Jungle News

CHENNAI: Vandalur zoo in Chennai conducted a two-day workshop on wildlife photography for adults as part of the Zoo School programme. Renowned wildlife photographer Rathika Ramasamy conducted the classes. Basics of photography, art of composition, basics of wildlife photography and ethics of wildlife photography were some of the main topics that were covered on the […]

GUWAHATI: A three-year camera trap study has reported the presence of tigers in the snow-clad Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh at the height of 3,630 metres.  It might be the highest spot at which the big cats have been sighted, but Aisho Sharma Adhikarimayum – a  (WII) scientist – believes that they may be present […]

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Thursday launched the ‘Asiatic Lion Conservation Project’ with an aim to protect and conserve the world’s last ranging free population of Asiatic Lion. The decision came two days after three Asiatic lions were run over by a goods train in Gir.  Here are the highlights of […]

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.

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 […]