Researchers press for vulture conservation in Chambal valley

The long-billed and white-backed vultures come under the critically endangered category of Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) Act and The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). “There were around 50 to 60 Long Billed vulture pairs in the Chambal River valley in 2003-04, which has now ...

Two tuskers, one leopard found dead in Haridwar

The forest department has booked him under The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. “We are searching for the farmer on whose field the incident happened. He is non-traceable,” said Akash Varma, divisional forest officer (DFO), Haridwar. People close to the matter said many farmers have put electric wires ...