Clean Yamuna march to Delhi to begin Friday

MATHURA: It's yet another bid to draw attention to a dying and polluted river that not just sustains life in the Braj region but is also a heritage treasure and a religious symbol for millions of Indians.At least "100,000 bhakts (religious devotees)"...

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Over 50 cows rescued by PFA and Ahimsa activists

MUMBAI: Over 50 cows were recently rescued by the animal rights activists of People For Animals (PFA) and Ahimsa Sangh in suburban Mumbai and Thane areas.Activist Chetan Sharma received information that 50 young cows and bulls were being taken for slaughter...

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Kanpur: Very few turtle nesting sites sighted this year

KANPUR: It is the time of the year when hundreds of turtles make their way to the banks of Yamuna to lay their eggs. However, heavy release of water from Tajewala dam and Hathnikund barrage in Haryana for bathing purpose at Kumbh mela in Allahabad has...

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Bird species in peril due to climate change

MUMBAI: About 45 to 88 per cent of bird species in Asia will decline in suitable habitats. According to a study conducted by Durham university and BirdLife International, bird species are at a peril due to climate change and will need special protection...

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Railways plans to ban plastic for catering purposes

NEW DELHI: Plastic cups in trains could soon be a thing of the past with the railways planning to move over to agro-based and recycled material for catering purposes.This step is being taken as part of railways' efforts to protect the environment and...

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59 tigers poached in 2012: Govt

NEW DELHI: The country lost 197 tigers in the past three years with 2012 recording the highest number of 88 deaths, including 59 due to poaching, the Rajya Sabha was today informed.In a written reply, environment and forest minister Jayanthi Natarajan...

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The only taxidermist of the country narrates the art of preservation of animal skin

MUMBAI: Dead animals and birds are also a treasure to be preserved for the next generation, believes taxidermist SantoshGaikwad. The only taxidermist in the country, working at the sole Taxidermy Center at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Gaikwad has been...

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Country's only taxidermist narrates the art of preservation of animal skin

MUMBAI: Dead animals and birds are also a treasure to be preserved for the next generation, believes taxidermist SantoshGaikwad. The only taxidermist in the country, working at the sole Taxidermy Center at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Gaikwad has been...

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New species of fish discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

TNN Feb 23, 2013, 12.28AM IST (Amateur naturalist Lakpa…) ITANAGAR: Much to the delight of zoologists in the state, a new species of catfish under the genus Pseudolaguvia has been discovered in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh....

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21 teams engaged in wildlife census at sanctuary

NAGAPATTINAM: The forest department of Nagapattinam district carried out annual wildlife census operation at Point Calimere (Kodiakarai) wildlife sanctuary taking the help of students,researchers and volunteers.The two-day census, undertaken by 21 teams,...

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China admits existence of pollution-linked 'cancer villages'

BEIJING: Facing flak over poor pollution control measures, China for the first time has admitted the existence of "cancer villages" due to the production of certain harmful chemicals banned in developed countries.The statement from the Environment Ministry...

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New species of fish discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

ITANAGAR: Much to the delight of zoologists in the state, a new species of catfish under the genus Pseudolaguvia has been discovered in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.Amateur naturalist Lakpa Tamang discovered the fish at Sille river recently,...

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Odisha set to tap hydro power

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha will set up a dedicated public sector company to provide focused attention to developing small hydro power projects in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Thursday.The state government has decided to set up dedicated public...

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14 Olive Ridley turrle nests found along Chennai coast

CHENNAI: After a lull in 2012, Olive Ridley turtles that nest along the coast between January and March seem to have made a come back. On Thursday night, volunteers from Student Sea Turtle Conservation Network found 14 nests from Neelanakarai in the...

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China to tax carbon emissions

BEIJING: China will impose a new tax on carbon-dioxide emissions as part of policies aimed at protecting the environment and improving air quality, the finance ministry said.In an article on its web site, the ministry did not go into specifics nor provide...

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India praised for its vulture conservation efforts

BANGALORE: The vultures in South Asia have been under threat for over a decade now. But the silver lining is that India has acted quickly to conserve this species, as compared to many western countries in the past in the case of other environmental pollutants....

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‘Fragile’ Mangar hosts rich bird life

NEW DELHI: If the Haryana government had illusions about Mangar Bani being anything but a rich Aravali ecosystem, a visit to the area will easily dispel such doubts. Despite being a largely pure forest of the dhau tree surrounded by a vast expanse of...

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Russian team in Pench, Kanha to learn tiger conservation

NAGPUR: To learn experience on good practices in tiger conservation, a two-member team from Russia is visiting Pench and Kanha tiger reserves in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. The team reached city on Tuesday and left for Pench in the afternoon. The team...

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EU should end carbon trading: Environmentalists

BRUSSELS: More than 75 environmental organizations Monday urged the European Parliament to end the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme, launched seven years ago as a market-oriented way of reducing pollution and greenhouse gases.The parliament...

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Climate change severe threat to marine turtles

SYDNEY: Scientists have sounded the alarm over the mounting threat to marine turtle populations worldwide from climate change and coastal development.The scientists have made a strong pitch for protecting key nesting grounds, and areas that may be suitable...

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US protesters urge Obama to act on global warming

WASHINGTON: Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Washington on Sunday to generate pressure on President Barack Obama to take concrete measures to fight global warming.Waving banners and signs with slogans like "What will be your climate legacy?"...

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Scientists wiring oceans to protect ecosystems

WASHINGTON: Scientists are wiring oceans to track the movements of deep sea creatures that could help protect marine ecosystems by revolutionizing how we understand their function, population structure, fisheries management and species' physiological...

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Tree rings helps forecast extreme climate

SYDNEY: An analysis of tree-rings can enable scientists to get an insight into the past and forecast extreme weather events.For instance, tree rings may yield insights into the past 400 years of drought and flood in tropical parts of Queensland, and...

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Tree rings helps forecast extreme climate

SYDNEY: An analysis of tree-rings can enable scientists to get an insight into the past and forecast extreme weather events.For instance, tree rings may yield insights into the past 400 years of drought and flood in tropical parts of Queensland, and...

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5 new species of crustaceans and 1 new genus found

WASHINGTON: Experts from the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes and the University of Barcelona (UB) collected and studied different crustacean specimens during recent expeditions to Madagascar, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Philippines and French Polynesia.Using...

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Leopard rescued near Indore, forest department doubt poaching attempt

INDORE: After two days of rescue operation, eight injuries including six forest guards forest department managed to catch leopard at Sinhasa village near airport. Forest department believes that leopard might have strayed near village after a failed...

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BASIC experts meet to focus on climate change issues

CHENNAI: Climate experts and negotiators from four emerging economies -- Brazil, South Africa, India and China -- today began discussions here on issues related to climate change.Tomorrow, environment ministers from these countries --called BASIC group...

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Leopard found dead in Haldwani

DEHRADUN: A leopard has been found dead in Haldwani town of Nainital district.The carcass of the big cat was spotted by some children while they were playing near Sigma factory in Ranibagh area of Haldwani last evening, forest department sources said.Blood...

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Arctic ice level down to a fifth since 1980

WASHINGTON: The Arctic has lost more than a third of summer sea-ice volume since a decade ago, and is only a fifth of what it was in 1980, according to satellite observations."What this new paper shows is that our ice loss estimates may have been too...

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Scientists unwittingly discover new owl species in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Researchers in Indonesia unwittingly identified a new species of owl believed to be unique to the country, raising hopes of further new bird discoveries, a scientist said Thursday.The brown-and-white Rinjani Scops owl was first spotted in 2003...

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Greenhouse emissions in cities can be reduced by 70%

TORONTO: It is technically feasible for cities to slash their greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent or more in the long-term, says a new study.Cities need to implement aggressive but practical step wise policy changes to make this happen, said Chris...

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Middle East rapidly losing freshwater reserves

WASHINGTON: Analysis of data from a pair of gravity-measuring Nasa satellites has revealed that large parts of the arid Middle East region lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past decade.Scientists at the University of California at Irvine (UC...

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Autopsy carried out on giant Philippines crocodile

MANILA: Philippine veterinarians conducted an autopsy on Tuesday on the world's largest saltwater crocodile ever caught, amid concerns it died of mistreatment in a small pen where it was on show for tourists."Lolong", who measured 6.17 metres (20.24...

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Hot summers, drought killing trees: Report

WASHINGTON: High summer temperatures, worsened by drought like conditions, are killing off trees, according to a report by US researchers.These deaths, triggered by the drought from 2000-2003, are estimated to have affected up to 17 percent of aspen...

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World's largest crocodile dies in Philippines

MANILA: The world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines, 17 months after the suspected man-eater was hunted down and put on display for tourists, his caretakers said on Monday. "Lolong", who measured 6.17 metres (20.24...

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India in dire need of e-waste segregation, management services: ESR Gopal

NAGPUR: One kind of waste that human beings have failed to deal with until now is electronic waste. Despite the fact that this waste is actually a treasure trove of expensive metals, like gold and platinum, among others, not much is done by way of recycling...

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Tiger, leopard may be killed if posing danger to humans: NTCA

NEW DELHI: Tigers and leopards, accorded highest protection under the Wildlife Act, may now be killed with due permission from authorities if they pose a threat to human life or are disabled or diseased beyond recovery.This is part of new guidelines...

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9,000-strong penguin colony discovered in Antarctic

WASHINGTON: A huge 9,000-strong colony of emperor penguins has been discovered in Antarctica after scientists spotted their poo trails in satellite images.The massive emperor penguin colony had never ever encountered humans until researchers found them...

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Poaching menace: Govt considering shoot-at-sight at Kaziranga National Park

GUWAHATI: The Assam government is taking all steps and shoot-at-sight orders could be considered in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) to deal with poaching, Assam Minister for Environment and Forest Rockybul Hussain said on Saturday.The state government...

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African hunting cheetah dies at Mysore zoo

MYSORE: Here is sad news to animal lovers. An African hunting cheetah which was brought from Leipzig zoo, German, has suddenly died, at Mysore Zoo on Saturday. This is eight hunting cheetah including six cubs to die at Mysore zoo in the last nine months...

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Cabinet nod to Rs 900 crore wetlands development plan

IANS Feb 7, 2013, 02.16PM IST NEW DELHI, Aiming at the holistic conservation and restoration of lakes and wetlands to enhance water quality and improve biodiversity, the cabinet Thursday approved a Rs.900 crore scheme for a new integrated National...

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Forest guards with WW II rifles losing fight against poachers with submachine guns

What are the odds of survival of a forest guard armed with a bolt-action rifle of WWII vintage while facing a poacher armed with an HK MP5 submachine gun? By the time he cocks his rifle and takes aim, his opponent would have shot him 100 times. This...

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Indian birds under threat from climate change: Study

KOLKATA: Climate change is threatening the survival of a number of Asian bird species, including those in India, a new study warns.The research conducted by Durham University and BirdLife International says that many avian species from the region are...

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Cabinet nod to Rs 900 crore wetlands development plan

NEW DELHI, Aiming at the holistic conservation and restoration of lakes and wetlands to enhance water quality and improve biodiversity, the cabinet Thursday approved a Rs.900 crore scheme for a new integrated National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic...

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Karnataka is now home to 6,072 elephants

BANGALORE: Karnataka is now home to 6,072 Asiatic elephants, 5,945 of which were spotted in the Mysore elephant reserve (MER) alone, according to the latest elephant census.The Karnataka Elephant Census 2012, conducted by the state forest department...

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Environment ministers of Arctic states meet to discuss climate

STOCKHOLM: For the first time, environment ministers of member countries of the Arctic Council are holding a meeting in a mine to discuss issues related to the region in the polar town of Kiruna in northern Sweden.On the first day yesterday, the politicians...

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Declared an endangered species, tiger count begins in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Nepal has begun a three-month-long census of its tigers which were declared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an endangered species in 2010.The census simultaneously kicked off Monday in five conservation areas, which...

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Birds affected by climate change, says international study

MUMBAI: Researchers from UK-based BirdLife International (of which Bombay Natural History Society is the India Partner) and Durham University have come up with new findings about the impact of climate change on birds in Asia, including India.The research...

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Sikkim set to flaunt its international flower show to the world

GANGTOK: Flowers and nature lovers will script a new tourism trail in Sikkim when the state plays host to more than 200,000 visitors at the second International Flower Show in Sikkim Feb 23-27 that will combine business, fun and a renewed commitment...

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China's thick smog arrives in Japan

TOKYO: The suffocating smog that blanketed swathes of China is now hitting parts of Japan, sparking warnings today of health risks for the young and the sick.The environment ministry's website has been overloaded as worried users log on to try to find...

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