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The Union environment minister also directed the ministry to coordinate with states to expedite the finalisation of the draft or final ESZ notification.

No eco-sensitive zone notification, no appraisal; Union Environment Minister directs in wildlife board meet

February 11, 2026 4:20 am

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav sought coordination with states to expedite notification of ESZs.

Four men arrested for poaching migratory birds at Kotla lake in Haryana’s Nuh

February 08, 2026 6:36 pm

The Kotla-Akera lake in Nuh attracts significant numbers of migratory birds each winter but has faced repeated complaints of poaching.

Polls and Issues: As leopard sightings cause fear and uncertainty, Pune residents demand clarity, coordination

January 13, 2026 8:55 pm

A leopard was captured by the forest department from the Pune airport premises.

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

January 12, 2026 4:10 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.