क्या भारत में चीन से आए थे बाघ?

अध्ययन बताते हैं कि बाघ 12,000 साल पहले दक्षिण चीन से आए और भारत में फैल गए

एशियन टाइगर मच्छर से कम है जीका वायरस के प्रकोप का खतरा

एक नए अध्ययन के अनुसार एशियन टाइगर मच्छर, जीका वायरस की महामारी के लिए एक बड़ा खतरा नहीं है।

Let's be very clear

Land rights won't benefit tribals, inviolate areas can't secure tigers

Two held after tusker dies due to burn injuries near Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

The animal was being shifted to a relief camp for treatment when it collapsed due to septicemia and died

Global Eco Watch: Leopard killed, eaten in Idukki as revenge for sheep-killing

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RTI reveals MoEF&CC cleared 3 highway proposals disregarding WII’s views

Ranthambhore tigers, Chambal gharials and a host of other species could be in trouble due to the clearance given to the highway proposals

बाघों की उपासना करती हैं स्थानीय जनजातियां, वन्यजीवों की रक्षा में अहम भूमिका: शोध

शोधकर्ताओं ने सोलिगा जनजाति का बंगाल टाइगर के प्रति आध्यात्मिक मूल्यांकन का अध्ययन किया और पाया कि वन्यजीव संरक्षण को बढ़ावा देने में जनजाति ...

Bihar forest dept officials on toes after tigress kills 3

The tiger is wounded and weak, hence hunting down human beings, say officials; no trace of it so far

पिछले 5 वर्षों में बाघ और हाथियों के हमले में मारे गए 2,729 लोग

इनमें से 200 लोगों को बाघों के हमले में जबकि 2,529 को हाथियों के साथ हुए संघर्ष में अपनी जान गंवानी पड़ी थी

बाघों के संरक्षण में जीनोमिक्स निभा सकती है अहम भूमिका : शोध

जीनोमिक्स की मदद से दुनिया भर में घटती बाघों की आबादी को बचाया जा सकता है। भारत के बंगाल टाइगर में अन्य उप-प्रजातियों की ...

Tigress that killed 3 in Bihar dies

The tigress had created panic in West Champaran district. It was wounded and unable to hunt due to old age, said forest officials 

How ‘tiger farms’ have turned a wild animal into a species worth more dead than alive

Tigers in parts of east and south-east Asia can come in bottled form, sold openly in industrial breeding centres as tiger bone wine, a concoction …

Similipal fire serves as lesson on human activity within protected areas, say experts

With reports citing Mahuli flower collection as the cause of the fire, experts advise caution for those who enter PAs

Similipal fires threaten fauna, could cause human-wildlife conflicts: Experts

The fires, which usually occur from March-May, started on February 23 this year and have also been partly blamed on people

Similipal forest fire: It is time to act

Forest fires can be controlled in the first few hours; it is important to engage local communities in the first line of action

40% fire incidents not responded to by officials, Odisha govt admits

People arrested in several forest areas for starting fires

Fire recorded at 23,000 points across Odisha in one week: Forest Survey of India

Rise in forest fires across Odisha this year can be clearly attributed to a lack of proper planning

Similipal Tiger Reserve needs to be saved from forest fires. Here’s how much it is worth

A Union government report published July 2019 pegged the stock benefits provided by the reserve at nearly Rs 50,000 crore

Recently planted eucalyptus trees may have stoked Similipal fires, say experts

Afforestation of mostly eucalyptus trees has been done in 67,828 of 5,695,873 ha diverted land in the state, an official said 

Why are fires raging in Similipal?

The fires seem to be both, a natural disaster and human-made mishap, according to experts

Simply Put: Food and fire

Rain in parts of burning Similipal forest brings temporary relief

The rainfall only covered 10% of Similipal, said a senior forest official

संसद में आज: छत्तीसगढ़ का पीने का पानी आर्सेनिक और फ्लोराइड से प्रदूषित

31 जनवरी 2021 तक, छत्तीसगढ़ सरकार ने भूजल में जायज सीमा से अधिक फ्लोराइड प्रदूषण के 153 आवासों के बारे में जानकारी दी है

Similipal forest fire a jolt to livelihood of lac collectors

As many as 2,000 tribals, mostly women and who made craft items from lac, have been stripped of livelihoods

Odisha forest officials use recorded tiger growls to keep elephants away from villages

Conventional methods such as firecrackers and chili bombs have harmed the animals in the past