25 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: Ahead of the release of the much-awaited tiger estimation results, wildlife experts and officials are keeping their fingers crossed hoping that a "positive outcome" will help formulate better policies towards conservation of the country''s dwindling wildlife resources. The second all-India tiger estimation study carried out in the designated 39 tiger reserves across the country will be released on Monday by Minister of Forest and Environment Jairam Ramesh, who...
08:34 AM, Mar 28, 2011
New Delhi: The Environment Ministry has rejected at least 9 projects across India — saying they would destroy the habitat of endangered animals. It's a ministry, which is taking its role as a watchdog and protector of India's wildlife quite seriously. Of 25 projects submitted to the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife for approval, nine have been rejected outright. If these projects had been cleared it would...
12:58 PM, Oct 14, 2010
Armed with guns, UP officials chase 'man-eater' in Barabanki. ...
04:27 PM, Jan 06, 2009
Maneka says she knows Munda's real story, says he should be punished. ...
12:25 AM, Jun 24, 2008
Using the animal for commercial purposes means six years in jail. ...
12:17 AM, Jun 24, 2008
Ram Singh Munda was arrested for keeping a wild animal in his house. ...
03:38 PM, Jun 23, 2008
Orissa labourer arrested for keeping bear at home. ...
04:15 PM, Jun 22, 2008
Harrison Ford has made a series of 'green' advertisements. ...
06:47 PM, Jun 05, 2008
New Delhi: Liquor king Vijay Mallya and spin wizard Harbhajan Singh's battle in the court may be over but the former isn't leaving any chance go by to take a jibe at Bhajji on the microblogging website Twitter. The liquor baron and Harbhajan have had a tiff of late in connection with an advertisement, with the off-spinner even slapping a legal notice on the UB Group. Though the matter got...
12:05 AM, Feb 19, 2008
Northampton: Young Northampton pacer Dave Burton was over the moon after scalping dashing Indian opener Virender Sehwag in the two-day practice match here and hoped it would help England's game plan in the Edgbaston Test next week. It does help (to keep Sehwag down). There is now footage for England to see, watch the whole spell, and see if swinging deliveries are going to get him, said the 25-year-old Burton...
10:56 PM, Feb 18, 2008
A Royal Bengal Tigress is in a serious condition in Orissa after she was shot by poachers in Satkosia tiger reserve. ...
12:13 AM, Apr 03, 2007
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