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Uttarakhand Leopard Attacks: Clear and Present Danger

In Uttarakhand, every month, cases of wildlife animals like leopards, tigers, and elephants attacking humans are reported. Among these, leopard attacks are the most frequent and severe. The ‘Living with Leopards’ programme, which has found success in Maharashtra, was launched in the Tehri and Pauri forest divisions in 2015-16 and in Narendra Nagar and Pithoragarh forest divisions in 2020 and 2022, respectively. The programme is reportedly   successful in Tehri and Pithoragarh but has failed in Pauri, which has been identified as a hotspot for leopard attacks. Mongabay-India correspondent Varsha Singh reports

To save a million species, World Wildlife Day underscores crucial role of partnerships

Leaders across the UN system have called for bolder action and more effective partnerships to protect endangered animals and plants, ahead of World Wildlife Day on Friday.

Study shows grassland and agricultural land will increase in Kaziranga by 2050

Golaghat: A recent study has predicted that water bodies, sand or dry river beds, and forests will decrease in Kaziranga while the area covered by grasslands and agricultural land will increase by 2050.

Madhya Pradesh: Second batch of 12 cheetahs released to Kuno National Park

Indore: The second batch of 12 cheetahs, which were brought to India from South Africa, were released to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

​South Africa translocates 12 cheetahs to India in a cooperation agreement

​Cape Town/IBNS: Twelve cheetahs will later today (Friday) depart from South Africa for India, the South African government said.

South Africa to send over 100 cheetahs to India

New Delhi/IBNS: India will get more than 100 cheetahs from South Africa in an ambitious plan to relocate the wild cats, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Long tailed Duck 'Clangula Hyemalis' sighted in Wular Lake after 84-yrs

Srinagar: After a long gap of 84-years, a rare specie of long tailed Duck 'Clangula Hyemalis' has been sighted in the Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, much to the delight of Ornithologists, nature lovers and bird watchers.

Assam: Deepor Beel records more than 26,000 birds of 97 species

A recent bird count in the freshwater lake Deepor Beel has shown there has been a significant rise in the number and species of birds in a year’s time.

Assam: Rhino chases tourist convoy in Kaziranga National Park

Guwahati/IBNS: In a scary video which went viral on social media, a rhino is seen chasing a tourist convoy at Assam's Kaziranga National Park.

No rhino poaching case in Assam in 2022: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati/IBNS: For the first time in the last two decades, Assam has witnessed zero rhino poaching incidents in the year 2022, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.

10-year-old girl dies in leopard attack in Maharashtra's Kolhapur

Kolhapur/UNI: A 10-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard at Kedarlingwadi In Shahuwadi tehsil of Kohlapur district in Maharashtra on Wednesday.

COP27: Protecting biodiversity is protecting the Paris Agreement

New York: For many years the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis have been treated as separate issues, but the reality – as highlighted on Wednesday at COP27– is that there is no viable route to limiting global warming to 1.5°C without urgently protecting and restoring nature.

Five lions escape from Sydney zoo

Sydney/UNI: Five lions have sparked a brief emergency at an Australian zoo after escaping from their enclosure.

Jammu and Kashmir hosts bird festival

Srinagar:  The Jammu and Kashmir Department of Tourism and the Sanctuary Nature Foundation (SNF) recently hosted the   Jammu and Kashmir Bird Festival 2022 here.

Assam: Forest officials rescue two elephants stuck in a well in Mariani

Guwahati: Two elephants, including a calf, stuck in a well were rescued by forest officials with the help of locals at Mariani area in Assam’s Jorhat district.