Himalayan nations plan climate adaptation
Nvonews.com Following a two-day summit in Bhutan, the Himalayan nations of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan have decided to collaborate on ways to adapt to climate change. The four Himalayan nations, that are facing the threat of weather changes, were part of the Climate Summit for a Living Himalayas that was held in Bhutan’s [...]
Nvonews.com Following a two-day summit in Bhutan, the Himalayan nations of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan have decided to collaborate on ways to adapt to climate change. The four Himalayan nations, that are facing the threat of weather changes, were part of the Climate Summit for a Living Himalayas that was held in Bhutan’s capital [...]
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Nahan: The oldest Lion Safari Shri Renuka Ji in Himachal Pradesh has taken another step for its closure as 11 years Lioness Megha has been died. With the death of Megha the number of wild cat has been reduced to two. Although the authorities of the wild life are awaiting the postmortem report of the [...]
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New Delhi: Maharana Pratap sagar popularly known as Pong Dam lake , The largest man made wet land of Northern India has witnessed the arrival of around 1.30 lakhs migratory birds of about 90 species from Siberia and Central Asia during this winter . The final number of migratory birds is likely to touch record number of 1.5 lakh this year as the surface water temperature of the [...]
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Nahan: The state wild life department is all set to declare the Simbelwara sanctuary as another national park of the state. Though the wild life department is waiting the clearance from the Supreme Court but sources said that the department was fully confident that in couple of months this sanctuary would be converted into the [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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