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Nitya Kaushik
Nitya Kaushik is head, Communications, WRI India.
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Adjutant stork injured in zoo fightSubscriber Only
May 05, 2009 23:48 IST
Merely 10 days after Shakti,an hippopotamus,met with an untimely death due to respiratory failure at the Byculla zoo,an adjutant stork,another resident of the zoo,narrowly escaped a similar fate on Sunday morning.
Tue, May 05, 2009Wildlife at zoo,National Park cries for specialist vetsSubscriber Only
May 04, 2009 03:38 IST
Mumbai may not be short of vets to look after pets and livestock,but wildlife veterinarians are in short supply.
Mon, May 04, 2009NGO records 40 per cent increase in vulture population near MurudSubscriber Only
May 03, 2009 03:51 IST
A vulture breeding programme,which began as an experiment in 2005 at Anjarla near Murud,has started showing positive results recording a 40 per cent rise in the bird population in 2008.
Sun, May 03, 2009Booths for the disabled but voters say there are miles to goSubscriber Only
May 01, 2009 03:15 IST
Thursday began with a fresh hope for several enthusiastic physically-challenged voters in the city,who looked forward to a disabled-friendly voting process as ordered by the Bombay High Court.
Fri, May 01, 2009Animal welfare NGO questions Byculla Zoo secy on its conditionSubscriber Only
April 29, 2009 00:58 IST
Reacting to the untimely death of a 5-year-old hippopotamus in the Byculla Zoo on April 24,animal welfare NGO,People for Ethical Treatment to Animals...
Wed, Apr 29, 2009Countrys first shelter disaster management cell for animalsSubscriber Only
April 28, 2009 23:38 IST
This monsoon,the Bombay Society for Prevention against Cruelty to Animals hospital in Parel promises to be a haven for all four-legged and winged stranded in a deluge.
Tue, Apr 28, 20096-yr-old hippo dies in zooSubscriber Only
April 25, 2009 01:05 IST
The Byculla zoo lost one of its young inmates,a male hippopotamus which would have been six years old in another three months,in the wee hours on Friday.
Sat, Apr 25, 2009Under the hammer,rare Shivaji era coinSubscriber Only
April 24, 2009 02:55 IST
A historical gold coin,called Gold Hoan,struck during the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad in 1674; a gold coin in the name of King Ibrahim Shah of Kashmir...
Fri, Apr 24, 2009Happy Earth Day; now ban plastic bags at your homeSubscriber Only
April 22, 2009 00:53 IST
As the 39th anniversary of Earth Day dawns upon us,thousands of students,and government and private company employees in Mumbai will distribute nearly a lakh paper bags to their neighbourhood grocers and shopkeepers today.
Wed, Apr 22, 2009Trees dry up,nature lovers cry foulSubscriber Only
April 21, 2009 00:03 IST
The miraculous drying up of three trees opposite to the Santacruz police station,right in front of a large hoarding,has city green brigade complaining of foul play.
Tue, Apr 21, 2009Flamingoes stay off,no pink blanket this yearSubscriber Only
April 19, 2009 03:11 IST
Avid birders flocking Sewri,the highly industrialised central suburb,to get a glimpse of winged guests floating over the city and settling on the mudflats like a pink blanket,may be in for disappointment this year.
Sun, Apr 19, 2009Global warming: Nagpur outfit gets candidates to sign shun crackers oathSubscriber Only
April 16, 2009 01:51 IST
In an effort to highlight environmental problems and spread awareness among the states leaders,Sahyog Trust,a Nagpur-based NGO...
Thu, Apr 16, 2009Coming soon,countrys first taxidermy centreSubscriber Only
April 14, 2009 01:06 IST
India will soon have the first-ever taxidermy centre in Mumbais Sanjay Gandhi National Park a workshop where carcasses of wild animals from across the countrys zoos and sanctuaries would be sent for preservation and display.
Tue, Apr 14, 2009A bow-wow tripSubscriber Only
April 06, 2009 03:38 IST
For almost 18 months after Marol residents Farzana and Noel brought home their pet German Shephard Gary,they were faced with an obstacle familiar to all pet owners: they couldnt go on a vacation.
Mon, Apr 06, 20091 hr of darkness in city = 3 hrs of light in 25,000 Wada homesSubscriber Only
April 04, 2009 02:40 IST
It takes just an hours blackout in Mumbai to save 23,000 kilo watts of electricity.
Sat, Apr 04, 2009White tigress fights cancer,undergoes first round of chemotherapySubscriber Only
April 02, 2009 02:55 IST
The first course of chemotherapy for the 12-year-old white tigress,Renuka,at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) was completed on Tuesday...
Thu, Apr 02, 2009Classic goes digitalSubscriber Only
March 30, 2009 01:30 IST
You can call this one a Bible for nature connoisseurs. BNHS,the 125 year-old conservation research NGO...
Mon, Mar 30, 2009Rare cancer hits white tigressSubscriber Only
March 27, 2009 03:32 IST
A 12-year-old white tigress at the Sanjay Gandhi National Parks tiger safari has been diagnosed as terminally ill with a rare type of skin cancer,causing much heartache to park officials.
Fri, Mar 27, 2009Form trust to preserve Godrej mangroves: panelSubscriber Only
March 26, 2009 23:55 IST
A large belt of mangrove forest on the western bank of the Thane Creek has received a new lease of life after the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee suggested steps to preserve and develop it on Wednesday.
Thu, Mar 26, 2009Fire in Sanjay Gandhi National Parks tiger safari enclosureSubscriber Only
March 19, 2009 02:20 IST
A fresh fire broke out at the tiger safari enclosure in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park on Wednesday evening,but was extinguished soon,said D Rathod,superintendent of lion/tiger safari.
Thu, Mar 19, 2009Meet Bhau Katdhare,saviour of Olive RidleysSubscriber Only
March 18, 2009 00:54 IST
For the past six years,Vishwas (Bhau) Dattatray Katdhare,a die-hard naturalist and a member of the Wildlife Advisory Board of Maharashtra,has been chasing just one obsession: restoring the dwindling numbers of marine turtles in the states coastal areas.
Wed, Mar 18, 2009Disappearing birds worry expertsSubscriber Only
March 18, 2009 00:50 IST
The cause,be it global warming or local climatic changes,may be difficult to pin,but bird-lovers and ornithologists across Mumbai are sure about one thing...
Wed, Mar 18, 2009A Story A DaySubscriber Only
March 16, 2009 05:20 IST
When 74-year-old Kulin Vora read a newspaper report about a little boy who lost his way home years ago,he had a different take on it.
Mon, Mar 16, 2009Endangered antelope rescued in UlhasnagarSubscriber Only
March 13, 2009 22:43 IST
In what may be an outcome of the diminishing forest cover in the city,a group of animal lovers last week rescued an injured four-horned antelope...
Fri, Mar 13, 2009Caution,current colours can corrodeSubscriber Only
March 10, 2009 23:18 IST
Journalist Dinesh Rajani used to love the festival of colours but has of late turned wary of it. A days revelry usually ends in unbearable trauma and several visits to the dermatologist,costing me as much as Rs 10,000 in a week, he says.
Tue, Mar 10, 2009Journalism of Courage
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