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Goodbye, Craig. You lived free, our tuskers don’t

January 09, 2026 6:18 pm

I am from Kerala, where about nine hundred domesticated Asiatic tuskers live in chains. Thinking of their life-long miseries makes me realise how lucky Craig was — to live a full life, free in the wild

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Garhwal MP Anil Baluni said that unprecedented attacks, unheard of for this time of the year, have risen over the last three weeks, requesting the Minister of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav to step in.

Panel seeks higher protection for Rhesus Macaque under Wildlife Act

November 08, 2025 10:19 am

Senior officials of the Environment Ministry said reinstating the species under Schedule II of the Act may be considered since under Section 11 of the law, the power to deal with wildlife species in conflict is given to states.

Why so many ‘snake rescuers’ across India get bitten on the job

July 22, 2025 7:09 am

Desperate for social media clips, these stuntmen put themselves and snakes at risk

Rhino horns for terror: How poaching funds insurgency in Northeast India

December 22, 2024 10:33 pm

International rhino horn trade was banned in 1977 by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

197 kg coral, 2 macaws seized from Pune pet fish shop

October 09, 2024 8:22 pm

The seizure includes 197.67 kg coral rocks listed under Schedule 1 of WPA 1972, and two Macaw birds listed in Schedule 4 of WPA.

Bill to amend Wild Life Act: Many species missing from schedules, House panel says in report

April 22, 2022 2:20 am

The Act has been amended several times, with the last amendment having been made in 2006.

Former chief conservator of forests criticises proposal to amend Wildlife Act

April 07, 2022 8:25 pm

The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav in December 2021.

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Former Olympian convicted under Wildlife Act

June 01, 2017 4:43 am

He was convicted by Chief Judicial Magistrate Akshdeep Mahajan on May 23 under Section 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act in a case registered in 2006.

Government may open degraded forests to private companies

September 11, 2015 6:41 am

The idea was first discussed between Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Global Investors Summit in Indore last year.