Rare Bactrian Deer Survives Years of Turmoil in Afghanistan (University of...
(Source: University of Massachusetts Amherst) AMHERST, Mass. - Forty years of unrest in Afghanistan left wildlife ecologists uncertain whether one of the region's rare sub-species of red deer, the...
View ArticleElephant found dead near Bhavanisagar dam
Coimbatore: A tusker aged about 25 years was found dead near the backwaters of Bhavanisagar dam in Kuthamandi south beat, part of the Sirumugai forest range, on Sunday afternoon. Forest department...
View ArticleNew Book Focuses on Importance on Indian Forests for Wildlife (Wildlife...
(Source: Wildlife Conservation Society) NEW YORK (July 6, 2016) - India's protected areas are at a crossroads, and a new book by top Indian scientists provides a roadmap on the way forward. Recovering...
View ArticleRare Owl Killed In New Mexico Leads To Increased Police Patrols
A rare owl killed in New Mexico last month has pushed federal authorities to step up efforts to protect the endangered species. The rare burrowing owl was killed in the Caja del Rio area of Santa Fe...
View ArticleLions and Tigers Don’t Belong in Zoos. But Some Animals Do.
Black-footed ferrets once thrived on the North American prairie, with an estimated 5 million animals occupying some 100 million acres of land from Montana to New Mexico. In the 19th century, though,...
View Article‘Many bird watchers have caught poachers red-handed’
Nagpur: Kalpana Chinchkhede (32), is a range forest officer (RFO) with Forest Development Corporation Maharashtra (FDCM), Nagpur. A few years ago, she was just another student doing her MSc (Zoology)...
View ArticleGorewada staffers living under constant leopard attack threat
Nagpur: With the increased frequency of leopard sightings in areas having human presence in Gorewada, the rescue centre staffers are living under constant fear of attack by the big cat. Last week...
View ArticleNot safe enough? Thousands of fish die in zoo lake after dip in oxygen level
Kanpur: Thousands of fish died in the lake of Kanpur Zoo on Saturday because of dip in the level of dissolved oxygen in the water. The fish were found floating on the surface in the lake spread in an...
View ArticleVillagers in panic as leopard intrudes house
Chandrapur: The villagers of Made-Tukum, located just 3km from Gadchiroli town, are living under the terror of a rogue leopard. Late on Tuesday evening the beast intruded the premises of a house...
View ArticleGator Killed After Biting Woman In Florida: Alligator In Attack Measured 11 Feet
One woman is lucky to be alive after coming under attack by a large alligator in Florida. Police say a gator measuring up to 11-feet-long was killed after biting a woman who was out for a swim in...
View ArticlePoachers shoot at swamp deer, FIR lodged
Kanpur: A swamp deer was critically wounded after it was shot at by poachers in Farrukhabad district on Monday. The animal is under treatment at veterinary hospital. The incident took place near...
View ArticleLeopard caught in snare, rescued at Kaggalipura
The Forest department, on Sunday morning, rescued a six-year-old male leopard caught in a snare at Kaggalipura range, Bengaluru Urban division. According to forest officials, the local residents saw...
View ArticleBhitarkanika albino croc lays eggs after 40 yrs
Kendrapada: Much to the delight of wildlife enthusiasts and researchers, a 41-year-old rare albino crocodile Gori on Sunday laid 40 eggs at Dangamal in Bhitarkanika National Park, Kendrapada After her...
View ArticleTrafficking whiff in surprise slow loris sighting
Kolkata: A slow loris, a rare nocturnal primate which has never been sighted in Bengal, was rescued on Monday and brought to the Alipore zoo on Tuesday morning. At least eight distinct species of this...
View ArticleTiger dies of injuries in territorial fight in Ramnagar
NAINITAL: A male tiger was found dead on the Kosi river bed in Ramnagar forest division of Kumaon on Wednesday morning. According to officials, it had been injured in a territorial fight with another...
View ArticleFirefighters feeding gators near Disney lake where toddler killed, emails say
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Firefighters at Walt Disney World were warned to stop feeding alligators at one of the resort's fire stations two months before an alligator killed a toddler. According to...
View ArticleCalifornia: Efforts On To Rescue Entangled Blue Whale Trapped In Fishing Line
Efforts are on to rescue a huge blue whale entangled in a fishing line off the California coast, KTLA reports. The whale, believed to be more than 80 feet in length, was spotted near Dana Point last...
View ArticleLudhiana: Giant lizard enters home, forest dept unsure of species
The forest department officials were unable to decide which species of lizard it was. (File Photo) A RESIDENCE in Guru Ki Nagri Colony of Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib became the setting for some...
View ArticleForest dept has a brainwave to expand jungles
Buy land around woods, sell it for afforestation, infra firms told The Forest department has come up with a novel idea to increase forest cover, create inviolate areas for wildlife conservation and...
View ArticleStray dog threat to small fauna
: A recent incident in which stray dogs killed a highly endangered stripe-necked mongoose at Kaikatty in the Nelliampathy Hills has called attention to the threat posed to small mammals by abandoned...
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