Chennai, Mar 30 (BPNS) With Chennai turning into a hub of exotic species smuggling and many people buying these exotic species smuggled into the country from far eastern countries, the state forest department has increased vigil on this. The amended Wild Life (Protection) Act will come into effect from April 1, 2023, and once it […]
Chennai, Feb 28( BPNS) The Olive Ridley Turtles which is an endangered species according to the International Union For Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has delayed its hatching due to the increase in soil temperature at Nagapattinam and nearby areas where it is found to have nested in large numbers. Scientists and researchers who are studying […]
Chennai, Feb 13 (BPNS) The sale of exotic pets continues unabated in Chennai and other cities like Tiruchi, Madurai, and Coimbatore and its outskirts even after the imported pets are intercepted at international airports in Tamil Nadu. In the past fifty days, two consignments of exotic pets were seized at Chennai international airport. The consignment […]
Chennai, Jan 24 (BPNS) Nature lovers and conservationists are worried as the arrival of Olive Ridley Turtles during the breeding season have come down. Otherwise, the arrival of this endangered species is yet to pick momentum during the breeding season. In the areas between Basant nagar and Neelankari in Chennai, around a dozen nests of […]
Chennai, Jan 16 (BPNS) Two people, one a bull tamer and the other a spectator lost their lives in the Jallikattu events held at Pudukottai and Tiruchirapalli on Monday. While Aravind Raj (25), a bull tamer lost his life after bearing severe injuries while taming 8 bulls, the other person, Aravind (28) of Tiruchirapalli lost […]
Sreevidhya Rajeev/ Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) A kick start to another Jallikattu season commenced with the first event having taken place in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu on Jan 8th. The State minister for environment and climate change, Siva V Meyyanathan, and minister for law, S Regupathy inaugurated the Jallikattu event. 474 bulls were released into […]
Chennai, Dec 29 (BPNS) After the seizure of exotic species from Chennai international airport over the past two days, the Customs and Tamil Nadu police have commenced a probe into the origin of these species. Chennai customs had booked a passenger arriving from Bangkok on Tuesday after exotic species like iguana and marmoset monkeys. It […]
Chennai, Dec 29 (BPNS) With the increase in the number of stray dogs in the city and people complaining on a day-to-day basis of dog bites, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is planning to open two more Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres in the corporation. The main idea of the corporation in opening the new […]
Chennai, Dec 19 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Animal husbandry department is mulling the possibility of inserting microchips in stray dogs that undergo birth control programmes. This is following animal rights activists petitioning the department over the strays undergoing birth control programmes having health issues. The Tiruchy municipal corporation which is in an accelerated mode in […]
Chennai, Dec 2 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department has laid twenty camera traps and pressed into service two kumki elephants to trace the Madumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) since Thursday morning. However the big cat is still elusive and the forest department sources told BPNS that the search is continuing. It may be noted that […]
