With anti-poaching squad defunct, wildlife trade flourishes
Nagpur: With the anti-poaching squad attached to Nagpur Territorial Circle going completely defunct, there is a spurt in illegal trade of wild animals and birds listed in various Schedules of Wildlife...
View Article11 parakeets seized by forest department
NAGPUR: Eleven parakeets were confiscated by forest department officials on Saturday afternoon. The person selling the parakeets, Habib Khan Abdul Khan, a...
View ArticleThink out of the cage
“Rose-ringed parakeets are so talkative that a group of parakeets is called a ‘chatter’. These glib mimics are as smart as they look” — this is a sample from the album ‘Vote for India’s Most Loved...
View Article107 illegal meat shops face corporation’s hatchet
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation conducted a surprise raid on Sunday and closed 107 unauthorized meat shops in the city. More than 856kg of meat was seized from them. In central zone, which...
View ArticleSeized parrots point to thriving wildlife trade
NAVI MUMBAI: Stunned by the latest seizure of nearly 300 parrots which were to be sold by a Crawford Market trader in Ganeshpuri Bhiwandi taluka, on Saturday, animal rights activists and the police say...
View ArticlePETA launches campaign against caging of birds
PUNE: Global animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, has launched a new ad campaign to spread awareness about not caging birds. The campaign, which is being...
View ArticleActivists seek animal rescue centre in Nashik
NASHIK: Activists are demanding an animal rescue centre in Nashik on the backdrop of the rising incidents of wild animals straying into human habitats. The activists will write to the Chief Conservator...
View ArticleThe good earth
R. Mohammed Saleem has always had a penchant for the wild. As a college student, he made regular weekend trips to nearby forests with his friends and photographed the birds and other wildlife he...
View ArticleTake a walk on the wild side
Bengaluru: A bird sings its warbling tune through the trees as we enter the People For Animals shelter in Kengeri. If you didn't know better, you could easily mistake it for a petting zoo, until you...
View ArticleBirdwatchers want a clean Ukkadam big tank
This October, winged visitors are back at Ukkadam big tank and in more numbers because of the availability of water in the tank after the citizens’ initiative to clean the tank. But birdwatchers and...
View ArticleA city of eco-warriors
Periyakulam desilting. Greening drives. Cleaning campaigns. Anti-plastic movements… The city has always rooted for any activity related to the environment. What drives Coimbatore’s activism? One of the...
View Article1 held for selling protected birds
BHUBANESWAR: Forest officials on Sunday arrested one person for selling parakeets at Pipili about 20km from Bhubaneswar. The forest officials were alerted by...
View ArticleThe bird itinerary
As birds migrate, they connect all corners and almost every environment of the world. “What is fascinating is that they follow the same migratory flyway or the route unless there is an obstruction in...
View ArticleIllegal trade of animals and birds colours weekly pet market in Chennai
CHENNAI: Long before the first grey of dawn, the narrow stretch of Amman Koil Street is bustling with activity. Hawkers are settling down to sell their wares. Amid the steady trickle of visitors are...
View ArticleA slow death for Coimbatore lakes
COIMBATORE: It is an irony that a city with about three dozen lakes and a wetland ecosystem is running short of water, ground as well as surface, just a month after the monsoon. Mindless urbanisation...
View ArticleBirds of summer
They came in millions, steely blue-and-white barn swallows, all the way from Eurasia to escape the harsh winters. Once summer set in, they flew back to their homeland. Sandpipers, with a dull brown and...
View ArticleMinor held for trading in 14 exotic birds
SURAT: Police arrested a minor for allegedly selling prohibited exotic birds at the used goods market here on Saturday. The 17-year old youth, a resident of Bhathena area in the city, was arrested...
View ArticleBengal to prosecute buyers of rare birds and animals
In an attempt to curb the illegal sale of birds in different markets of Kolkata, the West Bengal Forest Department has decided to prosecute the buyers of different species of indigenous birds and...
View ArticleThree pythons rescued from institute in Yercaud, 1 held
SALEM: Three pythons caged illegally in separate enclosures for public viewing at an industrial training institute at ATC Nagar on the foothills of Yercaud for the last three years were rescued by...
View ArticleOfficials fail to save caged birds after tip
COIMBATORE: A city-based environmentalist approached forest department officials to rescue pea fowls, grey francolins and black-naped hares from a house at Kunnathur in Tirupur district on...
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