Vulture `safe zone` to come up in Bundelkhand

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:20

In order to protect critically-endangered vultures from being extinct, a Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ) would be created in Madhya Pradesh`s Bundelkhand, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) officials said today.

15 bird species in India in list of critically endangered

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 23:03

The number of bird species listed as Critically Endangered (CE) has reached an all-time high as per the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Birds for 2013.

Wildlife parts should not be used during social events: NGO

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 19:04

Trade in wildlife parts and the resultant poaching continues to be a major threat to the survival of several species of fauna in India and around the world, an NGO working for the conservation of nature said.

BNHS calls for human intervention to save endangered bird species

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 18:57

Citing the importance of human role in the preservation of wildlife, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has urged to conserve species, particularly the endangered ones, through research and people support.

Vultures in South Asia face imminent extinction

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 19:52

No vultures will be left in India and the rest of South Asia if no immediate steps are taken for their conservation, non-governmental organisations have warned.

Vulture conservation to boost up from 2014: BNHS

Last Updated: Sunday, July 1, 2012, 14:12

MoEF has set up three vulture breeding facilities at Rani, Guwahati (Assam), Pinjore (Haryana) and Buxa (West Bengal).

Online survey to record decline in sparrow population

Last Updated: Sunday, April 1, 2012, 22:55

The project called `Citizen Sparrow` is supported by a number of nature and conservation organizations across India.

BNHS successfully breeds 16 vultures in captivity

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 00:32

The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) today said it has successfully bred for the first time in captivity 16 vultures at its Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre (VCBC) in Pinjore in Haryana.

Now Sena wants `Bombay` removed from BNHS signboard

Last Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010, 14:23

Suspected Shiv Sena activists vandalised the 126-year-old Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), demanding the word `Bombay` be replaced by `Mumbai` in its name.