Considering the accidental deaths of wild animals especially elephants on the railway track in the Tanda forest region, the Forest Department and Railway officials held a meeting and decided to take measure to prevent such fatalities. It was decided that such accident prone tracks will be identified, sign boards will be put up and the […]
NAINITAL: Forget early morning queues, settings with touts and the hassles of paperwork for booking a Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) safari, just click on your mobile to book the night stay and day trip now. A web portal is being set up by the National Informatics Centre that will enable visitors to book permits online […]
While poaching and wildlife crime are on the rise with high-tech criminals posing new threats online, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), a Central wildlife crime investigation agency, is grappling with lack of staff. Of 109 sanctioned posts, at least 38 are lying vacant. Shockingly, the Bureau, an arm of the Union Environment Ministry, which […]
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