Conservationists have asked the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) to reverse the clearance for the 1750MW Demwe Lower hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh. The project’s
A report of Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE), a consortium of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and UK-based Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB), launched by the union environment ministry, has reiterated that the size of human diclofenac vials must be reduced through support from both the government and industry to save the raptors. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) given to treat ailing livestock and is responsible for the decline in the vulture population of South Asian countries like India, Nepal and Pakistan, as they scavenge on the carcass of these animals.
Sets aside objections of wildlife expert panel; IIT Roorkee to conduct study. Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan has set aside objections of a wildlife expert committee and given the go-ahead to the
A two-day marathon exercise to count the migratory birds descending on the wetlands of Pong Dam lake near here will commence on Monday. The annual census of migratory and local birds at Maharana Pratap Sagar (an artificial lake) takes place towards the end of January and beginning of February every year to note the trend of arrival of migratory birds from Siberia and South Asian countries.
Itanagar, 6 Jan: Black-necked crane (file photo), a rare bird species found in high altitude, has been spotted at Zemithang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh by the Indian chapter of the World Wildlife Fund
The birds are found in India, China and Bhutan and breed in high-altitude wetlands of the Tibetan plateau The black-necked crane, a rare bird species found at high altitudes, has been spotted for the first time at Zemithang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh by the Indian chapter of the World Wildlife Fund.
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) on Wednesday appealed to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to change the alignment of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project, to save
MUMBAI: The MMRDA is unlikely to make any changes in the alignment of the over Rs 8000-crore , 22-km trans-harbour link from Sewri to Nhava but is willing to talk about protection measures for the flamingos.
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has called for the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) from Sewri to Nhava to be realigned to ensure that the nesting ground for thousands of flamingos is not adversely
A draft national recovery plan for the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and the endangered Lesser Florican has been submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) by a task
A unique grassland habitat for rare bird species is all set to come up in Shonkalia region of Ajmer district in Rajasthan, extending support to two endangered birds of the desert State and also providing
