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Braving the rain and chanting slogans of 'Bum Bum Bhole', 19,631 Yatris had 'darshan' on Wednesday inside the holy cave sanctuary situated 3,888 meters above sea level in the Kashmir Himalayas.Wednesday's group of devotees had pilgrims at both camps (Pahalgam) and North Kashmir base camp...

New Delhi, according to official documents, the Madhya Pradesh government has launched an investigation into alleged tiger poaching and irregularities in the newly created Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve.The reserve, the seventh in the state and the 54th in India, includes areas within the...

A leopard was found dead in Sohagibarwa Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharajganj (UP), Uttar Pradesh district on Monday, a forest official said.Forest Range Officer Ved Prakash Sharma said that some villagers found the leopard carcass in Achalgarh beat under Lakshmipur range of the sanctuary.The...

Gangtok: The movement of a tiger from Sikkim's Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary to neighboring Bhutan's Samste district has been recorded by camera traps, forest officials said.Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in Pakyong district of Sikkim is spread over 128 sq km and serves as an important corridor...

Bhopal, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Sunday proposed a synergy with Madhya Pradesh to allow cheetahs of the Kuno National Park (KNP) to roam in his state, which he highlighted would boost tourism there.His parliamentary colleague Mohan Yadav agreed and said borders are not for...

Agartala (Tripura) [India], The forest administration of Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary has made concerted efforts to protect the natural habitat and use healthy fodder to increase the number of bison in Tripura.The Tripura administration has taken a multi-pronged initiative to ensure that the...

Ahmedabad, The Gujarat government has set up a high-level committee to formulate modalities for unhindered movement of Asiatic lions in and around the Gir sanctuary area to protect them from railway accidents, the High Court said on Wednesday.After three lions were run over and killed by...

Guwahati (Assam) [India], Assam's Nagaon district magistrate on Sunday issued an order to initiate a judicial inquiry into the murder of two suspected poachers in the Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary under the jurisdiction of the police station from Juria.The shooting incident took place on...

Guwahati: A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the death of two people in the firing by forest guards at Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Nagaon district. This information has been given in an official order.Both were shot by forest officials near Roumari Beel in the early hours...

Nagaon (Assam): Two brothers were killed when forest guards opened fire while they were doing illegal fishing inside the Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Nagaon district on Saturday.Police said two men from nearby Juria had entered the wildlife sanctuary around midnight and were fishing...

Pathankot (Punjab) [India], A fire broke out at Kathlor Wildlife Sanctuary in Pathankot, Punjab on Tuesday. The extent of damage caused to flora and fauna due to the fire is not yet known.On receiving the information, fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and started extinguishing the fire...

Kendrapara, Union Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently released the draft for Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) covering 209 villages with a population of about 2.75 lakh around Bhitarkanika National Park and Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Odisha. Notification has been...

AGARTALA: The bison population in Trishna sanctuary in Tripura's South district has increased following fencing of the sanctuary and conservation of biodiversity, an official said.Bison is an endangered species and is known locally as Gaba.Wildlife warden of the sanctuary, Bimal Das, said...

Dehradun: Two forest officials were suspended for dereliction of duty after four people died in a forest fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in Almora district in Uttarakhand. Officials gave this information on Friday.Speaking to reporters, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said...

Four forest workers were killed and four were injured while extinguishing a fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under Civil Soyam Forest Division in Almora district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Officials gave this information on Thursday.The deceased have been identified as Binsar Range One 'beat'...

Bahraich (UP): A woman was seriously injured in a leopard attack near Katarnia Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, officials said on Sunday.According to the villagers, Madhuri (20), a resident of Sirsianpurwa village of Sadar Beat area of ​​Katarnia Ghat forest range...

The latest 'wetlands of international importance', both man-made reservoirs, located in the Jhajha forest range in Bihar's Jamui district were added to the Ramsar sites as part of the World Environment Day, which is observed on June 5 every year.Both catchments have dry deciduous forests...

New Delhi [India], India has celebrated World Environment Day by designating Nagi Bird Sanctuary and Nakti Bird Sanctuary as its latest wetlands of international importance.These "Ramsar sites" are both man-made reservoirs located in the Jhajha forest area of ​​Jamui district in Bihar, India...

New Delhi, India celebrated World Environment Day with the inclusion of Nagi Bird Sanctuary and Nakti Bird Sanctuary in Bihar in the global list of important wetlands.These newly designated Ramsar sites are man-made water bodies located in the Jhajha forest range of Jamui district in Bihar...

Over 20 Nepalese nationals allegedly set fire to three temporary forest posts in the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary here after their fellow citizen was detained for questioning, officials said on Monday.He told that all the accused have fled to Nepal.Divisional Forest Officer (DFO)...