Environment group sues China oil giant for nearly $10 million

BEIJING: A Chinese government-backed environmental group said on Friday it has launched legal action against state-owned oil giant PetroChina for almost $10 million over pollution.The All China Environment Federation said on its website it had submitted...

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Caracal trapped in wild weed rescued by Gujarat forest dept

AHMEDABAD: The forest department rescued a female caracal (a wild cat known for its reclusive behaviour) that had got trapped in gando baval weeds in Jatavira Village of Nakhatrana taluka in Kutch district on November 25. This is perhaps the first instance...

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Visakhapatnam, Tripura zoos to exchange rare animals

AGARTALA: Visakhapatnam's Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) and Tripura's Sepahijala Zoo will soon exchange rare animals, officials said here on Thursday."Visakhapatnam's IGZP would provide seven endangered animals to Sepahijala Zoo. These include...

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Over 25,000 migratory birds arrive Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: More than 25,000 migratory birds from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Himalayan regions have arrived in the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district, an official said Friday.The birds which have been sighted include...

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Rare vultures sighted in Palamu after a decade

Daltonganj: Two white vultures were spotted by the officials of Palamu Tiger Reserve in Chainpur recently. They were perched on the sand bed of river Koyal, said sources.This is the first time in 10 years that a vulture has been sighted in Palamu. The...

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Visakhapatnam, Tripura zoos to exchange rare animals

AGARTALA: Visakhapatnam's Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) and Tripura's Sepahijala Zoo will soon exchange rare animals, officials said here on Thursday."Visakhapatnam's IGZP would provide seven endangered animals to Sepahijala Zoo. These include...

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Tourists intervene in cat fight at Tadoba reserve

TOI reader Vishal Chaudhari admits he broke rules but "saved the life of a tiger"To be at the right spot at the right time is what every tiger lover hopes for. Nagpur resident Vishal Chaudhari, 38, who operates a resort witnessed a fight between two...

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Beijing destroys barbecue grills to cut pollution

BEIJING: Beijing is waging a war against air pollution, one barbecue at a time. Authorities in the capital have destroyed more than 500 open-air barbecues "to cut PM2.5" - the tiny particulate matter in the air that can enter deep into the lungs. Photos...

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Plastic invades lion’s abode

RAJKOT: Lakhs of visitors to the annual Lili Parikrama of Mount Girnar have gone back leaving the Girnar wildlife sanctuary, the abode of Asiatic lion, littered with plastic waste.The 36-km long parikrama witnessed over eight lakh people in five days...

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Pacific faces big economic losses from climate change: ADB

SYDNEY: The Pacific region faces serious economic losses due to climate change and it is critical that nations causing the problem step in to help, the Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday.A new report by the bank released in Sydney, "Economics of...

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Rhino killed in Kaziranga, horn and ears taken away

KAZIRANGA: An adult male rhino was shot dead in Kaziranga National Park in upper Assam by poachers who took away its horn, ears and a patch of its skin, park sources said.This is the 38th rhino killed by poachers so far this year in the park.The carcass...

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Coast Guard launches 'Operation Oliver' to save rare turtles

KENDRAPARA (Odisha): As part of its annual mission to ensure the safe mid-sea sojourn of breeding Olive Ridley sea turtles in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary area of Odisha, the Coast Guard has launched 'Operation Oliver'.In a joint coordination with the...

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Mouse deer population likely to go up to 40 in next three years

HYDERABAD: Mouse deer, the smallest ungulate in the country that is on the list of most endangered animals, is being bred in captivity at Nehru Zoological Park with a view to increase its population.No enumeration has been carried out on mouse deer ever...

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Warsaw talks results acceptable but not satisfying: China

BEIJING: China, the world's largest carbon emitter, on Sunday said it was not satisfied with but still accepted the results of the climate talks in Poland with the participating nations reaching a compromise to pave the way to a new climate treaty in...

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An icy observatory detects neutrinos far away

At the bottom of the world, an observatory embedded in ice and designed to catch bountiful but elusive subatomic particles could give astronomers a brand-new look at the universe.An international team of scientists reported on Thursday that over a two-year...

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Rhino poaching nearly outpaces births, experts warn

WASHINGTON: Deaths of rhinos by poaching are fast approaching a tipping point, with the number of endangered creatures killed annually nearly outnumbering births for the first time, international experts warned Friday.South Africa is the epicenter of...

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Concerted effort for conservation of rainforests urged

GUWAHATI: Concerted efforts are the need of the hour to conserve the rich contiguous rainforest patch of Dihing-Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary and its adjoining Upper Assam's Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts."The presence of this valuable stretch of tropical...

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Wildlife should get due attention in media

AMRAVATI: If wildlife is being dislodged from forests, it is also struggling to find space in media. Wildlife deserves due attention especially while reporting human-wildlife conflict incidents, said journalist-turned-wildlife conservationist and former...

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Conservationists urge govt to prohibit water projects in Western Ghats

MANGALORE: Though conservationists welcomed the directions issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) prohibiting mining and all Red category Industries within 4,089 villages in the Western Ghats across six South Western States, they have...

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Turtles start gathering on Odisha coast for nesting

BHUBANESWAR: Thousands of endangered Olive Ridley turtles started congregating in the shallow coastal waters of Odisha ahead of their mass nesting season, official said on Tuesday.The turtles were spotted gathering near the famous Gahirmatha marine sanctuary...

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Horrified US families watch zoo lion kill lioness

CHICAGO: A lion at an American zoo suddenly turned on a lioness in their enclosure and killed her in front of horrified families.Officials at the Dallas Zoo in Texas have said they have no idea what caused the attack.The pride of five -- two brothers...

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UN bodies explore private-public partnership to find climate change solution

WARSAW: Sensing that the government alone cannot bring climate change solution, the UN climate bodies on Tuesday launched a first of its kind platform where chief executives of big MNCs will join top government officials to share solutions, commitments...

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Protecting Gir's lions: Kuno's gun culture worries experts

AHMEDABAD: Two lion experts, Ravi Chellam and YV Jhala, have expressed concern in their report over the gun culture, anti-social activities and poaching that is rampant around Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh where some of the Gir lions are...

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Negotiators pinning hopes on rich nations’ bounty at climate talks

WARSAW: Though the ongoing climate talks has failed to bring cheer to developing countries as rich nations have, so far, not made any commitment to set aside a corpus to battle global warming, hope springs eternal for the negotiators.They are expecting...

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Thousands in Naples protest mafia pollution

NAPLES, Italy: Thousands protested on Saturday in Naples over illegal waste dumps blamed on the mafia that generate toxic fumes, an AFP photographer said.Between 30,000 and 100,000 people braved heavy rain for the protest, according to varying estimates...

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8 peacocks die after eating pesticide-sprinkled wheat

REWARI (HARYANA): Eight peacocks died and as many were found unconscious today after they reportedly consumed pesticide-sprinkled wheat at Nimoth village in the district.All the eight ailing peacocks including their five off springs, are being given...

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UK border officials seize record number of endangered animal items

LONDON: Eight live big cats, hippo teeth, tortoises aplenty, walrus horns and a Rolls Royce upholstered with alligator skin were among some of the weird items being smuggled into Britain, border officials have said.Officials from the UK home office have...

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Eco tag for areas around national parks soon

PUNE: The state is in the process of declaring areas around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries as eco-sensitive zones. Of the 49 national parks and sanctuaries across the state, proposals for declaring eco-sensitive zones around 35 of them have...

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Japan dials back climate change emissions target

TOKYO: Japan has drastically scaled back its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, complicating efforts to forge a global climate change pact.The new target approved by the Cabinet on Friday calls for reducing emissions by 3.8 percent from their...

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UK border officials seize record number of endangered animal items

LONDON: Eight live big cats, hippo teeth, tortoises aplenty, walrus horns and a Rolls Royce upholstered with alligator skin were among some of the weird items being smuggled into Britain, border officials have said.Officials from the UK home office have...

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2013 one of warmest years on record: World Meteorological Organization

GENEVA: The year 2013 is likely to be among the top 10 warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The first nine months, January to September, tied with 2003 as the seventh warmest such period on record, with a global land...

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Environment ministry asks 6 states to stop development activities in Western Ghats

NEW DELHI: Environment ministry has issued directions to six state governments prohibiting development activities including mining and quarrying in the 60,000 sq km ecologically sensitive area of Western Ghats.The ministry's direction came weeks after...

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IIT experts list pollutants affecting Golden Temple

CHANDIGARH: Main building of the Golden Temple in Amritsar is adversely affected due to pollution caused by industries, vehicles, generators, 'tandoors' (clay ovens) of restaurants around the shrine and burning of crop stubble by farmers. This was stated...

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Endangered 'Asian unicorn' sighted in Vietnam: WWF

HANOI: The critically endangered twin-horned saola has been sighted in Vietnam for the first time in over a decade, raising hopes of recovery for the mysterious animal, conservationists said Wednesday.Known as the "Asian Unicorn" for its extreme elusiveness,...

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Typhoon Haiyan sets tone for UN climate change talks

NEW DELHI: The Philippines' tragedy that saw loss of over 10,000 lives by Typhoon Haiyan set the tone of United Nations' climate change talks, which began in Warsaw on Monday, amid hope that the devastation, caused by global warming, will move both developed...

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New facilities for tigers and birds at Kolkata zoo

KOLKATA: An open air enclosure for Royal Bengal tigers and an aquatic aviary for exotic and endangered birds at the Zoological Gardens in Alipore here was Monday inaugurated by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.The 33,500-square-metre tiger...

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Himachal sets up first bird ringing station

SHIMLA: A bird ringing station, where a ring will be put on birds' legs to study their migration pattern in the western Himalayas, has been set up by the state wildlife wing in the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in the Kullu Valley, officials said...

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Govt to roll out 4 solar ultra mega power projects; groundwork underway in Sambhar

MUMBAI: The ministry of new and renewable energy plans to set up four solar-based ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) to bring down the cost of power.They would come up at Sambhar in Rajasthan, Khargoda in Gujarat and Ladakh and Kargil in J&K, said...

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Odisha govt's drive to plant 12 crore trees

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government on Saturday set a target of planting more than 12 crore trees during 2014-15 following the loss of above 26 lakh trees in cyclone Phailin.Official sources said out of the 12 crore trees, around 6.5 crore would be planted...

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Himachal sets up first bird ringing station

SHIMLA: A bird ringing station, where a ring will be put on birds' legs to study their migration pattern in the western Himalayas, has been set up by the state wildlife wing in the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in the Kullu Valley, officials said...

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Dolphin virus outbreak in Atlantic is deadliest ever

WASHINGTON: The deadliest known outbreak of a measles-like virus in bottlenose dolphins has killed a record number of the animals along the US Atlantic coast since July, officials said Friday.A total of 753 bottlenose dolphins have washed up from New...

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World Bank releases new report on climate change, global warming

LUCKNOW: World Bank has released a new report -- On Thin Ice: How Cutting Pollution can Slow Warming and Save Lives. The report that talks about ways to mitigate the effects of climate change says fast action to cut common pollutants like soot (also...

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