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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged in the Double Ascent Expedition of mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa symbolising closing of the expedition in PM Office in New Delhi

Painted storks and spot-billed pelicans throng Kokkarebelluru during their annual migration. On Friday, the community reserve got a revamped Interpretation Centre, developed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and HSBC.

In Karnataka’s Kodagu district, a 300-acre privately-owned forest is being protected and allowed to regenerate by a couple, as a safe-home for wildlife and indigenous plants. The couple, Pamela and Anil Malhotra, came to India from the United States with a dream. They bought the land bit by bit until the Save Animals Initiative Sanctuary Trust became a reality.

The Uttar Pradesh government will plant 6.34 crore saplings on the World Environment Day under ‘Connecting People to Nature’ theme, officials said here today.

The Central government has notified Talacauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Kodagu district as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). It ranges from 1km to 16km around the boundary of this protected area. However, there is no demarcation of ESZ along the side where it shares border with Kerala state.