Kaziranga National Park is facing an unusual ecological problem this year: the near absence of the seasonal floods it depends on, even as much of Assam battles destructive inundation. Forest Minister Jayanta…
A 16-year-old male elephant in Assam's Dibrugarh district has undergone a critical dental procedure five months after poachers sawed off both its tusks near the roots. The elephant, Mangal Singh, owned by…
The Supreme Court has flagged illegal mining concerns along the eco-sensitive zone of Kaziranga National Park, even as the Assam government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma argues the zone needs…
A severe storm in Jorhat on 24 August killed at least 62 Asian Openbill storks and injured 68 others at a long-established nesting colony along DCB Road. The Forest Department collected the…
A Supreme Court-constituted Central Empowered Committee has taken exception to the Assam government's inaction on mining near Kaziranga National Park. In a letter to the state Chief Secretary, the CEC said mining…
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned that land-use changes and unplanned infrastructure threaten Kaziranga National Park's long-term ecology. The IUCN's 2025 Conservation Outlook, finalised on October 11, 2025,…
A new scientific assessment in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has estimated a minimum of 55 greater hog badgers across 1,100 sq km of surveyed area, the first baseline for…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has defended the Assam government's plan to reduce Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve's Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) from the default 10 km to a minimum of 1…
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has adopted a resolution to launch a statewide campaign against coal, stone and sand syndicates, blaming them for recent floods in the state. Party president Gaurav Gogoi…
Leon, a Belgian Malinois and one of Assam's sharpest wildlife guard dogs, retired from service on India's 80th Independence Day (August 15, 2026) with official honours from the Forest Department and police.…
