4 min readNew DelhiAug 14, 2026 10:59 AM IST The nilgai, India’s largest antelope, is a familiar sight across parts of the Indian subcontinent. But thousands of kilometres away, the same animal has become an ecological concern. A recent Business Today report details how nilgai introduced to Texas nearly a century ago eventually established feral…
UP environment, forest and climate change minister Arun Kumar Saxena at the event UP environment, forest and climate change minister Arun Kumar Saxena at the event UP environment, forest and climate change minister Arun Kumar Saxena at the event UP environment, forest and climate change minister Arun Kumar Saxena at the event UP environment, forest…
A mahout bathes an elephant at Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon Guwahati: A proposal for three wildlife rescue centres has brought fresh hope for elephant and wildlife conservation in Assam.Anant Ambani’s Vantara has offered to help establish the centres, including one exclusively for Asian elephants, and hand them over to state govt free of encumbrances.CM…
Connecticut’s Outer Island (Image Credit: outerisland.org) In 1964, Elizabeth Hird and her husband, Basil Rauch, purchased Outer Island as a summer retreat in Connecticut’s Thimble Islands. More than three decades later, Hird made a decision that transformed the island’s future: in 1995, she donated it to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in memory of…
The site where the safari park will come up Ahmedabad: A desert-themed drive-through night safari and zoological park at Deesa in Banaskantha district has received the Central Zoo Authority (CZA)’s approval, paving the way for the ambitious Rs 542.1 crore wildlife tourism and conservation project.The proposed Deesa Desert Zoological Park and Night Safari, to be…
The two snakes were released into their natural habitat after the required formalities were completed Bokaro: Forest officials rescued two Indian rock pythons that were allegedly being displayed at a religious programme in Chas on Tuesday.Officials said the snakes were first displayed in a ‘Dak Bam’ tableau on Aug 8. After learning that the group…
Kotak School of Sustainability at IIT Kanpur Hosts Swastibhavatu Distinguished Lecture on Tamil Nadu’s Approach to Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Resilience tnnKanpur:The Kotak School of Sustainability (KSS) at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur hosted a lecture, titled ‘A Playbook for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Resilience – The Tamil Nadu Story’, which examined Tamil Nadu’s…
Keri: Rising deforestation, loss of riparian vegetation, unregulated laterite quarrying, and upstream flow alterations are accelerating siltation in the Mhadei river and its tributaries in Sattari, during monsoon. Heavy rains wash loose silty clay and sandy silt into the river, leading to sediment buildup.Geology postgraduate Pankaj Lad said forest clearing in upstream areas has increased…
U.S. influencer with Baby Joey (Instagram) A wildlife video surfaced on social media has left the world furious. Also a lesson for travellers. The footage shows a famous US influencer Sam Jones, aka Samantha Strable, snatching away a baby wombat (joey) from a roadside from the mother. The video is captured by her fellow male…
The initiative aimed to raise environmental awareness and create a bird-friendly habitat for sparrows Gorakhpur: The Environment and Housekeeping Management (ENHM) section of the Mechanical Department at North Eastern Railway (NER) headquarters organised a sparrow conservation, plantation and sapling distribution campaign at Labour Colony in Mohaddipur on Sunday.The initiative aimed to raise environmental awareness and…
