Assam Forest

6 Tigers From Assam To Be Introduced In West Bengal's Buxa Reserve

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday April 15, 2017

Following the success of tiger relocation at Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, wildlife experts and forest officials have proposed introduction of six big cats in West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve. The tigers will come from Assam. Fringed by forests of Bhutan and Assam, and tea gardens, Buxa in north Bengal has not reported consistent sighting ...

Forest Department Using Drone To Track Wild Tiger

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 2, 2016

Assam forest department is taking the help of an Army drone to track the route of a tiger which created panic Tezpur in Sonitpur district.

Wild Elephant Dies At Construction Site In Assam

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 24, 2016

The female wild elephant that had fallen into a pit along with her own calf and another baby in a construction site in Assam's Sonitpur district died today, forest officials said.

Weak And Tired Assam Elephant That Travelled 1700 Km Dies In Bangladesh

India News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 16, 2016

An elephant thought to have travelled at least 1,000 miles from India into Bangladesh after becoming separated from its herd by floods died on Tuesday despite last-ditch efforts to save him.

Ahead of Independence Day Celebrations, Explosive Device Recovered In Guwahati

Guwahati News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 15, 2016

A day ahead of Independence Day celebrations, an improvised explosive device was recovered today in front of the Makum Forest Training School in Upper Assam.

6 Baby Rhinos Saved From Flooded Kaziranga National Park

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 28, 2016

Six rhino calves, displaced in the current floods in the famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam, have been rescued, a forest official said today.

What It Takes To Protect Kaziranga's Rhinos From Determined Poachers

India News | Agencies | Tuesday July 12, 2016

As night falls over the lush plains of Assam's Kaziranga national park, a small group of lightly armed forest guards sets out on foot to protect the world's largest population of one-horned rhinos.

Poachers Kill Adult Female Rhino In Kaziranga

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 19, 2016

A female adult rhino was killed by poachers and its horn taken away in Kaziranga National Park in Assam taking the toll to 12 this year and two this month, a forest official said.

In Assam's Kaziranga, Challenges Mire Efforts To Save One-Horned Rhino

India News | Written by Alok Pandey and Sanjay Chakraborty | Saturday June 18, 2016

As night falls at Assam's Kaziranga National Park, a dozen men - some forest guards while others part of a special task force - set out on a raid to a village on the periphery of the reserve, home to the biggest numbers of one-horned rhino in the world.

Rhino Dies In Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 24, 2016

A female adult rhino died of natural circumstances at Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary near Ambagan under Nagoan forest division in Assam on Monday, a Forest Department official said.

Forest Guards' Arrests For Rhino Poaching At Kaziranga Point To Bigger Nexus

India News | Written by Alok Pandey and Sanjay Chakraborty | Sunday May 8, 2016

A week ago, four poachers were arrested from a highway near Kaziranga National Park's Burapahar Range, which has seen the maximum number of killings of the endangered one-horned rhino.

Elephant Kills 3, Locals Block Highway In Protest

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 7, 2016

Tension prevailed in Assam's Goalpara district after locals blocked a highway today protesting against the forest department's failure to control elephant attacks on villages that led to the death of three members of a family.

Seventh Rhino Killed In Assam's Kaziranga This Year

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 7, 2016

An adult male rhino was killed and its horn cut off by poachers in the Kaziranga National Park of Assam, a senior forest department official said today.

5 Of A Family Trampled To Death By Wild Elephant In Assam

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 5, 2016

Five members of a family, including a nine-day-old infant, were trampled to death by a wild elephant in Assam's Biswanath Chariali district bordering Arunachal Pradesh, a forest official said.

At Kaziranga, Guards Wonder If They Can Vote Through Postal Ballot

India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Saturday April 2, 2016

Abhijeet Barua, a 47-year-old forest guard at Assam's Kaziranga National Park for the past two decades, has voted only in three elections so far.

As Political Parties Lock Horns In Assam, Kaziranga's Rhinos Fall To Poachers

India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Sunday February 14, 2016

When a group of forest guards at Assam's Kaziranga National Park - a UNESCO heritage site - spotted the carcass of a female one-horned rhino last Monday, it sent the alarm bells ringing.

4 Poachers Arrested With Elephant Tusk in Jalpaiguri

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 20, 2015

Four poachers were arrested on Saturday with an elephant tusk and a rifle belonging to Assam Rifles in Birpara forest of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.

How Development is Killing Assam's Endangered Elephants

India News | Written by Urmi Bhattacharjee | Monday October 12, 2015

Assam's endangered elephants are facing a bigger threat than being killed by poachers. A boundary wall built inside an International Elephant Corridor is keeping the animals from food and water. Four elephants have already died trying to cross over the wall.

As Assam Floods Worsen, How Guards at Kaziranga are Coping

India News | Alok Pandey and Sonjoy Chakraborty | Tuesday August 25, 2015

As Assam reels from floods, the challenges are substantially higher for forest guards at Assam's Kaziranga National Park, who are tasked with the protection of the critically endangered one-horned rhinos.

Man Killed, Houses Damaged by Wild Elephants

Others News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 24, 2015

A person was killed and houses destroyed by a herd of wild elephants in a tea estate in Sonitpur district of Assam today, a forest official said.

Meet the Man Who Planted an Entire Forest to Curb Pollution

India News | Written by Alok Pandey and Sanjay Chakraborty | Saturday June 20, 2015

What started as a simple tree planting exercise to prevent soil erosion in his village in 1979, has now become a massive green cover of over 1300 acres in Assam. Jaydev Payeng started planting trees in 1979, and has single handedly planted most of the trees in the Molai forest, nearly 350 kilometres away from Guwahati.

Assam Minister Allegedly Enters Kaziranga National Park With a Gun, Violates Wildlife Act: Report

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday April 12, 2015

Assam Forest Minister Atuwa Munda allegedly entered the Kaziranga National Park - a world heritage site famous for one-horned rhinos - with a firearm dangling from his waist, "violating" the wildlife act.

One-Horned Rhino Poached in Kaziranga National Park

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 13, 2015

A day after the forest department in Assam killed a poacher in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, yet another rhino has been killed by poachers in the famous park and made away with its horn.

3 Poachers Killed by Forest Guards in Assam's Kaziranga National Park

India News | Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday January 14, 2015

Three poachers were shot dead this morning by forest guards in separate incidents at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam.

12 Bodo Militants Arrested in Assam's Chirang, Weapons Seized

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 11, 2015

Twelve militants of NDFB-Songbijit, which was behind the December massacre of over 70 people in lower Assam, were apprehended during a joint operation by security forces in the Manas Reserve Forest in Chirang District along the India-Bhutan border.

Two Rhino Poachers Killed at Assam's Kaziranga National Park

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Thursday January 1, 2015

Two poachers were killed in an encounter with forest guards in the Bagori Range area of Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Thursday.

Submit Proposal to Stop Rhino Poaching in Assam: Harsh Vardhan

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 17, 2014

Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday asked the Assam forest department to submit a scientific proposal to stop poaching of one-horned rhinos and protect the species in the state.

22 Rhinos Killed at Kaziranga This Year; Minister Promises Action

India News | Alok Pandey, Sanjay Chakraborty | Sunday September 7, 2014

Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday made his first visit to Assam's Kaziranga National Park that is home to the largest population of the endangered one horned rhino in the world. Poaching at the park has become a big problem over the years; 22 rhinos have been killed just this year so far.

Two Poachers Killed in Kaziranga National Park

India News | Edited by Vishnu Varma | Friday August 29, 2014

Two poachers were killed last night during an encounter with forest guards in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, forest officials said.

Insurgency Claimed 2400 Lives in Assam Since 2001: State Forest and Panchayat Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 4, 2014

State Forest and Panchayat Minister Rockybul Hussain said that 2,094 civilians and 306 security personnel lost their lives due to militancy-related violence between March 2001 and March 2014.