The forest department has imposed a complete ban on tourists into the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve area from 15 June to 15 September for the third consecutive year, citing wildlife breeding concerns.
Uttar Pradesh forest department has rescued six dolphins from the Indira canal in Nagram area of the state capital on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stressed the urgency of comprehensive measures to combat the heat wave and its impact.
The forest department has banned playing of Holi within Sonajhuri Haat area in Santiniketan, this year.
Barrackpore police and forest department officials seized a large number of turtles being smuggled from Dhanbad to Majdia and arrested a woman in connection with the incident.
Expressing his satisfaction, forest minister Jyotipriya Mallick said he will visit Siliguri soon and hold a meeting about development of the sanctuary.
According to eye-witness account, the elephant was visibly annoyed by the noise and people taking selfies. The pachyderm soon went out of the control of his owner.
A forest officials said such adolescent elephants get driven out of their herds by the lead tuskers
The Forest Department is making the city forest by planting more than 76,000 saplings in two phases.
The fishermen have been sensitised on the restrictions imposed on human activities in the marine sanctuary, said Manas Das, Gahirmatha Forest Range officer.
