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First record of Rusty-spotted cat in UP’s National Chambal sanctuary

Pic for representation.

Published 72 days ago

Proposed Puri airport may threaten migratory birds, turtles: Wildlife institute

Proposed Puri airport near Chilika Ramsar site may endanger migratory birds and Olive Ridley turtles, says Wildlife Institute of India. (Representative photo)

Published 121 days ago

Second nationwide dolphin census begins from Bijnor

Uttar Pradesh leads with 2,397 dolphins in the previous count (Sourced)

Published 204 days ago

Sahyadri Tiger Reserve gears up for national tiger estimation

While tiger reserves undertake certain monitoring exercises annually, the comprehensive estimation — covering wider landscapes, prey base and habitat parameters — is carried out once every four years. (HT)

Published 228 days ago

Wildbuzz | Spotting the Sukhna leopards

Camera trap image of male leopard in Kansal jungles of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary (26/11/2025). (WII-CAP CELL 2025)

Published 252 days ago

13 new bush frog species discovered across Northeast India: Study

Of the 13 new species, six were discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, three in Meghalaya, and one species each in Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Manipur.

Published 262 days ago

Where have all the elephants gone?

The Centre informed the Lok Sabha in 2024 that the India’s pachyderm population, as per a synchronised estimation, was 29,964 (HT Archive)

Published 298 days ago

22,446 elephants in India: Latest count

The Western Ghats is home to the highest number of elephants. 11,934, followed by the north-eastern hills and Brahmaputra floodplains with 6,559. (HT Photo)

Published 298 days ago

WII approves leopard sterilization project in Junnar

The project, a first-of-its-kind in India if approved, is aimed at curbing the rise in leopard-related incidents by controlling the population through scientific birth control measures. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 364 days ago

Photographer captures final walk of Ranthambore tigress Arrowhead. Watch video

Arrowhead's death came just hours after her daughter Kankati (T-2507) was relocated to the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve.

Published 415 days ago

Camera collars to capture movements of leopards Pune’s in Junnar dist

After carrying out the pilot camera collaring project, the WII scientist on Friday posted the first-ever footage extracted from the camera collar. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 484 days ago

Scientists get 1,000 video clips from leopard’s camera collar, a first in India

This was the first time in India that a camera collar captured the world through the eyes of a wild leopard, WII’s Bilal Habib said in a post on X. (X/wildwithwolves)

Published 485 days ago

Rehmankheda: More cages deployed as tiger stays out of reach

A trapping cage being set up alongside a watch tower in Rehmankheda. (Sourced)

Published 547 days ago

Community role vital in dolphin conservation: Experts

A view of the canal (HT PHOTO)

Updated 604 days ago

NGT committee inspects proposed underpass on Khed- Sinnar stretch

Now the report on the construction of underpasses in selected areas will be prepared by the NHAI authority and submitted to NGT. The tribunal has put the next hearing on the said case on July 24. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

Updated 777 days ago

Spotted deers spell doom for mangroves in Andamans

This proliferating population of spotted deer is damaging mangroves in the Andaman Islands, reports an April 2024 study by researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India. (Representative Image/Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)

Published 794 days ago

10-year plan for Delhi’s Asola to focus on increasing leopard population

The existing management plan of the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary came into force in 2015 and will remain in place till next year, before the new plan replaces it. (HT Archive)

Updated 876 days ago

UT forest dept writes to admn for handing the task of catching monkeys to MC

Councillors have raised this problem in the MC House meeting. (HT Photo)

Updated 1025 days ago

Kuno cheetahs offer hope for conservation

One of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in Kuno National Park in Sheopur on Sunday. (ANI)

Published 1059 days ago

Elephant dies after getting stuck in swampy land in U.P.’s Bijnor

A medical team administered drip and injections to the elephant. However, the tusker died around 8am, said officials. (Sourced)

Updated 1115 days ago

Blackbuck count at Abohar sanctuary in Punjab going down, reveals wildlife census

Experts of the central institute attribute the serious threat to the wildlife in this semi-arid region to the fast depletion of grassland and farming which has led to the destruction of their mating environs, livestock overgrazing and rampant predation by feral dogs. (HT File)

Updated 1143 days ago

Another Bustard chick hatched from eggs of artificially reared couple in Jaisalmer

The second captive breed chick successfully hatched on April 27 at Sam breeding centre (HT Photo)

Updated 1198 days ago

As time, as flowers go by

Black-crowned night heron with a lily & a study of six flowers from the Dara Shikoh album. (Photos: British Library)

Updated 1218 days ago

NGT panel to review green nod for Greater Nicobar project

The NGT committee has been ordered to meet within two weeks and finalise its proceedings within two months.

Updated 1221 days ago

Bustard chick hatched from eggs of artificially reared couple in Jaisalmer

(HT Photo)

Updated 1226 days ago

Delhi: Monkey census may start in July

To tackle its monkey problem, Delhi’s forest and wildlife department wrote to WII in December last year, asking them to create a fresh plan to carry out a monkey census in the Capital. (Arun Sharma/HT Archive)

Updated 1574 days ago

Wildlife Institute of India drops MSc, PhD courses after losing affiliation

Wildlife Institute of India is a unique institution in Asia, where scientists, researchers, Indian Forest Service officers and policymakers work in close collaboration, enabling effective translation of research into policy, the alumni said. (HT file photo)

Updated 1776 days ago

WII recruitment 2021: Apply for 74 vacancies for biologists and other posts

WII recruitment 2021: Apple for 74 vacancies of Senior Biologist and other posts

Published 1831 days ago

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