Assam: 9 rhinos died in Kaziranga flood, 133 animals rescued
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Kaziranga National Park in Assam has lost 9 rhinos due to flood so far.
Assam flood: 66 wild animals including three rhinos die in Kaziranga
Jul 16, 2020, at 01:17 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has slightly improved on Wednesday, but around 90 per cent areas of both the places are still underwater.
Jul 15, 2020, at 06:01 am
Strasburg, Va – Responding to urgent requests from game reserves and parks facing severe budget shortfalls as the result of the loss of tourism income in Southern Africa, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) awarded emergency grants totaling nearly $150,000 to six organizations.
Jharkhand: Female elephant found dead in Betla National Park
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:52 pm
Latehar/UNI: Body of a female elephant was found on the Betla-Mahuatand main road on Tuesday which is part of the Betla National Park.
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Los Angeles: Robert Irwin, the-16-year-old son of noted late environmentalist Steve Irwin, seems to be following the footsteps of his father and this is evident from his latest Instagram video where he could be seen handling a snake like a pro environmentalist.
How India's expanding airports are conduits for wildlife trafficking
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:12 pm
India is among the top 20 countries for the illegal wildlife trade and its fast expanding airport sector is often used by wildlife traffickers to smuggle high-end, high-value species and products. Wildlife trade poses the second-biggest direct threat to the survival of species after habitat destruction, reports Mongabay India writer Mahima A. Jain
Woman killed by leopard in Nainital forest division
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:29 pm
Haldwani/UNI: A 60-year-old woman killed when she was attacked by a leopard at Nainital Forest Division of Uttarakhand, Forest department said on Saturday.
Assam government decides to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into national park
Jul 06, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Monday decided to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into national park.
Hog deer fleeing from Kaziranga due to flood killed by hunters, two arrested
Jul 04, 2020, at 04:09 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: As the flood submerged a large part of Kaziranga National Park, many animals, including one horned rhino, deer, elephant started fleeing from the park to seek safer places in the nearby areas and it is making easier for the hunters to locate and kill the wild animals for meat and body parts.
Rajasthan; Locust attack in Alwar
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Alwar/UNI: Farmers here are making frantic efforts to save their crops as the district was hit by swarms of locusts on Friday.
Wildfires engulfs 1,65,000 hectares of forestland in Russia
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Moscow/UNI: As many as 246 wildfires are raging across Russia engulfing about 1,65,831 hectares of forest land, official data showed on Monday.
West Bengal: 36-ft dead whale washes ashore in Mandarmani in East Midnapore
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A gigantic 36-ft dead whale washed up on shore in Mandarmani in West Bengal 's East Midnapore district on Monday.
Maharashtra: Leopard caught in Nashik
Jun 28, 2020, at 10:00 am
Nashik/UNI: A leopard who entered in onion store sieve was caught in cage laid by forest department at Aadwadi shiver in Sinnar taluka of the district in Maharashtra on Friday midnight.
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today shared "some very good news" about Asiatic lions inhabiting the Gir forest in his home state Gujarat.
COVID-19 detected in mink at 4 more fur farms in Netherlands - Reports
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: New COVID-19 cases have been detected in mink at four more fur farms in the Netherlands, where the fur industry has been severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Dutch News website reported on Wednesday.
Billions of desert locusts swarm through war-torn Yemen
Jun 07, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Sanaa/Xinhua/UNI: Billions of desert locusts are swarming through war-torn Yemen, threatening crops and exacerbating the food crisis, officials confirmed on Sunday.
Pregnant elephant dies after locals feed her cracker-laden pineapple
Jun 03, 2020, at 12:00 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: In a brutal instance of animal abuse, a pregnant elephant in Kerala died after she ate a pineapple full of firecrackers offered to her by some locals.
Nashik woman hurt in leopard attack
May 29, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Nashik/UNI: A woman has sustained serious injuries on Friday after she was attacked by a leopard in Vise Mala area of the city, informed police.
Karnataka: Shepherd killed by tiger in Nagarahole National Park
May 26, 2020, at 09:28 pm
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.
Leopard spotted on outskirts of Hyderabad two days ago remains untraced
May 16, 2020, at 03:31 pm
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: Leopard spotted on outskirts of city, still untraced
May 15, 2020, at 02:32 pm
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.
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Assam: Poachers kill one-horned rhino in Kaziranga amid Covid-19 lockdown
May 10, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid Covid-19 lockdown, poachers killed a rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and chopped off its horn.
Winds hamper efforts to put out forest fire in China's Sichuan
May 08, 2020, at 03:25 pm
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.
Eight arrested for poaching Tibetan antelopes
May 08, 2020, at 03:19 pm
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.
Rare golden monkeys born in China's Shaanxi
May 08, 2020, at 01:35 pm
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.
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May 05, 2020, at 03:17 pm
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.
COVID-19’s impact on tourism economy in southern Africa impacts rhino protection: IRF
May 02, 2020, at 09:45 am
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.
UP: Stray leopard captured by forest dept in Lucknow
May 01, 2020, at 11:38 am
Lucknow/UNI: Forest department sleuths on Friday captured a leopard which strayed in the outskirts of the state capital on last night.
Odisha: Wild elephant tramples four to death
Apr 06, 2020, at 12:45 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A wild elephant has trampled four people, three of them from a family, to death in Baragarh district in Western Odisha during the last 24 hours.
US zoo: Tiger tests positive for COVID-19
Apr 06, 2020, at 10:13 am
New York/UNI: A tiger here in the city's Bronx Zoo was tested positive for the deadly novel coronavirus.