Pakistan: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday deferred till Friday the pronouncement of its verdict on a petition that challenged legality of the special permits issued to the Arab dignitaries for hunting protected houbara bustard. A division bench headed by Justice Sajjad Ali Shah after hearing fina
India: Gopal Thosar, 76, who was chosen for Nagpur Heroes award under the green category, is a known face among conservationists, forest department and education field. A science and maths teacher by profession, Thosar is more of a diehard wildlife lover and has created generations of young birders
India: Three tiger skins were seized on Thursday by police and forest department officials from different villages under Rairangpur block of Mayurbhanj district. Eight persons have been arrested. Police said, the wildlife smugglers were trying to sell off these three tiger skins for Rs 2,40,000. Six
Suzy's cracked footpad tells the story of her terribly hard life. The image, hard to look at for any compassionate person, was taken as Suzy was evaluated as part of her impending rescue. Suzy is one of sixty-seven pachyderms living in terrible conditions in Indian circuses, despite a nationwide ban
India: Battling encroachers and poachers in protected and reserved forest areas, the state forest department has roped in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, or drones) for surveillance, tracking the movement of animal herds, verification of boundaries, detection of encroachment and mapping of forest bo
