India acts to save Asiatic lion by moving it – but hard work has only just begun
Guardian (London) -  Ambitious plan to translocate lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh finally gets green light with Supreme Court ruling... read more
[08 May 2013] 

Electronic surveillance of tiger movement to be put in place
Times of India -  Government will put in place safeguards including 'e-surveillance' of tiger movement for preventing the death of big cats due to train hits. ... read more
[23 Apr 2013] 

India use drones to protect rhinos from poachers
Times of India -  Wildlife authorities are using aerial drones to oversee a sprawling natural game park in Assam to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from armed poacher... read more
[10 Apr 2013] 

Rhino census in Kaziranga amid rampant poaching
Times of India -  Kaziranga National Park authorities on Sunday launched a rhino census for a headcount. The two-day exercise will be conducted in all the five ranges ... read more
[25 Mar 2013] 

Big leopard numbers in human habitats: Study
Times of India -  Most people think of leopards as predators that live in forests except for a few that occasionally stray into human settlements. Breaking that myth, a... read more
[21 Mar 2013] 

Wind-powered water holes for Gir lions
Times of India -  Not just humans, even animals prefer flowing water. The drought-like situation in the Gir area has shown that water holes filled by wind or solar powe... read more
[18 Mar 2013] 

Assam to deploy well-equipped response to deal with man-animal conflict
Times of India -  Assam government has decided to constitute and deploy well-equipped rapid response teams (RRTs) to deal with the increasing man-animal conflict. ... read more
[29 Jan 2013] 

Blackbuck population in India on the decline: Study
Times of India -  The blackbuck population has gone down mainly because of large scale conversion of their habitats into agriculture fields and poaching, the study adds.... read more
[07 Jan 2013] 

Coast Guard to intercept illegal trawlers to ensure safe sojourn of breeding Olive Ridley sea turtle
Times of India -  The state government agencies had sought our services in the turtle conservation programme, coast guard commandant Ashutosh Behera said... read more
[13 Dec 2012] 

He compensates farmers to save the tiger
Times of India -  Now in his late fifties, Krishnakumar has paid a total of Rs 10 lakh so far as compensation for the deaths of 350 cattle attacked by tigers in the 30 ... read more
[10 Dec 2012] 

Habitat loss threatens Bengal bears
Times of India -  The National Bear Action Plan, released by the Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday, has sounded an alarm on shrinking bear habitat in Bengal.... read more
[29 Nov 2012] 

Review projects in forests: Karnataka Elephant Task Force
Times of India -  A task force set up by the Karnataka high court has recommended for a time-bound review of clearances granted or pending for various projects, includi... read more
[20 Nov 2012] 

Four biodiversity parks planned in Delhi
Times of India -  The city will soon have a special committee on biodiversity for 10,000 hectares designated for the purpose. In a meeting held recently, LG Tejendra Kh... read more
[08 Nov 2012] 

Robbed of habitat, snakes seek out urban dwellings
Times of India -  Snakes on a plane are passe, its snakes in the house here with the now homeless reptiles crawling into denizens' homes for shelter. While many people ... read more
[05 Nov 2012] 

India to Conserve Biodiversity at Grassroots
Inter Press Service -  India’s National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is actively promoting decentralised grassroots livelihoods as the best way to conserve biodiversity as ... read more
[18 Oct 2012] 

Madhya Pradesh for separate conservation plan for leopard
Times of India -  With an increasing number of deaths of leopard in last few years due to poaching and man-animal conflicts, Madhya Pradesh government is now contemplat... read more
[15 Oct 2012] 

Bid to stop poaching of migratory birds in Chilika
Times of India -  Security has been tightened in and around Odisha's Chilika Lake to stop poaching of migratory birds arriving here from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanista... read more
[11 Oct 2012] 

Assam sends elite force to Kaziranga to protect rhinos
Times of India -  Days after Assam's Kaziranga National Park hit the headlines following a spate in poaching of the one-horned rhinos, the Assam government has decided ... read more
[04 Oct 2012] 

India WWF report says four leopards killed every week
BBC -  At least four leopards are poached every week in India, according to a new study by a group of conservationists.... read more
[01 Oct 2012]