Two leopards fighting over turf fell into a 50-ft well in Pune district. A team of wildlife SOS and forest officials rescued the male adult felines, about seven years old, using trap cages in a three-hour effort. “The leopards sustained superficial injuries and are under observation,” said veterinarian Ajay Deshmukh.
Navi Mumbai: A leopard was found trapped in a ‘jaw trap’ set up by poachers in Jeur Haibati village located in Ahmednagar district. The feline’s left forelimb was caught in the lethal hunting device and was rescued by Wildlife SOS and the forest department. The injured leopard, is currently under medical care at a transit […]
A TALE OF TWO NATIONAL PARKS RANTHAMBORE Big Cats 69 Area 392 sq km (plus 1,342 sq km buffer) History – Established as Sawai Madhopur Game Sanctuary in 1955 – Declared tiger reserve in 1973 – National park in 1980 Funds Project Tiger (2018-19): Rs 6.45 crore (partially released) State govt (2018-19): Rs 33.5 crore […]
Govt apathy, fund and staff crunch, poor infrastructure and a falling tiger count may ruin this tiger reserve in Rajasthan forever SARISKA: It has been a long journey for a soulmate, and a hectic week, for tigress ST-9. From deep within the Sariska Tiger Reserve(STR) at Sarunda, the tigress travelled to Chamari Ka Bera, 25km […]
This is a management support system for Gir Lion Conservation set up with an objective to study the Asiatic lion and also to supply pure Asiatic lions to various zoos in the country and also abroad. It has so far bred 180 lions in captivity and given away 160 lions to various zoos in India […]
PUNE: A nine-week-old leopard cub that got separated from its mother was safely reunited in a recent operation carried out by Wildlife SOS and the forest department near Nagapur village located in Pune district. After a thorough medical examination by the cub was found to be healthy and fit for release.
Panna National Park was the second tiger reserve in India after Sariska to loose all its native tigers. Though tigers were repopulated in Sarsika before Panna, the latter has three times the number of the tigers in the former.
A tiger that had entered the lion’s territory in the jungles of Gir, was found dead. Though only a detailed post-mortem of the tiger’s body would reveal the exact cause of its death, yet it is widely believed that lions do not socially accept tigers in their territory and often kill them. Another reason for […]
An estimated 1,000 people — 300 local villagers and at least 500 state forest staff — too joined in fire-fighting efforts even as dry, windy conditions continued to fan the flames and officials grappled with a lack of local sources of water. IAF to help Karnataka govt put out fire in Bandipur Tiger Reserve BENGALURU: […]
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