Amid a nationwide lockdown over the COVID-19 outbreak, a tragedy struck Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. An adult male Indian rhinoceros (also called greater one-horned rhino) was gunned down and its horn was hacked off. Park authorities found eight empty cartridges from an AK-47 assault rifle at the scene, suggesting the poachers were well-armed. This is […]
Black Panthers are a rare sight, for the longest time it was believed that they were mythical creatures. And the only Back Panther we know for the longest time was Bagheera from the Jungle Book. However, it is being believed that a Black Panther has been caught on camera for the first time in Goa. […]
The Forest department with the help of locals captured a snow leopard which had killed over 40 sheep in the past four days in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul and Spiti district.
NEW YORK: A tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo has tested positive for Covid-19 and is believed to have contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at the time. The four-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia along with her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions all developed dry coughs and are […]
Rohit Sharma, the star Indian batsman is launching Rohit4Rhinos campaign, in partnership with WWF India and Animal Planet, to help build awareness for the need to conserve the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros or the Indian Rhino. In a campaign launching on Animal Planet to commemorate World Rhino Day on September 22, Rohit pledges to do his […]
A study on feeding habits of lions in Gujarat reveals that 75% of lion food inside the Gir sanctuary is hunted wildlife. • However, outside the sanctuary 70% of their food consists of livestock. • According to the study, a high percentage of killing of livestock by lions in villages outside the protected area augurs […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi featured on the special episode of adventure show “Man vs Wild” with host Bear Grylls on Discovery channel and urged the world to live in harmony with the nature. • In the show, the PM spoke about his love for the nature and highlighted the importance of preserving wildlife • […]
Singapore to impose blanket ban on the domestic sale of elephant ivory and products from 2021 as the government tightens its campaign against illegal wildlife trade. The announcement was done on World Elephant Day Violators face a jail term of up to one year and fines on conviction. Traders can donate their ivory stocks to institutions […]
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