Wild Life
Chennai: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is acquiring land to protect the grizzled giant squirrel in Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The aim is to conserve the habitat and faunal communities especially endangered ones.
Wild Life
Wildlife Trust of India acquires land to protect giant squirrel
Chennai: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is acquiring land to protect the grizzled giant squirrel in Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The aim is to conserve the habitat and faunal communities especially endangered ones.
Beaches of Indian Ocean worst for sea turtles: Study
Mumbai: The beaches of Indian Ocean is worst for sea turtles, says a recent study by an environmental group, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Planning Commission likely to downsize funds for Project Tiger
New Delhi: Project Tiger, India’s first wildlife protection programme may cease to exist as the Planning Commission is mulling on downsizing centrally sponsored schemes.
TN expands Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government expanded the Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary to 1.41 lakh hectares. Earlier it was 52,434 hectares.
Few freshwater species in Western Ghats at verge of extinction
New Delhi: Many fresh water species of Western Ghats are at the verge of extinction, warns the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.
Scientists discover 12 night frog species
New Delhi: A team of scientists from Delhi University, Bombay Natural History, Zoological Survey of India and Brussels' Vrije University has discovered 12 new frog species in the Western Ghats.
Asiatic lion removed from endangered species list
New Delhi: The Asiatic lion has been removed from the 'Endangered species list' of the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The announcement was made by the Union Ministry of Environment.
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