Mysuru/UNI:  A 65-year-old shepherd was killed and carried away by a Tiger on the fringes of Nagarahole National Park near Hunsur district in Karnataka.

Hyderabad/UNI: The elusive leopard which created panic among the residents of Katedan locality on the outskirts of the city on Thursday was yet to be traced on Saturday.

Hyderabad/UNI: Despite massive search operations by the forest department and police personnel, a wild leopard which went missing from the city outskirts on Thursday is yet to be trapped, officials said on Friday.

Guwahati/IBNS: Amid Covid-19 lockdown, poachers killed a rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and chopped off its horn.

Chengdu/Xinhua/UNI: Firefighters were forced to suspend their work to put out a forest fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province due to strong winds, fire police said Friday.

Lhasa/Xinhua/UNI: Police in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region arrested eight people on suspicion of illegally killing endangered animals, local police said on Friday.

XI'an/Xinhua/UNI: Two healthy golden snub-nosed monkeys, one of the most endangered species in the world, were born in a wildlife breeding center in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the center said Friday.

Guwahati/IBNS: After 2500 pigs of the state died due to the African Swine Fever (ASF), Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the state Veterinary department and Forest department to work with National Pig Research Centre of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (RILEM), Rani  to draw a broad roadmap to save the state’s pig population from the disease.

Strasburg/IBNS: In Africa, wildlife protection and conservation efforts are often funded by tourism income. With COVID-19 lockdowns in place leading to a complete halt in tourism, reserves are facing serious budget shortfalls.

Lucknow/UNI: Forest department sleuths on Friday captured a leopard which strayed in the outskirts of the state capital on last night.