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News Briefs

Bihar deputy CM stirs up a storm with remarks on asbestos

Minister misquotes court ruling; gives views that contradict party stand

Grasslands in Western Ghats diverted for resort construction

The 120 room, five-star luxury resort is being built in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka in association with international hotel chains

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Science And Technology - Briefs

Cabinet approves setting up of wildlife crime control bureau

Whitley Award winner's mission hornbill

Hornbills, the awkward-looking birds with over-sized beaks, are important for the regeneration of Himalayan forests in north-east India. They are …

News Briefs

Every big cat leaves its unmistakable mark

Modern hi-tech methods notwithstanding, the traditional technique of counting tigers from pugmarks remains the most efficient.

Sting in the tale

Nature's bounty

Ecotourism benefits people and PTR

The Sariska scam

Exists countrywide

Imaginary tigers

The pugmark method of counting tigers is all wrong

It is misinformation that chareterizes the tiger debate

Oh dear!

The decision to import deer into mangroves lacks scientific understanding

A tiger in your bank

Tigers' choice

The big cats have lost one who championed their survival with the death of Kailash Sankhala

Catch a tiger by its pug

Accurate tiger census methodology assumes significance in the context of the recent controversy over the declining number of tigers in the Indian …

Uncertain future

Villages in the sanctuary

A violent forest

Reconciling conservation and livelihoods in Sundarban mangroves

In the name of the tiger

The current conservation model has led to increased human-wildlife conflicts

Stars in stripe

Is the ban on "tiger shows" at Kanha and Bandhavgarh really in interest of the big

New strategy suggested to save crocodiles

Respecting the territorial rights of crocodiles will help reduce the chances of conflict between the interests of humans and reptiles.

Ignorance makes a maneater