India has 13,874 leopards, with the heart of the country — Madhya Pradesh — having the largest number of its third-biggest felid, a landmark report released by the Centre on February 29, 2024 showed. The pan-India population of the Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) was estimated at 13,874 (Range: 12,616–15,132) …
DEHRADUN : A team of forest officials of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and leopard experts from Wildlife Conservation Society Vidya Athreya has begun training workshop for local youth of leopard affected areas of Tehri and Pauri in mitigating conflicts with the leopards and learning the ways to live in …
GURUGRAM: In the first survey of its kind on population density of wild animals in five districts of Haryana, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has found leopards occupy a 200 square km area in these parts of the Aravalis. And the terrain in Gurgaon and Faridabad districts happens to …
Poaching and wildlife trafficking have endangered some of Africa’s most iconic species and the loss of the animals has cost African countries critical tourism revenue. But at least one national park is getting a second chance. Liwonde National Park in southern Malawi has just welcomed some new inhabitants – four …
Jhalana Reserve Forest in Jaipur will spearhead 'Project Leopard', a first of its kind conservation effort in the world to be launched across eight conservation reserves and sanctuaries across Rajasthan. With that the Jhalana reserve will be upgraded with a multi-crore budget including an outer periphery wall and designated as …
On Monday, the Nepalese government set fire to more than 4,000 items of confiscated wildlife parts in an attempt to demonstrate zero tolerance for the illegal wildlife trade. The stockpile included parts from 48 species, including 67 tiger skins, 418 common leopard skins, 354 elephant tails, 15 bear gallbladders, 357 …
AJMER: The absence of sightings of leopards is a cause of worry for the forest department as per the preliminary wildlife census report of the district. While deer, antelopes, boars, rabbits and weasel were sighted in Beawer, Nasirabad and Masuda blocks, the leopard was conspicuous by its absence. Some 30 …
There is increasing evidence of the importance of multi-use landscapes for the conservation of large carnivores. However, when carnivore ranges overlap with high density of humans, there are often serious conservation challenges. This is especially true in countries like India where loss of peoples’ lives and property to large wildlife …
GURGAON: In a first-of-its-kind survey on the population of wildlife in and around Gurgaon, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has found healthy numbers of 15 species — including leopard, hyena, jackal, wolf, civet, porcupine, nilgai and chinkara — in the Aravalis. Interestingly, sources said, the survey that started in …
Emerging data on leopard populations in unprotected regions of South Africa shows that populations are falling fast due to illegal killing, and that the reintroduction of legal trophy hunting in the country would not be sustainable. The debate around trophy hunting came to the fore with the scandal surrounding the …
Many conservationists are becoming increasingly alarmed about a spate of controversial proposals by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa they feel could jeopardise attempts to conserve the Big Five animals. Over the past two months Molewa has published draft regulations which, if approved, would allow the export of 800 lion skeletons …
Odisha has at least 40 Royal Bengal Tigers (RBT) and 318 leopards in different tiger reserves and forests. This was informed by Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha in a written reply to a question from Ramesh Chandra Chau Patnaik (BJD). While the highest number of 26 RBTs live …
The Nashville Zoo's newest clouded leopard is not only one-of-a-kind, it's the result of a scientific breakthrough that will aide in global conservation efforts. The zoo's newest clouded leopard cub is the first to be born via an artificial insemination procedure using thawed or frozen semen, according to a Nashville …
The effects of roads on carnivores have obviously been underestimated in worldwide species conservation. This is the conclusion of the first comprehensive global study on this topic, which has been published in the scientific journal Global Ecology and Biogeography by an international research team from Germany and Portugal. The protection …
GURGAON: The forest department is planning to conduct a detailed study of the movement of leopards and their habitat in the Aravalis, to prepare a comprehensive conservation and protection management plan to minimise man-animal conflict. This follows the recent thrashing to death of a leopard by a mob, after it …
Scientists think the leopard could have come to Delhi from Kalesar in Haryana, 400 km from the city, which has a healthy population of leopards. The spotting of a leopard at the Yamuna Biodiversity Park has given scientists hope that the park’s ecosystem is enough to sustain a small leopard …
Delhi may be an urban jungle but, amazingly , it still has space for wild predators. A leopard was caught on camera in the capital for the first time on Monday night, that too far away from the place where another spotted cat's pugmarks were seen last year. The leopard …
The Gujarat forest department conducted a census in mid-2016 which revealed some staggering figures; a great number of lions have died due to infighting in the Gir wildlife sanctuary. The census also reflected a similar trend for leopards housed in the sanctuary. In all 11 lions and 35 leopards were …
NAINITAL: Over 140 leopards and tigers have been declared maneaters in Uttarakhand in just 15 years, according to the state forest officials. In the latest case, a leopard attacked and killed two people near Ramnagar a few days ago, after which a team of government licenced hunters has been deputed …
Endangered Amur tigers and Amur leopards are staging a modest recovery in China’s remote northeastern provinces. Thirty tigers and some 42 leopards now roam the region’s forests. The big cats’ habitat remains threatened by human encroachment and experts say the amount of forest currently protected is insufficient to support their …
Researchers recently completed the first leopard study in Wilpattu National Park after its closure during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Camera traps and scat analysis are helping biologists learn more about the ecology, diet and distribution of leopards across Sri Lanka. Survey results show that the leopard population appears robust …
