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In Arunachal, villagers and forest officials breathe new life into India’s only orchid sanctuary

February 03, 2021 10:23 pm

Notified in November 1989 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary is a natural home to more than 236 species of orchids, as well as a wealthy diversity of mushrooms and other medicinal plants.

A home for the Hargila: an artificial breeding project aims to help the endangered stork

January 26, 2020 3:13 pm

Earlier this month, the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork was bred in the Assam Zoo, only for the pair of chicks to die soon after. But the project — arguably the first instance of the bird being artificially bred in a zoo — is still considered a success.

Heard but rarely seen: Plan to save Assam's White Winged Wood Duck takes flight

October 10, 2019 6:47 pm

Some get scared by its call. Some liken seeing it to winning a lottery. For years, Assam’s elusive White Winged Wood Duck has been more heard than seen. Now, a survey to count the remaining members of its flock.

19 amphibian species critically endangered: Zoological Survey of India

January 22, 2019 8:56 am

According to IUCN, critically endangered species are the ones that are facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Wild side: Mumbai has only six of these trees

March 12, 2018 10:53 am

Despite its rarity, Mumbai is home to six Amherstia Nobilis wall — four in the Fort University Campus and two in the zoo. A medium-sized tree with dark ashy-grey bark and dense dark green canopy, it bears crimson coloured flowers yellow at the tip and flat fruits.

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In the hills of Mizoram, mystery deaths of a shy mammal

August 20, 2015 10:33 am

Officials could locate four carcasses in April, and going by villagers’ claims, about another dozen may have died.

Forest dept wants to expand Indian bustard sanctuary area

February 10, 2012 4:55 am

After discovering that critically endangered Great Indian Bustards are being spotted outside the 2.03-sq km Kutch Bustard Sanctuary near Naliya in Abdasa taluka,forest officials have asked the revenue department to bring an additional 37 sq km land under the protected area.

2-km buffer zone to check new constructions at Gir

December 01, 2011 4:37 am

The parallel successes of lion conservation in the Gir sanctuary and a strong tourism promotion drive there has forced the state forest department to establish a no-construction zone within a two-km radius of the protected area.

Two questioned over seizure of red sanders worth Rs 60 cr

November 26, 2011 1:06 am

A day after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized a huge consignment of red sanders from a couple of godowns in the Capital,the agency questioned two persons who are alleged to be the masterminds behind the smuggling racket. A spice trader from Old Delhi is also under the scanner for aiding the duo.

Govt to push for world heritage status for Western Ghats

October 20, 2010 7:21 am

Pitching for declaring Western Ghats as the world heritage site part of which is in Pune district the state government will present its case before an evaluation team of the International Union for Conservation of Nature on Wednesday.