Assam: Poachers kill another rhino in Kaziranga and remove horn
Feb 15, 2017, at 08:06 pm
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IBNS) : Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) continue to be plagued by poaching as one more one-horned rhinoceros inside the park was killed in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Discovery presents explorer Levison Wood’s record-breaking journey across the Nile
Feb 14, 2017, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IBNS-NotinTown): Dauntless explorer and former British Army paratrooper Levison Wood walked the Nile - from source to sea - to uncover its many perplexities and to be the first person ever to endure something of extraordinary magnitude.
Uttar Pradesh: Forest officials hotfooting to track man-eating tigress of Pilibhit
Feb 11, 2017, at 05:32 pm
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IBNS): Forest officials have employed drone cameras and other tracking devices to locate the man-eating tigress roaming the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh, according to media reports on Saturday.
Centre okays use of drones for vigilance in Kaziranga National Park
Feb 10, 2017, at 06:24 pm
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IBNS) : To check the fast growing killing spree ofone- horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park (KNP), the Assam forest department will now use drones for vigilance in the world heritage site.
World Wetlands Day: Maharashtra seeks Ramsar site tag for its flamingo sanctuary
Feb 02, 2017, at 06:38 pm
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IBNS): World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on Feb 2 to raise awareness of about this unique geographical area which is integral to the well-being of the globe
Canada: Climate change causes bird's plumage to evolve, study suggests
Jan 30, 2017, at 12:26 am
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): According to a new study white head patch on male species of Ficedula albicollis-- a small bird that breeds in Europe and overwinters in sub-Saharan Africa-- was found to shrink as climate warms, media reports said.
Jan 16, 2017, at 03:22 am
Washington, Jan 15 (IBNS): Animal Defenders International (ADI) on Sunday said it has welcomed the announcement by Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus to close its animal shows from May, citing declines in ticket sales after earlier announcing a ‘mood shift’ among their consumers .
More than 6,000 turtles stuffed in sacks for smuggling recovered from Amethi house
Jan 11, 2017, at 05:35 pm
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Jan 1 (IBNS) : In a massive seizure rarely known to have been made anywhere in India, police have rescued more than 6,000 turtles, stuffed in sacks for smuggling, after a raid in a house in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, NDTV reported.
Rhino census to begin in Assam from next month
Jan 03, 2017, at 10:50 pm
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Assam forest department is all set to conduct the rhino census across the state from next month.
Pan Pan, world's oldest giant panda, dies in China
Dec 29, 2016, at 11:24 pm
Beijing, Dec 29 (IBNS): World's oldest male giant panda, Pan Pan, died on Wednesday in China's Sichuan Province, according to media reports.
Cheetah, the world's fastest land animal, on the verge of extinction
Dec 28, 2016, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): The world's fastest land animal, the cheetah, is dangerously close to extinction, according to a recent study conducted by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Panthera.
90 million years old bird species identified in Canadian Arctic
Dec 24, 2016, at 02:14 am
Toronto, Dec 23 (IBNS): A new prehistoric species of 90 million years old bird had been identified in the Canadian Arctic, media reports said.
Rhino poaching : Assam forest department suspended seven guards of Kaziranga
Dec 24, 2016, at 01:21 am
Guwahati, Dec 23 (IBNS) : A day after a rhino was found poached, Assam forest department on Friday suspended seven forest guards of Kaziranga National Park (KNP), after they were found of being involved in negligence in duty, following the instruction by forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma.
Another rhino poached in Kaziranga
Dec 22, 2016, at 07:09 pm
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IBNS): Poachers continue with their killing spree in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) as the death of another one-horned rhinoceros on Wednesday night seems to prove.
A wild lioness walks into village in Gujarat in full view of people
Dec 19, 2016, at 11:20 pm
Rajkot, Dec 19 (IBNS): A lioness strayed into a village near Gujarat's Gir Lion Sanctuary, killed a cow and devoured it in full view of people, according to media reports on Monday.
Assam : Speeding passenger train hits elephants, kills three, including a calf
Dec 17, 2016, at 07:01 pm
Guwahati, Dec17 (IBNS) : At least three wild elephants,including a calf, were killed when a speeding passenger train rammed into a herd in Assam's Nagaon district on Friday night.
Another rhino poached in Kaziranga
Dec 15, 2016, at 07:04 pm
Guwahati, Dec 15 (IBNS): Poachers killed another one-horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Wednesday night.
Wolves of Canada's Banff National Park show aggressive behaviour
Dec 15, 2016, at 01:40 am
Calgary Dec.14 (IBNS): A noticeable change in the behavioral pattern of wolf pack in Banff National Park raised concern among park officials and visitors in Banff area, according to media reports.
Assam loses seven panchyderm in past 72 hours
Dec 08, 2016, at 04:01 am
Guwahati, Dec 7 (IBNS): Three wild elephants died and another injured in three separate incidents in Assam on Wednesday as the state lost seven panchyderm in past 72 hours.
Three elephants run over by a passenger train in Assam
Dec 05, 2016, at 10:43 pm
Guwahati, Dec 5 (IBNS) : Three wild elephants, including two pregnant elephants and a calf, were killed after a speedy passenger train run over them in Assam’s Hojai district on Sunday night.
Poachers kill another rhino in Kaziranga National Park
Nov 16, 2016, at 06:14 pm
Guwahati, Nov 16 (IBNS) : In yet another incident of poaching that has assumed an alarming proportion in Assam, a one-horned rhino has been killed in the Kaziranga National Park, the famed world heritage site.
After 'harassing' 150 females, naughty monkey captured in Bihar
Nov 08, 2016, at 12:55 am
Patna, Nov 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A special team of the forest department on Monday captured a naughty monkey which had harassed over 150 women so far.
Union Minister urges Karnataka forest dept to take good care of injured wild elephant Sidda
Oct 29, 2016, at 11:32 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 29 (IBNS): Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, who is also known for her animal rights activism, urged Karnataka's Ramanagaram forest officials to provide proper medical care for critically injured wild elephant Sidda, according to media reports.
World's oldest panda Jia Jia dies
Oct 17, 2016, at 11:50 pm
Hong Kong, Oct 17 (IBNS): A giant panda Jia Jia has died at a theme park in Hong Kong, officials said.
Humphrey and Hudson polar bears return to Toronto Zoo
Oct 13, 2016, at 03:17 am
Toronto, Oct 12(IBNS): Humphrey and Hudson, the two polar bears from Toronto Zoo returned back to Toronto after their extended stay in Winnipeg.
Smuggling exotic animals in Canada
Oct 11, 2016, at 12:59 am
Toronto, Oct 10 (ISBN): Wildlife has become the fourth largest illegal trade in the recent years after drugs, counterfeit money and human trafficking, and valued at roughly US$19 billion per year globally, reported the World Wildlife Fund.
Assam CM directs swift action on caterpillar menace
Sep 14, 2016, at 09:27 pm
Guwahati, Sept 14 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed Deputy Commissioners to personally inspect the farming lands with the concerned District Agricultural Officers in their districts to assess the damage caused by the swarming caterpillar or army worm and take all necessary action to contain the problem.
IUCN Red List: Four out of six great apes on doorstep of extinction
Sep 05, 2016, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi/Hawaii, Sep 5 (IBNS): The Eastern Gorilla – the largest living primate – has been listed as Critically Endangered due to illegal hunting, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, released on Sunday at the IUCN World Conservation Congress taking place in Hawaii.
Indian ecologist and activist Bibhuti Lahkar wins the IUCN Heritage Heroes Award
Sep 05, 2016, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IBNS): At the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai‘i, USA, Assam-based ecologist and conservation activist Bibhuti Lakhar won the Heritage Heroes award for his dedication to the conservation of India’s Manas Wildlife Sanctuary.
Green tribunal asks Numaligarh refinery to free up Kaziranga elephant corridor
Aug 25, 2016, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi/Guwahati, Aug 25 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Numaligarh Refinery Limited to demolish a wall it had constructed near the Kaziranga National Park in Assam and which was blocking an elephant corridor, the media reported on Thursday.