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Modi goes on lion safari on World Wildlife Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on a lion safari at Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat's Junagadh district on Monday morning, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day. In a post on X, Modi said......

Sikkim opens strategic border areas for tourism

The Sikkim government has decided to open the battlefield destinations of Doka-La and Cho-La for domestic tourists from October 1, officials said. Image used only for representational purposes.......

Tigress, 4 cubs found dead in K'taka forest; govt orders probe

Karnataka forest minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday ordered a probe into the "unnatural death" of a tigress and four cubs in Male Mahadeshwara Hills under the Hugyam forest range. IMAGE: Kindly......

Why This Elephant Triggers Outrage In Maharashtra

A Supreme Court order relocating an elephant to a care facility in Vantara has sparked public outrage in Maharashtra and put the state government in a difficult position. On Sunday, August 3,......

Tiger killings shock Ranthambore; 225 bones seized, DNA tests underway

Concerns over poaching in Rajasthan's Ranthambore Tiger Reserve have intensified after it was found that three tigers killed by an interstate gang of poachers were likely from RTR. IMAGE: A view......

PM approves separate dept for wildlife & forests

To ensure sharper focus on wildlife-related issues and the Forest Conservation Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the setting up of a separate department for wildlife and forests. This......

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

A group of 91 retired bureaucrats has appealed to the Centre to withdraw the Green Credits programme, which they claimed may facilitate diversion of forest land to private entities. Photograph:......

Draft promises changes in forest and wildlife laws but nothing official about it, yet

The proposed changes, as per the draft, could continue some of the existing conflict between wildlife protection regulations with the implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006, which gives rights......

ED allowed to share information about economic offenders with 15 more agencies

The government has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to share information about economic offenders with 15 more agencies, including SFIO, CCI and NIA, a move that will expedite nailing of......

Tribal eviction: 'SC order a setback for conservation in India'

Calling the Supreme Court order ‘unjust’ to the tribals as well as against the interest of wildlife conservation in India scientists have demanded cancellation of SC order. More than......

Wild Karnataka, India's first natural history film

After four years in the making, a band of 20 film-makers were left with 400 hours of footage for what is now India's first blue chip natural history film.Nikitta Puri reports. All Photographs:......

'Wildlife is our duty': Anil Kumble's next challenge

IMAGE: Anil Kumble emphasised that wildlife conservation is a collective duty. Photograph: Anil Kumble/X Former India skipper Anil Kumble has been appointed as the ambassador for wildlife......