DFO

Two baby orangutans have been recovered from a remote area along the Assam-Mizoram border, a forest official said on Wednesday.The animals were found at the checkgate in Lailapur area of Assam’s Cachar district late on Monday, he said.Cachar Divisional...

Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Peren on September 13, conducted a sensitisation programme on importance of “conservation and fish biodiversity” at Poilwa Village.In a press release, ATMA Peren informed that project director and DFO Dorothy Yanthan said the main...

Sets June 30 deadline for village authority, loggers to end illegal activities Nkio Students’ Union (NSU) has announced a “blanket ban” on illegal timber operations and hunting of wildlife, especially for commercial purpose, within its territorial jurisdiction and set a...

On May 9, during regular patrolling on elephants at Orang National Park in Assam, forest guards found a rhinoceros bleeding from the nose and its signature horn missing. It was the first poaching incident in five years at Orang,...

Zunheboto Forest Division organised a plantation and awareness programme to commemorate “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Week” on May 2.In a press release, office of the divisional forest officer (DFO) informed that during the programme, in their speeches, CF (NTC),...

Tripura’s forestry department is embarking on a project to breed the endangered vulture species in Khowai district through program for ‘vulture conservation and artificial breeding’.The decision was taken after it was noticed that Khowai had higher concentration of vulture...