Human-wildlife conflict in Maharashtra is escalating, with crop losses exceeding Rs 10,000 crore annually and a rise in human ...

The issue of human–wildlife conflict in Maharashtra has taken centre stage in national politics, with Rajya Sabha MP Prof Dr ...

Mumbai: With the rapidly decline of firefly population in Maharashtra’s wildlife sanctuaries, environmentalists have approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT), seeking tribunal’s urgent ...

Proliferation of CCTV camera and smartphones fuels leopard sightingsData does not support claims of a sudden or exceptional ...

The Maharashtra Forest Department organised an international training session in Pune on Friday to strengthen the skills of officers working in areas affected by human-wildlife conflict, officials ...

Maharashtra faces a tiger conservation crisis with 23 deaths reported in the first three months, prompting a probe into the forest department. While most deaths are attributed to natural causes, ...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will take a no-nonsense approach to saving the tiger, India’s national animal, by officially making a bonfire of wildlife contraband, including tiger and leopard ...

Two-and-a-half-year-old tigress STRT5, better known as Tara, has astounded and delighted forest officials by her daring ...

Once sustained by hunting, farming and herbal knowledge, the de-notified tribe now migrates for survival as climate stress ...

Mumbai, India, 14th June 2011—A workshop organized by TRAFFIC India in association with the National Academy for Customs, Excise & Narcotics (NACEN), Western region, Bhandup (E), Mumbai on ...

The Maharashtra government is mulling acquiring land parcels adjoining forests and paying farmers Rs 50,000 per acre as rent annually to compensate for damage caused to crops by wild animals, state ...

Known as 'the land of forts,' Maharashtra boasts a surprising number of destinations perfect for winter getaways. Whether you ...