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Ahmedabad : As colorful crowds converged onto the University grounds in Ahmedabad, they gasped in awe and wonder at a gigantic fish that stared down at them from a pedestal. Vhali, the life-sized model of the whale shark, all of forty feet, became the centre...

Tusker at Ten, would have been an apt title for a quaint story of the 1930s of the “humble” beginnings of a legendary shikari. Only that after 17 years, which witnessed the murder of 2000 tuskers, over 150 people and who knows how many tigers and...

Kaziranga: A suckling elephant calf was rescued from a tea garden after his mother, wedged in a 2 ft wide drain, died in tragic circumstances. This has raised the count of elephants at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) to...

The street play by Manish Patadia and his theatre group, which constituted an important part of the event was appreciated by all and the performance by the artiste who played the role of the “daughter” earned her great applause While congratulating her,...

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh: An Anti-poaching training program organized by the Van Rakshak Project of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (TR) in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh enabled forest staff to test their freshly...

New Delhi: The State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is running out of time if the shahtoosh stocks in the state have to be declared within six weeks following the order given by Justice Ruma Pal at a hearing of a public interest petition in the Supreme Court...

Borjuri:The dramatic rescue story of a two month old female elephant calf had a happy ending when she was successfully reunited with her natal herd in the north eastern state of Assam . This is the fourth elephant calf to be reunited with its natal herd...

New Delhi: Two persons were detained and three shahtoosh shawls seized in an operation at Indira Gandhi International airport in the early hours on Thursday morning. The operation was carried out by officers of Customs Commisionerate (Preventive) and assisted...

Kaziranga: A male serow (Capricornis Sumatraensis) was rescued after it was captured by some villagers of Bokolia situated in the Karbi Anglong East Division. It was taken to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for treatment of an...

Kaziranga: The count of rhinos at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) increased to four as a male greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) calf, aged about 6 months was rescued by Kaziranga forest staff and brought to...

Kaziranga: The number of elephant calves at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) increased to eight with the rescue of a four month old female elephant calf from Rupajuli Tea Estate near Tezpur . The calf was found apparently sick in...

Gandhinagar: A gaggle of school children of assorted sizes watched awestruck as a 40 ft long model of the whale shark was inflated before their eyes this morning. Vhali the whale shark drew people like a magnet at ‘Samvaad’, an event organized by the...

New Delhi: In a unique door-to-door survey done with over 45,000 people in the Kashmir valley, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), have compiled a complete list of the ban-hit Shahtoosh workers and suggested...

New Delhi : The first pictorial Field Guide to Indian Mammals was launched today by the internationally renowned  field biologist, Dr George Schaller, at a packed ceremony attended by the conservation fraternity who came from far. ‘Many field guides...

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Mumbai 2001:The Shahtoosh shawl, which is made by killing the endangered Tibetan antelope, has traditionally been a part of a north Indian bride’s trousseau for centuries. It is a highly prized and sought after item, handed down by mothers to their...

New Delhi: From the day they were arrested to their eventual conviction by the courts, it barely took six months. In one of the fastest ever conviction cases pertaining to wildlife crime, 24 persons charged with poaching inside the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole)...

New Delhi: A major manufacturer of mongoose hair paintbrushes has been fined Rs 5 lakh for illegally obtaining mongoose hair and manufacturing mongoose hair brushes, according to wildlife officials. Weldon Company of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, has paid Rs 5...

VALSAD: The kingpin of a illegal wildlife products racket was nabbed and three leopard skins were seized by forest department personnel in Valsad district of Gujarat last night, according to official sources. The forest officials were assisted in this...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today made a major seizure of nine shahtoosh shawls from a residence in South Delhi’s posh Greater Kailash-I area, according to official sources...