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A.P. to get four female tigers from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh soon

Number of anti-poaching camps in Nagarjunasagarโ€“Srisailam Tiger Reserve is being increased from 89 to 150, says Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan

Fieldwork key in protecting wildlife species, says Nilgiris DFO

Asks students to learn from tribespeople who possess traditional knowledge of wildlife biology

Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry

It is the highest number of elephant deaths to be recorded in this area of southern Kenya in decades.

Why are there protests over the Ken-Betwa project?

Why does the project aim to do? How many villages and families are likely to be affected by it? What are the concerns of the tribal people regarding rehabilitation and compensation? Why has the project raised concerns among conservationists?

Mayiladuthurai college study identifies major otter habitat in Mettur region

Kerala Forest dept. rolls out โ€˜Oorunarvuโ€™ for tribal welfare, forest conservation

The initiative aims to improve the living conditions of tribal communities in forest areas while drawing on their traditional knowledge for forest conservation and mitigating human-wildlife conflict

Supreme Court constituted Aravalli committee opens 21-day window for feedback

The development has come amid concerns about the committeeโ€™s neutrality, as it mainly comprises ex-government officers

A wildlife association that helped conserve the Nilgirisโ€™ biodiversity

The NWEA came into existence in colonial India, when British colonists discovered a โ€œhuntersโ€™ paradiseโ€ in the Nilgiris

J&Kโ€™sย Mansbalย lake starts hosting migratory birds again

Tiger found dead in Chikkamagaluru

Forest Department to crack down on wildlife hunting in north Karnataka

Issues set of measures to prevent trophy or ritual hunting in north Karnataka

Over a year on, transplanted trees at Raman Thangal Lake in Sholinganallur stand dead

Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre defends HMT land action, says forest land cannot be diverted

Responding to allegations made Kumaraswamy, Khandre maintained that the governmentโ€™s objective was to preserve one of Bengaluruโ€™s largest remaining green spaces and develop it into a public park larger than Lalbagh and Cubbon Park.

14 invasive plants behind grassland loss in one of Indiaโ€™s first tiger reserves

Data provided by the Forest Department in Assamโ€™s Bodoland Territorial Council reveal that the relative loss in grassland cover in Manas Tiger Reserve in 30 years since 1990 was 43.59%

Under Lula, Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in a decade

The figures come months before Brazilโ€™s presidential election, with Lula promising to end illegal deforestation by 2030.

How a Japanese prefecture is managing rising bear population with microchips

A prefecture in western Japan is drawing attention for a unique bear management programme that uses microchips implanted in captured animals to estimate population levels and guide culling decisions, as rising sightings across the country fuel calls for more effective countermeasures. Hyogo prefecture says it is the first in Japan to use information gathered from microchipped bears to determine an appropriate population size and maintain a balance between conservation and population control. The...

Field survey highlights wetlandโ€™s significance amid reservoir debate

Sacred groves key to biodiversity conservation, says study

Australiaโ€™s Great Barrier Reef avoids โ€˜in dangerโ€™ listing by Unesco

Australiaโ€™s Great Barrier Reef, a major tourism drawcard, has avoided being listed as endangered despite the United Nations reporting โ€œutmost concernโ€ about mass coral bleaching and the impact of climate change. Canberra welcomed on Saturday the draft decision by Unesco to maintain the World Heritage status of the 2,300km-long (1,426-mile) reef stretching along the coast of Queensland state. Unesco has been monitoring the reef annually since 2021, when it warned it was at risk of being placed on...

Kodagu named key conflict hotspot in Centreโ€™s Elephant Mitigation Plan

The hill district set to benefit from โ‚น350-crore action plan

Arunachal clan launches drive to conserve endangered ray-finned fish, sustain tradition

Members of theย Sangno clan translocate 52 fingerlings of the Schizothorax pelzami from one stream in East Kameng district to another, where they will be relatively safer from the predatory mahseer

Arunachal clan launches drive to conserve endangered ray-finned fish, sustain tradition

Members of theย Sangno clan translocate 52 fingerlings of the Schizothorax pelzami from one stream in East Kameng district to another, where they will be relatively safer from the predatory mahseer

Assam duo launches digital bird repository with avian identification guide

Pokkhiย not only seeks to showcase Assamโ€™s avian diversity with the conservation status of each species but also to document their names in all languages spoken by the indigenous communities