Poaching, road accidents and human-animal conflict are the main reasons for the increased mortality rate. The Indian leopard is listed as “vulnerable” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. It is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Appointed Brand Ambassador for WWF-India and TRAFFIC India’s Super Sniffer (Wildlife Sniffer Dog) Programme Gwalior: Well-known Indian actress Yami Gautam was announced today as the Brand Ambassador for WWF-India and TRAFFIC India’s Super Sniffer Programme. Yami was present at the Super Sniffer Graduation Ceremony at the National Training Centre for Dog (NTCD), BSF Academy, Gwalior, where she […]
NEW DELHI: More than 3,500 brushes made from mongoose hair have been seized from 13 different locations across the country, after the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau with the help of the Wildlife Trust of India, carried out raids across four states — Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The brushes were being manufactured […]
ALWAR: ST-4, a 12-year-old tiger that sustained fatal injuries in a territorial fight with another feline a month ago, died in the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) on Sunday.
NEW DELHI: The city-based NGO Wildlife SOS rescued and brought back 50 Indian star tortoises, which were trafficked to Singapore, to be sold at higher rates in the black market. The rescue was carried out with permission from the environment ministry, while Singapore Airlines was roped in to help in free transportation. The species is […]
Himachal Pradesh: A leopard cub was rescued by wildlife wing of the forest department from the parking area near judicial complex in Shimla. The leopard cub was hiding under a parked car and police were informed who then called forests officials. The rescue team reached the spot and captured the cub using a net instead […]
NAINITAL: The Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) will allow day safari and night stay in the popular Dhikala zone from November 22. The five prominent zones of CTR— Bijrani, Dhela, Durga Devi, Gairal and Jhirna — had opened for tourists earlier this week, but visitors were disappointed as only day safaris were being permitted in these […]
Kurnool: A year-old leopard was found dead on the railway tracks near Chelima in the Nandyal forest division on Friday. She was hit by a train. It is suspected that the leopard had strayed from the nearby forests in search for food.
NAGPUR: Days after T1 was shot dead on November 2, her cubs were sighted after a gap of 14 days by monitoring teams in the wee hours of Thursday at Vihirgaon. They were later spotted near the Anji dam. Like T1 was lured by tigress’ urine and Calvin Klein perfume in Borati for capture, the […]
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