State of the Rhino 2023
Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can
Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can
There was a time when the national park rangers did not need visuals to monitor the deer population in the Margalla Hills – a significant number of footprints around water bodies indicated that their population
Itanagar: Much to the excitement of wildlife lovers, a herd of elephants numbering around 60 have been spotted in Dying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in East Siang distict of Arunachal Pradesh. DFO Tashi Mize said today about 10-12 cubs in the herd were seen loitering and playing around the jumbos on Saturday. The herd of elephants often visit this sanctuary but they do not stay here for long because of low availability of fodders like wild bananas, sources said adding the herd’s arrival in the sanctuary was a good sign as the presence of elephants also minimizes the possibilities of illegal trespasses by hunters and smugglers which may go unnoticed by alert forest staff.
MAHUVA: Have poachers become active near Gir National Park again? Missing claws of a lion that died a year ago and a cub that has been missing for nearly 50 days indicate that all is not well in the lion's abode. A 10-month-old lion cub in this range has been missing since March 5 and the forest department has no clue about its disappearance. K S Randhawa, deputy conservator of forests, Bhavnagar, denied that a cub has been missing but senior forest officials confirmed to TOI that the cub has indeed been traceless.
Many serve as daily wage workers for decades and retire without benefits People who protect wild animals from poachers in the Bhadra Tiger Reserve lead an insecure life. Forest guards, who suffer disabilities in the line of duty, work for a paltry sum as salary and are deprived of service security.
An outbreak of foot and mouth disease is threatening Kashmir markhor, an endangered species, in Toshi Shasha game reserve near Chitral city. Markhors contract the killer disease from goats, which illegally
The Assam government has decided to go all out to protect the forest wealth of the State, a State minister said. The government has decided not only to arm forest guards with sophisticated weapons like
A special Tiger Protection Force (TPF) will be set up in the Rajaji National Park soon. The force will focus on the protection and security of tigers in the National Park and will be dedicated in solving
Tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other regions, a gathering of scientists has said. An international conference agreed that the region’s surviving
The Wildlife Department has failed to submit the comprehensive report on the first national survey of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants which took place in August 2011. The report was to be handed over to
Shrinking animal habitat a prime reason for animals to stray into human settlements GUWAHATI: The committee formed by the Assam Government to come up with suggestions to deal with the man-animal conflict in the State submitted its report to State Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain on Tuesday.