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54 leopards well and thriving in national park: Census

MUMBAI: A census reveals at least 54 leopards in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, highlighting coexistence of wildlife amid urbanization and conservation efforts.

36 leopardess, 16 leopards, and 2 more whose gender could not be identified, were recorded through cameras deployed in the forest.

cities

Published on May 05, 2025 07:58 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Nine-month-old leopard cub rescued from well near Tadoba Reserve

A local farmer alerted the forest department, following which a team led by RFO Karekar, along with members of the Rapid Response Team of the TATR, carried out the rescue operation

he wildlife wing of TART, under the supervision of wildlife veterinary doctor Ravikant Khobragade began the rescue operation at 12.10pm (Representational image)

india news

Updated on May 02, 2025 04:20 PM IST

ByPradeep MaitraPradeep Maitra

Delhi Bird Atlas summer survey flagged off at Lodhi Garden

The Delhi Bird Atlas summer survey launched at Lodhi Garden will gather data on bird species across the city, aiming for a comprehensive report by December.

The flagging off took place among 100 birdwatchers, volunteers, students, wildlife experts, and conservationists. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 05:22 AM IST

ByJasjeev Gandhiok

Wildlife board likely to form sub-committee

The decision was taken after the seventh meeting of the board in March, which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

india news

Published on Apr 19, 2025 08:50 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

2 cheetahs to be relocated from MP's Kuno to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary

A 64-acre enclosure and renovated hospital are ready, alongside adequate water and prey sources.

Two cheetahs from Kuno National Park, said to be the species' original home in the nation, would be relocated.(PTI)

india news

Published on Apr 18, 2025 11:19 AM IST

ANI |

Saving tigers: India, International Big Cat Alliance sign headquarters pact

The Framework Agreement for the establishment of the IBCA officially came into force on January 23, 2025, the ministry of external affairs said

The Government of India shall provide budgetary support of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>150 crore to IBCA for creating a corpus, building infrastructure, and meeting recurring expenditure for five years from 2023-24 to 2028-29 (Getty Images/ Representative photo)

india news

Published on Apr 17, 2025 03:10 PM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Yeida to build animal rescue and rehabilitation centre near Noida airport

Yeida has issued a global tender for an animal rescue centre near Noida airport, with ₹3.42 crore funding to protect local biodiversity affected by development.

Yeida has approved <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3.42 crore fund to set up this centre that will not only rescue the wildlife, but also work for the protection of the biodiversity which may get affected due to the development and operations of the airport project in the area along the Yamuna Expressway. (Sunil Ghosh/HT)

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Published on Apr 15, 2025 06:40 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput

Lion perched on 12-foot kitchen wall in Gujarat’s Amreli. Viral video

A Gujarat family was shocked to find a lion on their kitchen wall at night.

A Gujarat family mistook soft roars for a cat—only to find a lion on their kitchen wall.(X/Yasmin621065515)

trending

Published on Apr 04, 2025 05:10 PM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

MP govt asks Mandaur DFO to explain death of 3 leopards after translocation

Principal chief conservator of forest (APCCF) wildlife L Krishnamoorty has asked DFO Sanjay Raykhere to respond within seven days

The Madhya Pradesh forest department earlier said they wanted to improve the prey base for cheetahs by shifting leopards . (FILE/REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

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Published on Mar 26, 2025 10:15 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

MP govt developing two wildlife sanctuaries in Omkareshwar and Sheopur: CM Yadav

CM Mohan Yadav said the sanctuary in Omkareshwar is being developed in an area of 614 square kilometres.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav.(X/MohanYadav)

india news

Updated on Mar 24, 2025 10:30 PM IST

PTI |

No water at Okhla sanctuary, UP irrigation dept under fire

The Uttar Pradesh irrigation department has drained out water from the Okhla Bird Sanctuary to repair the gates of the Okhla barrage

The dried up Okhla Bird Sanctuary on Friday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 24, 2025 06:48 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Jasjeev Gandhiok

Forest department Introduces grassland safari in Solapur

To enhance the visitor experience, the department has introduced several facilities, including machan accommodations for night stays, drinking water, and toilet facilities

The safari is based in Boramani village, a vast grassland ecosystem home to diverse wildlife, including wolves, Indian jackals, Bengal foxes, blackbucks, Indian antelopes, rabbits, wild boars. (HT)

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Published on Mar 18, 2025 05:52 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

MP: 17 leopards shifted from GSW sanctuary for welcoming cheetahs; 3 die

The move has faced criticism from a section of wildlife experts as three of the 17 translocated leopards died in territorial fights in their new homes

The Madhya Pradesh forest department said by shifting leopards they wanted to improve the prey base for cheetahs. (Representational image)

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Updated on Mar 18, 2025 10:30 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

The bird mothers keeping a species extant

Nikhila Purohit cares for eight Great Indian Bustard chicks at a breeding centre in Jaisalmer, part of efforts to save the critically endangered species.

Eight Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chicks that are being raised at a special enclosure in Ramdevra near Jaisalmer. (HT photo)

india news

Published on Mar 13, 2025 05:56 AM IST

ByJasjeev Gandhiok, Jaisalmer

In Nicobar, ecology loses out, but who receives a windfall?

The institutions getting money under the Great Nicobar Island mega infrastructure project facilitated the wildlife and environment clearances

The turtles might not be able to even reach the beach at Galathea Bay anymore, leave alone complete their nesting activities

opinion

Updated on Mar 11, 2025 07:05 PM IST

ByPankaj Sekhsaria

Women at forest frontline break stereotypes, barriers

Kaziranga’s women foresters ensured safe passage of its animals and undertook rescue and release of stranded one during the devastating 2024 floods

The 2024 floods in Kaziranga were the worst since 1991, but saw the lowest animal fatality while crossing to higher lands

opinion

Published on Mar 07, 2025 07:49 PM IST

BySonali Ghosh

Vantara an example of ethos to protect animals: PM Modi

Spread over 3,000 acres at RIL refinery complex in Jamnagar, Vantara is home to more than 2,000 species and over 150,000 rescued, endangered and threatened animals

rime Minister Narendra Modi looks at lions through a glass partition during the inauguration of Vantara in Jamnagar, Gujarat. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Mar 07, 2025 04:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ahmedabad

PM announces expansion of wildlife conservation efforts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the seventh meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) at Gir National Park in Gujarat on Monday, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for the National Referral Centre-Wildlife at the 7th meeting of the National Board For Wildlife, at Sasan Gir National Park in Junagarh on Monday (ANI)

india news

Published on Mar 04, 2025 06:52 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Despite challenges, vulture population in south stable: Experts

Scattered across the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, one of the country’s largest environmental hotspots, these bird scavengers are crucial in maintaining region’s ecological balance

About 320 vultures, including long-billed vultures, are surviving in the southern part of India. (Shutterstock)

india news

Published on Mar 03, 2025 06:58 AM IST

ByKA Shaji

Absence of joint forest management committees worsens urban forest issues

Since municipal corporators are crucial members of UJFMCs, the two- to five- year delay in local body elections has resulted in these committees not being officially formed. This in turn has severely affected forest management efforts, not only in Pune but in other cities of the state as well

The concept of joint forest management has existed in India since the 1980s, though there is no official record of when UJFMCs were first formed in Maharashtra. (HT FILE)

cities

Published on Feb 24, 2025 08:12 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Name, place, animals and trees: A guide to the new field guides of India

The guides track rare species, what’s changing and what’s disappearing even before you’ve learnt to recognise it. Introducing… an old world to new viewers.

1. A wandering wisp damselfly and a paddyfield parasol dragonfly found in north-west India. 2.The Tickell’s blue flycatcher has been spotted in its breeding season in Delhi. 3. The Pila maura or Assam apple snail, found only in the north-east India. 4. The Indian Gaur, one of three species of massive wild cattle found in India. 5. The Hugonia mystax or climbing wax straggler found in the forests of southern India. 6. The Kashmir flycatcher, a winter migrant to South India. 7. An illustration of the wine glass or pencil shaving mushroom, found in Bengaluru. 8. The Khaire’s black shieldtail, a species of burrowing snake endemic to India. 9. The rare galaxy frog found in pockets of the Western Ghats. (Dheerendra Singh, Adobe Stock, Aravind NA, Vivek Menon, Auroville Botanical Gardens, David Raju, Survya Ramachandran, Nuvedo)

lifestyle

Updated on Feb 21, 2025 09:48 PM IST

ByNatasha Rego

Admin invites tenders for research stations at Great Nicobar sites

On February 3, the Andaman Public Works Department invited bids for setting up of “research stations for holistic development at Campbell Bay,” the administrative area of Great Nicobar and among the few inhabited areas on the island.

india news

Published on Feb 20, 2025 07:00 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Lion casually strolls on Gujarat highway as vehicles stop for the king to pass

Traffic on Gujarat’s Bhavnagar-Somnath Highway halted as an Asiatic lion walked across the road.

A lion halted traffic on Bhavnagar-Somnath Highway in Gujarat.(X/@rajasthanipapa)

trending

Published on Feb 18, 2025 02:47 PM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

Ghana ups measures to protect pangolins from extensive poaching

world news

Published on Feb 15, 2025 08:18 PM IST

AFP |

Karnataka’s first wolf sanctuary records birth of five endangered grey wolf pups

Officials estimate the current wolf population in the protected area to be around 40-45.

The sanctuary saw the birth of eight wolf pups just a few weeks ago.(X/@supriyasahuias)

cities

Updated on Feb 15, 2025 11:34 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Gr Noida: Bird festival hosted at Surajpur Wetland

Notable sightings included the bar-headed goose, known for its incredible high-altitude migration, the northern shoveler with its shovel-shaped bill, and the common pochard, among others

Organised by Uttar Pradesh’s environment and forest department, the festival was opened by police commissioner Laxmi Singh and district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

cities

Published on Feb 06, 2025 07:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Greater Noida

Haryana cabinet approves new wildlife protection rules

The new framework provides clear guidelines and procedures for the public to secure permits and approvals from the department of wildlife.

Chief minister Nayab Saini chairing the cabinet meeting held in Chandigarh on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

cities

Published on Feb 05, 2025 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Environment management plans of Nicobar project op to cost ₹9K-cr: ANIIDCO

The MHA has sanctioned ₹88.69 crores towards the first year’s expenditure for wildlife conservation plans.

The meeting of the monitoring panel was held in November last year. (Manish Chandi)

india news

Updated on Feb 04, 2025 06:13 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Leopard sighted in residential area of Nigdi, rescued within two hours

The rescue operation was supported by the Pimpri-Chinchwad fire and police departments as well as Scales and Tells, a local organisation working for wildlife conservation

As per the official information shared by the forest department, Deepak Pawar, assistant conservator of forests (ACF), Pune forest division, received a tipoff about a leopard being sighted in the residential area of Nigdi Pradhikaran at around 9 am. (HT PHOTO)

cities

Published on Feb 03, 2025 06:20 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Radio-tagged Amur falcon, named after Manipur village, reaches Kalahari in Africa

On November 8 last year, the Manipur forest department and locals released two Amur falcons — ‘Chiuluan2’ and ‘Gwangram’ — after radio-tagging them with satellite transmitters.

Manipur forest officials releasing the radio-tagged Amur falcon at Chiuluan village in Tamenglong district in November 2024. (Sourced Photos)

cities

Updated on Jan 27, 2025 02:41 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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MUMBAI: A census reveals at least 54 leopards in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, highlighting coexistence of wildlife amid urbanization and conservation efforts.

A local farmer alerted the forest department, following which a team led by RFO Karekar, along with members of the Rapid Response Team of the TATR, carried out the rescue operation

The Delhi Bird Atlas summer survey launched at Lodhi Garden will gather data on bird species across the city, aiming for a comprehensive report by December.

The decision was taken after the seventh meeting of the board in March, which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A 64-acre enclosure and renovated hospital are ready, alongside adequate water and prey sources.

The Framework Agreement for the establishment of the IBCA officially came into force on January 23, 2025, the ministry of external affairs said

Yeida has issued a global tender for an animal rescue centre near Noida airport, with ₹3.42 crore funding to protect local biodiversity affected by development.

A Gujarat family was shocked to find a lion on their kitchen wall at night.

Principal chief conservator of forest (APCCF) wildlife L Krishnamoorty has asked DFO Sanjay Raykhere to respond within seven days

CM Mohan Yadav said the sanctuary in Omkareshwar is being developed in an area of 614 square kilometres.

The Uttar Pradesh irrigation department has drained out water from the Okhla Bird Sanctuary to repair the gates of the Okhla barrage

To enhance the visitor experience, the department has introduced several facilities, including machan accommodations for night stays, drinking water, and toilet facilities

The move has faced criticism from a section of wildlife experts as three of the 17 translocated leopards died in territorial fights in their new homes

Nikhila Purohit cares for eight Great Indian Bustard chicks at a breeding centre in Jaisalmer, part of efforts to save the critically endangered species.

The institutions getting money under the Great Nicobar Island mega infrastructure project facilitated the wildlife and environment clearances

Kaziranga’s women foresters ensured safe passage of its animals and undertook rescue and release of stranded one during the devastating 2024 floods

Spread over 3,000 acres at RIL refinery complex in Jamnagar, Vantara is home to more than 2,000 species and over 150,000 rescued, endangered and threatened animals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the seventh meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) at Gir National Park in Gujarat on Monday, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day

Scattered across the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, one of the country’s largest environmental hotspots, these bird scavengers are crucial in maintaining region’s ecological balance

Since municipal corporators are crucial members of UJFMCs, the two- to five- year delay in local body elections has resulted in these committees not being officially formed. This in turn has severely affected forest management efforts, not only in Pune but in other cities of the state as well

The guides track rare species, what’s changing and what’s disappearing even before you’ve learnt to recognise it. Introducing… an old world to new viewers.

On February 3, the Andaman Public Works Department invited bids for setting up of “research stations for holistic development at Campbell Bay,” the administrative area of Great Nicobar and among the few inhabited areas on the island.

Traffic on Gujarat’s Bhavnagar-Somnath Highway halted as an Asiatic lion walked across the road.

Ghana ups measures to protect pangolins from extensive poaching

Officials estimate the current wolf population in the protected area to be around 40-45.

Notable sightings included the bar-headed goose, known for its incredible high-altitude migration, the northern shoveler with its shovel-shaped bill, and the common pochard, among others

The new framework provides clear guidelines and procedures for the public to secure permits and approvals from the department of wildlife.

The MHA has sanctioned ₹88.69 crores towards the first year’s expenditure for wildlife conservation plans.

The rescue operation was supported by the Pimpri-Chinchwad fire and police departments as well as Scales and Tells, a local organisation working for wildlife conservation

On November 8 last year, the Manipur forest department and locals released two Amur falcons — ‘Chiuluan2’ and ‘Gwangram’ — after radio-tagging them with satellite transmitters.

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