Reintroducing top predators to the wild is risky but necessary – here’s how we can ensure they survive
The author says that the most successful species to survive in new environment were maned wolves, pumas and ocelots while lions, brown hyenas, cheetahs, Iberian lynx and grey wolves were least able to survive
BY The Conversation / Sunday, 19 February, 2023
MP’s Kuno National Park gets 12 cheetahs from South Africa; animal count rises to 20
Sheopur (MP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released eight felines from Namibia into the KNP on September 17 last year.
BY PTI / Saturday, 18 February, 2023
Fragility of Himalayas, population increase, infrastructure, root of crises like Joshimath: IUCN
New Delhi: Although Joshimath is built on a fragile mountain slope in a region prone to landslides, its sinking is being attributed to large-scale development projects being undertaken there
BY PTI / Saturday, 11 February, 2023
Birds’ paradise Yaya Tso proposed to be Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site
Leh/Jammu: The proposed Yaya Tso site will have an approximate area of 60 square kilometers, which will also include the lake's watershed
BY PTI / Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
Uncontrolled construction brought Joshimath on brink of sinking, say experts; demand Himalayas to be declared as eco-sensitive zones
New Delhi: The experts asked the government to consider taking long-term measures to address the problem, saying a similar situation may arise in Nainital, Mussoorie and other areas of Garhwal
BY PTI / Sunday, 29 January, 2023
Bengaluru:18 non-indigenous animals recovered in checked-in baggage from Bangkok, 139 more in follow up searches
Bengaluru: The recovered animals include extremely rare and threatened species like the Yellow and Green Anaconda, Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot, Nile Monitor, Red Foot Tortoise, Iguanas, etc
BY NTN / Saturday, 28 January, 2023
India inks pact with S Africa to bring cheetahs; 12 to arrive in February
New Delhi: The South African environment department in a statement on Thursday said the plan is to send 12 cheetahs every year for a decade
BY PTI / Friday, 27 January, 2023
Creating a buzz: Madhya Pradesh to raise honey bee armies to ward off marauding elephants
Bhopal: Intoxicated on mahua flowers, wild elephants wander into the border districts and leave a trail of destruction before they are driven away or return to neighbouring Chhattisgarh
BY PTI / Sunday, 22 January, 2023
India’s G-20 presidency an opportunity for developing countries to mainstream climate change agenda: Environmentalists
Kolkata: The troika comprises Indonesia, India and Brazil, the first time that three developing and emerging economies are part of the core group of the G-20 bloc
BY PTI / Saturday, 21 January, 2023
Bird watchers raise concern over ‘fewer’ migratory birds in Bengal sanctuary
Santiniketan: According to the bird count last year, 47 migratory birds visited Tank-1, 15,765 were spotted in Tank-2 and 5,311 birds were seen in Tank-3
BY PTI / Saturday, 21 January, 2023
Enquiry ordered into ‘flouting of rules’ by Assam officers in Pobitora
Morigaon (Assam): The Jeep Safari Owners' Association of Wildlife Sanctuary claimed the commissioner-level officer had sat on the bonnet of the jeep and smoked cigarettes
BY PTI / Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
India committed to tackling climate change impact, supporting developing nations: Env Minister Bhupender Yadav
New Delhi: The Union Minister was addressing a two-day Voice of Global South summit 'Global South', referring to developing countries, especially those in Asia, Africa and South America.
BY PTI / Thursday, 12 January, 2023
