DEHRADUN : A large congregation of migratory birds has been spotted in the marshy and clear water areas of the lush Terai region of Kumaon in Uttarakhand, much to the delight of avid bird watchers. Himanshu Bagri, the Divisional forest officer of Eastern Terai, told TNIE, “Every year during the winter, these migratory birds travel approximately 6,000 to 10,000 kilometres …
HALDWANI: Forest officers in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district had to fire shots in the air to drive away a herd of elephants from an 18-month-old calf that sustained spinal injuries after being hit by a train on Sunday. Forest department officers said the elephant calf, which fell into a gorge after the accident, was treated for over three hours by the …
In a rare discovery, a Red Coral Kukri snake was rescued from a residential house in Uttarakhand's Nainital district. Nitish Mani Tripathi, divisional forest officer Terai East said, "Goula forest range team got a call for rescue of a snake on Friday morning from Kavindra Koranga, a resident of Kurriya Khatta village in Bindukhatta area of Nainital district." A rare …