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

Pic for representation.
india news
Published on May 29, 2026 04:30 am IST

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)
india news
Published on Apr 10, 2026 05:10 pm IST

Second nationwide dolphin census begins from Bijnor

Uttar Pradesh leads with 2,397 dolphins in the previous count (Sourced)
lucknow news
Published on Jan 17, 2026 10:49 pm IST

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)
pune news
Published on Dec 24, 2025 04:18 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Nov 30, 2025 07:36 am IST

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.
india news
Published on Nov 20, 2025 06:41 pm IST

Where have all the elephants gone?

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The Centre informed the Lok Sabha in 2024 that the India’s pachyderm population, as per a synchronised estimation, was 29,964 (HT Archive)
opinion
Published on Oct 15, 2025 08:55 pm IST

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)
india news
Published on Oct 15, 2025 04:56 am IST

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)
pune news
Published on Aug 10, 2025 05:56 am IST

WII issues, then withdraws order to withhold salaries of staff who skipped Yoga Day event

WII issues, then withdraws order to withhold salaries of staff who skipped Yoga Day event
india news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 11:50 pm IST

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.
trending
Published on Jun 20, 2025 11:40 am IST

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)
pune news
Published on Apr 12, 2025 05:16 am IST

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)
india news
Published on Apr 11, 2025 04:04 pm IST

Rehmankheda: More cages deployed as tiger stays out of reach

A trapping cage being set up alongside a watch tower in Rehmankheda. (Sourced)
lucknow news
Published on Feb 08, 2025 08:55 pm IST

Community role vital in dolphin conservation: Experts

A view of the canal (HT PHOTO)
lucknow news
Updated on Dec 13, 2024 10:50 pm IST

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)
pune news
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 06:02 am IST

Spotted deers spell doom for mangroves in Andamans

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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)
environment
Published on Jun 10, 2024 02:38 am IST

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)
delhi news
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 05:46 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Updated on Oct 19, 2023 08:50 am IST

Kuno cheetahs offer hope for conservation

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One of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in Kuno National Park in Sheopur on Sunday. (ANI)
opinion
Published on Sept 15, 2023 10:05 pm IST

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)
lucknow news
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 09:47 pm IST

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)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jun 24, 2023 01:04 am IST

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)
jaipur news
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 05:03 pm IST

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)
chandigarh news
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 01:57 am IST

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.
india news
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 12:02 am IST

Bustard chick hatched from eggs of artificially reared couple in Jaisalmer

(HT Photo)
jaipur news
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 07:09 pm IST

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)
delhi news
Updated on Apr 19, 2022 01:01 am IST

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)
india news
Updated on Sept 28, 2021 03:27 am IST

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
employment news
Published on Aug 04, 2021 04:23 pm IST

Avian flu causing migratory birds’ death at HP’s Pong Dam, toll rises to 2,400

Wildlife officials collecting carcasses of birds that died under mysterious circumstances in the Pong wetland in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh over the past week.
chandigarh news
Published on Jan 04, 2021 09:54 pm IST
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