The hirola population has continued to shrink despite efforts by conservationists to save the world’s rarest antelope. Hirolas, which are found only in Kenya and Somalia, and which are considered the world’s most endangered antelopes, have been plagued by disease and habitat loss. ALSO READ: Lake basin sites among world …
Around half of the world's critically endangered Saiga antelope have died suddenly in Kazakhstan since 10 May. An unknown environmental trigger is thought to have caused two types of normally benign bacteria found in the antelopes' gut to turn deadly. The animals die within hours of showing symptoms, which include …
“Not a single animal survived in the affected herds,” the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, a United Nations-backed effort also known as CMS, said in a statement Thursday. Pasteurella and Clostridia bacteria exacerbated the die-off, but they are not lethal unless the animal already has …
International experts are investigating the sudden deaths of more than 100,000 endangered saiga antelope in Kazakhstan, raising fears that a species that has been around since the Ice Age may be at risk of dying out. Around 40 per cent of the Central Asian nation's population of the endangered saiga …
The number of saiga plummeted in the 1990s as a result of poaching Authorities in Kazakhstan says around one-third of the endangered saiga antelope population in this Central Asian nation has mysteriously died off in the last few days. Kazakhstan's agriculture ministry said Friday the number of saiga that have …
South Sudan’s wildlife faces a critical few months as drier weather raises the risk of poaching of elephants and other species already threatened by almost a year of civil war, conservationists said. The country’s December to March dry season is one of the riskiest times for animals such as elephants, …
The score of antelope is increasing in the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, which has high tourism potentials. The number of precious wildlife has gone up in the Reserve this year compared to the last, said Chief Conservation Officer at the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, Yubaraj Regmi. With the poaching inside the reserve …
The number of endangered black bucks (antelopes) has increased at Shuklaphanta Wild Life Reserve. Fifteen months ago, 22 antelopes from a zoo in Nepalgunj Municipality and six from Lalitpur Sadar Zoo were transferred to Shuklaphanta Wild Life Reserve. The number has now reached 33. Four one-horned rhinoceros were transferred from …
THE results of the 2013 census of herbivores in Gir forests are likely to be declared on Friday with officials hinting at an increase in the population of the wild animals that Asiatic lions in the forests prey on. "We are collating and analysing data collected from all the 19 …
Herders of the Tibetan ethnic group are leading the charge in protecting grasslands and biodiversity in their communities, thanks to support from the government and environmental groups. In Tsochi village, Qinghai province, families have given up parts of their grazing land and removed fencing to create better habitats for wild …
Every summer, Tibetan antelopes in China's remote northwest follow a certain pattern of migration that is key to the endangered species' survival. Normally, around 30,000 pregnant gazelles migrate, some travel for thousands of miles, in June and July to the heart of Hoh Xil nature reserve on the eastern edge …
On the 20th anniversary of the saola's discovery, conservationists say the population of the reclusive species has dropped dramatically Wild saola caught on a camera-trapped in Bolikhamxay Province, central Laos An 'Asian unicorn' or saola caught on a camera-trapped in Bolikhamxay Province, central Laos in 1999. Photograph: William Robichaud/WWF International …
New Delhi: Stray dogs entered the Delhi zoo on Tuesday night, got into the enclosure for the chinkara and killed four of the fleet-footed antelopes. The dogs, two in number, were captured on Wednesday morning. Zoo sources said the chinkara, a relatively small animal also known as the Indian gazelle, …
As many as 50 blackbuck have been shifted to Kanha Tiger reserve, nearly a decade after they became extinct in what is considered one of the finest wildlife areas. The antelopes have been quarantined in an enclosure and would be released in the wild between 45 and 60 days, Park …
A record number of big-game animals perished this winter in parts of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming from a harsh season of unusually heavy snows and sustained cold in the Northern Rockies, state wildlife managers say. "Elk, deer and moose -- those animals are having a pretty tough time," said Wyoming …
Illegal hunting and inadequate resources available to the Wildlife Department are threatening the existence of `chinakara`, a beautiful antelope species of Indian gazelle or in Thar desert. Frequent droughts and loss of habitats are other problems the endangered species of gazelle is facing. There appears to be no well-defined conservation …
In order to mitigate the problem of crop damage due to the over abundant population of Nilgai antelopes (blue bulls) and wild boars, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to allow the farmers to shoot down these animals. Madhya Pradesh forest minister Sartaj Singh informed the state Assembly about the …
Praveen Paul Joseph Reservoir strengthened, towers erected and men deployed to check poaching Safe GROUND:A blackbuck resting at Vallanad Sanctuary in Tuticorin district. Tuticorin: Since blackbucks (Antelope cervicapra) are considered as endangered species, efforts are being made to protect and conserve them in the natural habitat. To protect the reducing …
- Two-year programme to boost endangered four-horned antelope, Indian giant squirrel count In Numbers game: Indian giant squirrel and four-horned antelope Ranchi, July 15: Birsa Munda Zoological Park is all set to chip in to save endangered wildlife. The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has recently cleared its proposal to set …
Hyderabad, July 4: The outbreak of a bacterial infection has killed a Chowsingha (four horned antelopes) and two Barasinghas (swamp deer) at the Nehru Zoological Park. Veterinary pathologists found bacterial lesions on the animal caracas. A zoo official said,
Close to 100 antelopes have perished in the region comprising Jodhpur and Barmer districts of Rajasthan in the past week with a senior forest official citing dehydration as the possible reason for the deaths.
