Chennai, May 25 (BPNS) The pre-monsoon survey of animals, both carnivorous and herbivorous, at the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) is using the services of M-STrIPES ( Monitoring System for Tiger –Intensive Protection and Ecological Status) app developed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The eight-day survey commenced on May 24 and will conclude on […]
Chennai, May 12 (BPNS) The carcass of a leopard was found at Valparai in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), Tamil Nadu on Thursday morning. Usman, a tea shop owner at Valparai found the dead body of the leopard in the morning when he went to check his henhouse. Usman told forest officials that the body of […]
Chennai, April 26 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government will soon establish an international centre for protection and conservation of Olive Ridley Turtles. The facility will undertake research on Olive Ridley Turtles that include collecting data and creating awareness of the turtles. The Tamil Nadu forest department in a statement on Tuesday said that the rehabilitation […]
Chennai, April 26 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences(TANUVAS) is on an ambitious project to preserve local cattle breeds or ‘Naatu Kuttai Madugal’ that are prevalent in Chengalpattu, Tiruvallar, Kancheepuram and Villupuram districts. The preservation is aimed to prevent the local breeds from extinction, a statement from TANUVAS noted. The project cost is Rs […]
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has erected a sky0high memorial billboard in honour of the 8500 chickens who were burnt alive when a fire broke out inside a poultry farm in Coimbatore. The chickens were charred to death on March 19th at a farm 40 km from Coimbatore city. […]
Chennai, April 1 (BPNS) The World Wild Life Fund for Nature( WWF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is providing officials at Chennai airports with capacity-building tools to prevent the smuggling of wildlife. TRAFFIC, an arm of WWF has conducted a recent study in which it found that a high incidence of wildlife smuggling […]
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) The ST Irula community who shot into fame after the movie ‘Jai Bhim’ which projected the torture and torment faced by the community can now heave a sigh of relief after the Tamil Nadu forest department granted it permission to catch snakes. The Government order for the same has come out. […]
Chennai, March 24 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Principal Chief conservator of forests and Chief Wildlife Warden has in a statement on Wednesday said that the results of the blood samples of three deers that died at IIT Madras campus did not have traces of anthrax disease. The statement said that the blood smear samples sent […]
Chennai, Feb 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state government has commenced work for the country’s first Dugong conservation reserve in the Palk Bay region. Dugongs are endangered species that are protected under Schedule 1 of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. The Wild Life Institute (WII) in a study reported that only 200-250 Dugongs are left […]
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has given its approval for building a zoo at Tiruchi, which will be the fifth facility in Tamil Nadu. The Zoo, according to the Tamil Nadu forest department will come in an area of 30 hectares. Tamil Nadu forest department sources told BPNS that the Central […]
