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Kuno National Park’s lone free-ranging cheetah Pawan dies after drowning in flooded nala
Eighth death of an adult cheetah since March 2023 leaves MP’s Kuno National Park with 12 adults and 12 cubs
Manipur villages unite to protect Pangolins along Indo-Myanmar border
Imphal: In a landmark conservation effort, the headsmen of 230 tribal villages located along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur have united to combat the illegal wildlife trade of the critically endangered Chinese Pangolins (Manis…
One year on, Kuno cheetahs to be set free into the wild
BHOPAL: Namibian and South African cheetahs housed in big enclosures at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park since last year’s monsoon following the death of three cheetahs, are set to be released into the wild again after the present rainy…
Tiger from Sariska in Rajasthan enters Haryana, alert sounded
CHANDIGARH: A four-year-old tiger from Sariska National Park in Rajasthan has entered the Jhabua Reserve Forest in Rewari district of Haryana after covering nearly 100 kilometers. An alert was sounded across all villages near the border.…
Five month-old Cheetah cub dies at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park
BHOPAL: One of the six cubs born to the South African cheetah Gamini in March this year, died during the course of medical treatment at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on Monday.
According to the official statement…
23 tigers died in MP in first six months of 2024, followed by 14 in Maharashtra
The highest of the 23 deaths were reported from Madhya Pradesh with at least ten dying inside the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, which houses their densest population.
129 wild animals die at Kaziranga National Park
Drowning was the main cause of the deaths, while two animals also died after being hit by vehicles when they were migrating to higher ground, the official said.
Uttar Pradesh to begin Sarus Crane census on Thursday
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government, under the direction of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will commence the Sarus census on Thursday.
The counting of Sarus cranes, which is the state bird, occurs twice a year, during both summer…
Whole-of-government approach to curb poaching in Kaziranga: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that there will be a whole-of-government approach to curb poaching and dealing with the annual flood in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
He chaired a meeting…
Odisha Elephant Census finds marginal rise in jumbo population in state
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has witnessed a marginal increase in the population of elephants during the last seven years, as per the All Odisha Elephant Census-2024 report released on Wednesday.
"Total 2,098 numbers of elephants were counted in…
4 lion cubs born in Etawah Lion safari
Etawah (Uttar Pradesh); Lioness Neerja has given birth to four cubs at the Etawah Safari Park in Uttar Pradesh.
At least three of the four cubs are healthy while one is still weak.
With this, the number of lions at Etawah Safari Park…
Elephant cub rescued from deep well in TN’s Nilgiris, reunited with herd
Chennai; The Tamil Nadu Forest Department on Wednesday safely rescued an elephant cub from a 30-feet deep well in Kolapellur in the Nilgiris district, and reunited it with its waiting mother, officials said.
The elephant cub, according…
In a first, GPS-tagged bird arriving all the way from Reunion spotted in Chhattisgarh
Ornithologists said the whimbrel arrived in Chhattisgarh for a stopover owing to the presence of wetlands in Bemetara district, about 70 km from the state capital Raipur.
Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of ‘crazy’ ocean heat
Ocean temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history. It’s so bad that scientists are hoping for a few hurricanes to cool things…
Government in talks to bring Kenyan cheetahs to MP
As per sources, the government is making arrangements, including fencing 80 sq km of land at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary to house East African cheetahs
Centre notifies eco zone of Rajasthan wildlife sanctuary
Eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) is a buffer area around the core protected forest areas to minimise human-wildlife conflict, promote in-situ conservation of wildlife and reduce impact on fragile ecosystems.
Forest fires rage across the country at 600-plus points as mercury begins to climb
It forecast hot and humid conditions in Odisha, with the mercury likely to soar to 40°Celsius.
Water crisis looms as reservoir levels dip
NEW DELHI: Politicians hitting the campaign trail for the coming Lok Sabha will have to sweat it out, maybe even literally. The extremely hot weather is set to bring with it serious water crisis especially in Southern and Western parts of…
Calcutta HC says naming lioness, lion ‘Sita’ & ‘Akbar’ disrespectful,…
The court asked the state government’s lawyer whether he would name his own pet after a Hindu God or a Muslim Prophet.
‘Hurt religious Sentiments’: VHP moves court over naming of lioness ‘Sita’,…
VHP's plea also urged that no animal in any zoological park be named after gods and goddesses of any religion in the future.