Schoolchildren to help save turtles

According to the chief conservator of forest (wildlife), JD Sharma, the tiger might have sneaked into Nandankanan Sanctuary area from Satkosia Tiger Reserve.

As resource companies look to northern forests in search of untapped minerals and energy, scientists and conservancy groups say too little heed is being paid to the environmental wealth created by Canada's boreal regions. The Boreal Songbird ...

Additional Chief Conservator of Forests Dr Shivannegowda said that it has been decided to plant about two crore saplings in the State under Agro-Forestry Encouragement Project. He was speaking at the 'Vruksha Mahadasoha', a programme to plant saplings, ...

Crucial functions of conservation of endangered wildlife in Gujarat's forests are handled by hundreds of 'van rakshaks' employed by the state. After some infamous lion poaching incidents, the state government decided to of recruit these ad-hoc forest guards ...

Forest and Bird says the Government should not be getting money for conservation from an Australian mining company. The Government has given Bathurst Resources access to conservation land on the South Island's West Coast. Conservation Minister Nick ...

STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR: A national Environment Campaign under the banner of Ministry of Environment and Forest, GoI with the collaboration of WWF/JK was organised at Govt. high School Chiryai, Udampur. The main focus of the campaign was the Bio-diversity ...

Environmentalists and NGOs stressed on the need to conserve the biodiversity of Saranda forest, known to be Asias largest sal reserve, at a day-long seminar at Chambers Bhavan on Wednesday. The seminar, organised by an NGO named Yugantar Bharti, was ...

Speaking at a public lecture, 'Delhi's Dying Trees', city's chief conservator of forest A.K. Shukla "Trees are felled to maintain the pace at which Delhi is developing. As per law, 10 trees have to be planted for each tree cut but non-availability ...

There is urgent need to focus on effects of climate change and biodiversity conservation especially as climatic change has already started exerting effects on Indian forests and environment. These are among the major facets revealed in the book at ...