Page 11 - Wildlife

World Wildlife Day: VP, PM Modi stress on conservation of animals

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to ensure protection of animals and preserve forest and safe habitats for them

Joe Biden delays Trump rule that weakened wild bird protections

The Biden administration said it was delaying a rule finalised in Trump's last days in office that would have drastically weakened the government's power to enforce a law protecting most wild birds.

Bhitarkanika National Park to remain shut from January 15 for croc census

With the annual headcount exercise of estuarine crocodiles getting underway, Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha would remain out of bounds for nine days of this month

PM Modi impressed with increase in country's leopard population

Population of leopards in India has registered more than 60 per cent rise in the latest report compared to the previous one released in 2014

Have to ensure animals live in safe habitats: PM on leopard population rise

Lauding the increase in leopard population in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that these efforts have to be kept up to ensure our animals live in safe habitats

Flamingos to mangroves, this first-of-its-kind map shows Mumbai's wild side

The map seeks to make Mumbai's youth aware about its rich biodiversity through a campaign called Biodiversity By The Bay

Covid-19 transmission risk rises along wildlife supply chains, says study

Coronaviruses, the family of viruses which includes the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2, is amplified along wildlife supply chains from traders to large markets to restaurants

Maharashtra: India's largest wildlife orphanage to come up in Warje

India's largest wildlife orphanage will come up on a 130-acre land at Warje in Pune district and the project has been approved by the Maharashtra government, NCP MP Supriya Sule said

Nature Conservation Day: How man vs wild conflict gives birth to pandemics

A look at what nature has to do with the spread of diseases and how human exploitation has led to the mess our planet is in currently

Protecting Western Ghats

Proposed rail line would inflict permanent damage

Nature in peril

Nature can protect us only if we protect it - that is the simple truth this government needs to recognise

The Shutter-happy royal who found his calling on spotting his first leopard

Shaaz Jung, who left a corporate career in the US to pursue his passion for wildlife photography, says the animal is extremely rare and shy, making it difficult to capture on camera

We're competing with wildlife for food and shelter: Prakriti Srivastava

Prakriti Srivastava discusses a host of challenges faced by those who want to conserve wildlife

Population of Gir lions rises by 29%; kudos to people of Gujarat, says PM

Participation of the local population has helped, and habitat has improved

How to stop the next global outbreak

Since December, evidence has strongly suggested that something wild infected humans with the virus at one such market in central Wuhan

How India performed in managing forests, water and plastic waste in 2019

PM Modi on many occasions in 2019 announced plans to rid the country of single-use plastic by 2022

PM Modi to discuss wildlife issues in Discovery's 'Man vs Wild' episode

The episode will premiere on August 12 and will be showcased in more than 180 countries across the world on Discovery network of channels

Wildlife now roam where US once manufactured its deadliest weapons

Despite the complicated and expensive cleanups, significant contamination has been left behind, some experts say

Giving wildlife a fighting chance: The new face of conservation in India

Some of India's top wildlife biologists and ecologists believe that the Forest Rights Act gives both tribals and wildlife a fighting chance

How exemption of 13 railway projects puts wildlife sanctuaries at risk

The Forest (Conservation) Act of 1980 prohibits the use of any forest land for non-forest activities