5 Must-Visit Destinations to Experience India’s Rich Wildlife
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Recent landslides, wildlife attacks, the focal points in Wayanad LS poll campaigning
**EDS: @INCIndia ON Nov. 4, 2024** Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi during a roadshow, in Kenichira of Wayanad district. (PTI Photo) (PTI11_04_2024_000146B) The United Democratic Front (UDF) seems to be buoyed by the second phase of campaigning of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, its candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll. Along with her brother and former … Read more
Wildlife Board defers grant of permission for new mining licences around protected forest areas
A total of 28 proposals were submitted before the Board seeking permission for mining within 10 km of the Kappattagudda Wildlife Sanctuary in Gadag district. The Karnataka State Wildlife Board, which met on Monday (October 7) under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has deferred the proposal to grant permission for new mining licences around … Read more
The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife
I am a conservation biologist who studies emerging infectious diseases. When people ask me what I think the next pandemic will be I often say that we are in the midst of one – it’s just afflicting a great many species more than ours. I am referring to the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza … Read more
Wildlife task force identifies illegal aquaculture ponds in 1,700-acre stretch of Kolleru Lake in Andhra Pradesh
The wildlife task force during the raid on illegal aquaculture ponds in the 5th contour of Kolleru Lake in Eluru district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh State Wildlife Management authorities have identified that illegal aquaculture activities are going on in a stretch of more than 1,700 acres falling under the … Read more
Government sanctions ₹ 19.5 crore for rescue, treatment and rehabilitation centre for wildlife near Coimbatore
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday sanctioned ₹19.5 crore for the establishment of a rescue, treatment and rehabilitation centre (RTRC) for wildlife at Pethikuttai near Sirumugai in Coimbatore district. Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forests, said the state-of-the-art centre would come up on 53 hectares and would be equipped with modern … Read more
Belagavi to host wildlife photography exhibition from Friday
A wildlife photography exhibition will be organised in Belagavi from January 12 to 14. The sale proceedings will be donated to Rotary Club of Belgaum South. Kulkarni, who retired as a general manager of Shriram Fertilisers and Chemicals, will exhibit over 60 photographs of various wild animals in the Varerkar Natya Mandir in Tilakwadi. The … Read more
Sleep and dine alongside wild animals at Jamala Wildlife Lodge in Canberra
The lodge has three categories of rooms A tiger sits outside my bathroom. Separating us is a three-centimetre, double-laminated glass window. His gaze follows me as I gingerly tread across the bathroom floor. I brush my teeth, wash my face; our eyes trained on each other all the while. But soon he gets bored. Perhaps my grooming session isn’t … Read more
Wildlife board grants nod for training walls at Pazhaverkadu estuary to stabilise bar mouth
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given approval to construct training walls at the Pazhaverkadu estuary to stabilise the bar mouth, which often gets closed due to silting. An official, who was a part of the NBWL meeting held in New Delhi on November 17, confirmed that consent was granted for the construction of … Read more
Dearth of facilities to keep captured tigers puts wildlife managers in Wayanad in a fix
Forest officials setting up a cage in a coffee plantation to capture a tiger on the prowl in Panavally area under the North Wayanad Forest Division on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With big cats on the prowl in human habitats, Forest officials are frequently called upon to capture the animals. But the dearth … Read more