Image Credit: The Hindu LUCKNOW: In an attempt to conserve sarus cranes, the State bird of Uttar Pradesh, the forest department is set to prepare an ‘atlas’ of this avian species. The forest department in association with the Institute of Wildlife Sciences, Lucknow University, will collect and compile data for the atlas which will map the […]
Bera in the Pali district of Rajasthan is often nicknamed ‘Leopard Country’. Widely regarded as being home to one of the highest densities of leopards found anywhere, the otherwise shy feline is often spotted roaming and resting in crevices along the hillocks of the Aravali range here. If that is not interesting enough, the fact that […]
Picture Credit: iStock Photo While Wuhan in China has justifiably been at the centre of global and national attention, here in India too wet markets have flourished over the years, some for the local consumption of wild species and others to feed the international wildlife trade, estimated to be in excess of $20 billion per […]
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Greater Noida: Three men snatched a 42-year old’s SLR Camera and telephoto lens at gunpoint in the Dhanauri wetlands late evening. According to the complaint, the victims were in a car, looking for sarus cranes when three men approached them on bike. The victim said one of the miscreants had asked them to take their […]
Picture Credit-Getty Images China raises protection for pangolins by removing scales from use in traditional chinese medicine & elevated pangolins to a level one protected species. Pangolin scales removal from an official 2020 listing of ingredients approved for use in traditional Chinese medicine in a move is lauded by animal protection groups as a key […]
The wild elephant had left the forest, meandering into a nearby village in Kerela’s Malappuram in search if food. As she walked on the streets, she was offered the cracker-laden pineapple by locals. So powerful was the cracker explosion in her mouth that her tongue and mouth were badly injured. The elephant walked around in […]
Chattisgarh forest officials sighted a rare black panther at Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Bilaspur District after seven years. Deputy Director at the Reserve , said that the exact location of the black panther won’t be disclosed.
Two felines were spotted in Hyderabad on Thursday morning, sending shockwaves among residents. While a civet cat — initially thought to be a panther — was spotted at Fateh Darwaza of Golconda fort, a leopard was found resting beside a median on an underpass near Katedan in Rajendranagar. The animal rescue team of the Nehru […]
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