Chandigarh: The standing committee of the Punjab State Board for Wildlife gave the nod to naming the Jhajjar-Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary in Rupnagar district after the Ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh ...

The first phase of the All-India Tiger Estimation-2026 (AITE-26) commenced in the Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Erode Forest Division on Tuesday (January 6, 2026). Ahead of the survey, ...

Enacted August 21, 1972, the WPA shifted focus to total protection of endangered species. The 2022 amendment aligned Indian law with CITES, simplifying species classification. Project Tiger (1973) and ...

Krishnagiri: Locals and Hogenakkal-bound tourists are forced make a 40km detour as a road connecting Sivalingapuram in Krishnagiri district and Pennagaram in Dharmapuri district has been closed after ...

NEW DELHI – India’s Supreme Court has ordered an independent inquiry into Vantara, the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation project run by Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant, while stopping short of endorsing ...

The Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972 stands as the cornerstone of environmental legislation in India. Enacted at a time when India’s biodiversity faced unprecedented threats from poaching and ...

The Assam government on January 6 completed an eviction drive to clear alleged encroachment from around 6,200 bighas, nearly 830 hectares, of land inside the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, affecting ...

National Geographic Creative Works, in collaboration with Vivo India, has launched an original four-part series titled Go Into the Wild. The series focuses on wildlife photography and visual ...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- For the first time in Honduras' history, eight big cats have been relocated from that country to accredited wildlife sanctuaries in the U.S., according to Turpentine Creek Wildlife ...

In the last month, Mondal’s daily life underwent some subtle, yet drastic changes. The engine on his ferry stopped emitting noxious fumes. He no longer needed costly fuel, which occasionally spilled ...

Women have always been at the heart of wildlife conservation, protecting forests, grasslands, wetlands, and coastlines as caregivers, community leaders, scientists, and frontline workers. Their ...

Most of the animals she devoted her life to rescuing and rehabilitating were burnt alive in the blaze. Dr Coy sheltered in a dam with her brothers and stood in the water, while they watched her entire ...