Wildlife sanctuary in Kodai
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
Karnataka to shut forest resorts to protect wildlife
Karnataka on Monday decided to shut down all private resorts and state-run guest houses located inside reserved forests across the state to protect wildlife in the aftermath of the Supreme Court guide
A young crusader fights for our forests
Fifteen year old Vibhawari Jammi from Hyderabad is one of the most active volunteers for Greenpeace India’s campaign to save forests from coal mining in Central India. She has enthusiastically gathere
Forest dept seeks Pallikaranai land
Bird watchers and environmentalists have urged the Chennai corporation to hand over a few patches of Pallikaranai dumpyard and an approach pathway to the forest department so that the chief minister’s
Calf prevents forest staff from taking mother jumbo's carcass
Forest officials on Saturday failed to go near the carcass of a female elephant at Khandikoti jungle near Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district as they were prevented by her calf.
"The baby elephant chased
Tiger reserve in Sathyamangalam
The state government has proposed to establish a tiger sanctuary at Sathyamangalam, forest minister K.T. Pachaimal announced in the Assembly.
“The tiger reserve will be established on 1.41 lakh hecta