The accused wildlife trader, Rajender Joshi

Alipurduar (West Bengal): Rajender Joshi, a wildlife trader belonging to Jalpaiguri district along Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal, was today sentenced to four years in prison along with a fine of 10,000 rupees. Joshi, son-in-law of the notorious Ratiram Sharma, was accused of possessing and trading in wildlife articles. [...]

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Dr Charudutt Mishra

Arnhem (Netherlands): An Indian nature conservationist along with two others have become the first winners of the newly created prestigious ‘Golden Ark Award’ in the ‘Future for Nature’ event held in Burger’s Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands today. The awards, including an amount of 50,000 Euros were given away by Vivek Menon, a [...]

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Accused with seized ivory at the Keonjhar forest range office

Keonjhar (Orissa): Based on the information provided by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), four persons were arrested last Friday, March 7, while trying to sell elephant tusks to decoy customers in Haridagoth, a town near Keonjhar, Orissa. Two tusks weighing about 10 kg and illegal arms [...]

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Bringning Back Manas event at Bhuyanpara Manas National Park

Udalguri, Assam: Manas National Park, a UN World Heritage Site, plagued by militancy for over a decade, got a fresh lease of life as the local tribal government effectively trebled the area under it, calling it Greater Manas.

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Dr Ranjitsinh speaking during the land hand-over function in Selbalgre

Tura (Meghalaya): Residents of Selbalgre, a village in the West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, have set aside an additional hundred hectares of land for the conservation of the Hoolock gibbon. The land was handed over to the executive committee of the Selbalgre Village Reserve Forest comprising of [...]

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