Utah’s Hogle Zoo debuts 3 male Amur tiger cubs; critically endangered speciesSALT LAKE CITY — Three male Amur tiger cubs have made their public debut at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. Rare animals getting old in Nainital zooNAINITAL - Ageing of rare animals in the zoological park in Nainital becomes a cause of concern for the authorities. Forest ponds in Himachal to harvest rainwaterSHIMLA - Forest ponds will be constructed to check the depleting groundwater and to harvest rainwater in Himachal Pradesh, state Forest Minister J.P. Nadda said Sunday. Himalayan park on world heritage site shortlistSHIMLA - The Great Himalayan National Park may get global recognition, with Unesco’s world heritage committee placing it in the latest shortlist of world heritage sites. Forest fires ravage Himachal flora, faunaSHIMLA - Forest fires raging across the parched hills of Himachal Pradesh have scorched huge tracts of wooded areas and grasslands this summer. The state is struggling hard to contain the orange glow that is wiping out flora and fauna in the Himalayas. Forest fires rage as mercury soars in HimachalSHIMLA - Unusually hot and dry conditions have virtually transformed the wooded areas and grasslands of Himachal Pradesh into tinderboxes. The state is now struggling to curb the forest fires that are reducing its rich flora and fauna to ashes. India launches project to save endangered snow leopardsNEW DELHI - India Tuesday launched Project Snow Leopard to conserve the endangered species (Uncia uncia) across its habitat in the five Himalayan states in the country. |