58+ min ago   (879+ words) Daily Pioneer Beyond the bars: Rethinking zoos in the age of climate change Climate change is forcing us to rethink not only how we protect wildlife, but also where that protection should take place. The case for conventional display-oriented zoos…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (303+ words) In a first, three chicks of the endangered Great Indian Bustard have been released into a specially designed rewilding tunnel at the Godawan Conservation Centre in Jaisalmer’s Ramdevra, officials said. The state-of-the-art facility, built at `9.25 crore, aims to prepare captive-bred…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (309+ words) The president said that the IFoS officers’ responsibilities extend beyond conservation alone. “Ecological protection must be harmonised with the legitimate aspirations of people who live in and around forests. Development and conservation should not be viewed as opposing goals. You…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (175+ words) His remarks came at the 91st meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) in Coimbatore. During the meeting, the Standing Committee reviewed the progress made on the decisions taken during the seventh meeting of the NBWL,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (262+ words) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Mumbai, with help from the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) teams in Mumbai and Kolkata, worked together to break up an inter-state wildlife trafficking group. They…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (254+ words) The Environment Ministry has notified the Natural History Museum (NHM) in Mizoram as a designated repository, making it the 21st such repository in the country, officials said on Tuesday. “Based on the recommendation of the National Biodiversity Authority and after due…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (300+ words) The Delhi zoo on Sunday launched a citizen science initiative to encourage public participation in bird monitoring and biodiversity conservation through weekly bird-watching sessions within its premises. The inaugural edition of the ‘Sunday Bird Walk - National Zoological Park’ was held…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (286+ words) Rajasthan’s forest department is set to deploy an AI-based surveillance system across wildlife sanctuaries to curb poaching and monitor tiger and wildlife movement, officials said. A total of 56 surveillance systems and five drones were installed in key protected areas during…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (193+ words) The oceans — sustaining life, biodiversity, and oxygen production — face mounting threats. Rising sea levels, warming waters, coral bleaching, plastic pollution, and intensifying coastal disasters are pushing marine ecosystems towards a dangerous tipping point The Ocean as Earth’s Life-Support System Rising…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (480+ words) In today’s rapidly evolving technological era, the challenge before us is both urgent and inspiring: how do we build a future that balances innovation with nature, and growth with sustainability? India’s answer is emerging clearly through the rise of eco-villages,…...