New Delhi: The Government of Orissa has notified three Elephant Reserves namely Mayurbhanj, Mahanadi and Sambalpur. Permission for notification of South Orissa Elephant Reserve and Baitarani Elephant Reserve (which includes Keonjhar Forests) has been accorded by the Ministry in the year 2005. The State Government has yet to notify these two Elephant Reserves. Under the [...]

Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: Certain species are very hard to find like the snow leopard and the red panda that live in the high reaches of the Himalayan Mountains and  in the rain forests. But, this is not so with the Caracal because it resides in the easily approachable main lands of India, some are also the main tourism hubs of Indiasuch as Ranthambhore and Sariska. Yet, [...]

By Abdul Hadi Aurangabad (ANI): An ageing lioness is battling for its life after getting injured while being shifted for treatment in Maharashtra. The 21-year-old animal, which belongs to the Aurangabad Zoo, was suffering from renal problems. The big cat has a huge wound on her back and has been put on intravenous fluids and [...]

By Prashant Sharma Alwar (Rajashthan) (ANI): A genetically compatible tigress from the Ranthambore Tiger reserve has been relocated to the Sariska Tiger reserve in Rajasthan, to revive hopes for tiger breeding. The tigress, T-44, was freed in the reserve at around 11.30 a.m. after being brought by helicopter. “The operation that we carried out today [...]

Junagarh (Gujarat): Gujarat’s famous Gir sanctuary is facing acute water scarcity due to rising temperatures. Most of the sanctuary’s natural water resources have dried up. Over 600 artificial water points have been created to provide drinking water for animals. The wildlife division is sending water tankers to replenish existing water holes, said Sandeep Kumar, Deputy Conservator. [...]

Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand): The police arrested two persons near Corbett sanctuary in Uttarakhand”s Udham Singh Nagar District for possessing leopard skin. Police said the duo was coming from Champawat district and going to Uttar Pradesh”s Moradabad district to sell it off. “When we were checking some suspected vehicles at the intersection, our informers told [...]

Nahan: The Himachal Pradesh wild life department as well as the central zoo authority (CZA) did not know about the genetic purity status of the lions and lionesses kept in the oldest Lion safari Renuka ji of the state. This fact came to surface on Wednesday when CZA officer arrived Shri Renuka ji to inspect [...]

Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: The Desert National Park is situated in Rajasthan near Jaisalmer stretching in the Thar desert. The park is considered not only the largest in the state of Rajasthan but among the largest in India. The catchments area of the Park is 3162 sq. km. The substantial part of the park is on [...]

Nahan: Located on the key location in Himachal, the Simbelwara wildlife sanctuary (Paonta Sahib) is yet to become the paradise for the tourists. The whereabouts of converting sanctuary into tiger reserve is also not known. No efforts were made to explore the potential of the sanctuary in the Tourism point of view notified in 1984. [...]

Nahan: Preserving the gene line  of red jungle fowl the department of wild life Himachal Pradesh has decided to establish a breeding centre at Renuka ji about 38 kilometers away from here. Sources said that in principally the department has agreed to start breeding centre but the certain formality left for final commencement of the [...]

Nahan: The callous attitude of the wild life department did not allow the beer cub to survive. On Tuesday morning a resident of Madhuban colony Surjan Singh Thakur near  Dadahu (Renuka ji) in Himachal had rescued the cub which was set free in the late night on the same day. Sources said that the stray [...]

Nahan: The increasing temperature has forced the wild animals to come out from the deep forest in Himachal. For taking shelter the wild animals are moving around the human hamlets. As per as the information a resident of the Madhuban colony Surjan Thakur in Dadadu (Renuka Ji) wake up in the wee hours of the [...]

Nahan: A young wild elephant today spent a complete day in populated area in Rukhari village just 12 kilometers away from Nahan in Himachal Pradesh. A visit to the spot revealed that there was a panic among the villagers for life but the villagers were hospitable towards the elephant in the area. Northern Voices Online [...]

The cause for animal rights that is finding expression at the Prince of Wales Zoological Gardens in Lucknow is one of a kind. Contrary to the hohallah that animal rights activists create aka the dharnas and demonstrations for the caged critters making a case for their right to freedom worldwide, in the city of nawabs [...]