Chennai: The government order came last month for the declaration of the Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanct­uary under Section 26 A1(b) of the Wildlife (Prot­ection) Act , 1972.
The new sanctuary with seven r

New Delhi: People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has demanded a complete ban on animals, including elephants, in circuses. PETA officials said they found rampant and widespread abuse o

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu gov­er­­n­ment ann­ounc­ed on Mon­day, a Rs 2.81 cr­ore drinking water sc­heme for wild anima­ls, covering four major tiger reserves and forest areas in the state. The measure

Hyderabad: Mini zoos, be they private or government-run, suffer utter neglect across the state, with the forest department taking care of only major zoos.
The Himayatsagar mini zoo and the deer parks

Hyderabad: Animal lovers have hailed the recent ban on testing of drugs on animals by the Drug Controller of India along the lines of the European Union. India is the first country in South Asia to i

Doctors say the risk of the world’s next pandemic originating from animals is very high. Elaborating on it, infectious diseases expert, Dr Chandra Mohan, says that while there is a lot of focus on swi

Stern action will be taken against laboratories that subject animals to cruelty, Union minister Jayanthi Natarajan said here on Friday. After visiting the animal quarantine and certification station a

The Bandipur National Park has become the first tiger reserve in the country to be declared an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ).

A notification in the regard was issued by Union Ministry for Environment and

As October approaches, forest department officials in the Coimbatore region gear up for their annual challenge — the migration of elephants in the Nilgiris biosphere — because the wild jumbos passing

A Thai man has been arrested and accused of illegally raising six tigers on top of an apartment building on Bangkok's outskirts after police busted a larger tiger-trafficking ring in the country.

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