73-yr-old attacked by tusker in Karnataka's Tumakuru

Mar 09, 2020, at 07:53 pm

Tumakur/UNI: A 73-year-old man sustained serious injuries when a tusker attacked him at Kolihalli in Karnataka's Tumakuru taluk on Monday, forest official said on Monday.

Kaziranga festival postponed for Coronavirus scare

Mar 08, 2020, at 09:34 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: As the Assam government sounded Coronavirus alert across the state, the organizers have postponed the first ever Kaziranga Utsav which was slated to take place in the world heritage site from Mar 12 to 15.

Ten new migratory species protected under global wildlife agreement

Feb 23, 2020, at 06:10 pm

New York/IBNS: Asian elephants, jaguars and great Indian bustards were among 10 new species added to a global wildlife agreement on Saturday.

Man arrested for poaching endangered snow leopards in Mongolia

Feb 21, 2020, at 07:14 pm

Ulan Bator/Xinhua: Mongolian police have arrested a man involved in poaching endangered snow leopards, the country's Ecological Police Department (EPD) said Friday.

Gujarat: Lion found dead in sanctuary area of east Gir forest

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:15 pm

Amreli/UNI: The body of an 12 year old lion was found from the Tulsishyam range of Eastern Gir forests in Khambha taluka in Amreli district on Friday.

Gujarat: Farmer attacked, injured by leopard

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:12 pm

Junagadh/UNI: A farmer was attacked and injured by a wild leopard while he was working in his farm in Sankhda village under Una taluka of Gir Somnath district in Gujarat on Friday.

Women sitting on bike trampled to death by wild elephants in Jharkhand's Latehar

Feb 19, 2020, at 08:21 pm

Latehar/UNI: A group of wild elephants caught a woman who was travelling on a motorcycle and trampled her to death in Aurajharia forest located in East Chipadohar Forest region falling under the Palamu Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand.

Assam: Stray out rhino from Kaziranga creates panic among villagers in Biswanath

Feb 17, 2020, at 08:08 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: A full-grown one-horned rhinoceros created panic among the villagers in Assam’s Biswanath district on Monday morning.

Australia launches investigation after dozens of koalas found dead in land-clearing

Feb 04, 2020, at 05:48 pm

Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: An investigation has been launched after a distressing land-clearing incident in Australian that has left around 40 koalas dead and another 80 in need of care.

Amid wildfires, Australia likely to kill 10,000 camels

Jan 08, 2020, at 05:33 pm

Sydney/IBNS: Stating that the thirsty animals are drinking too much water in the bush fire-hit country, authorities in Australia will start killing thousands of camels in a region of the nation from Wednesday, media reports said.

Over 2,000 koalas feared dead in bushfire crisis in Australia's east: reports

Dec 09, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 2,000 koalas may have been killed in recent bushfires in Australia’s eastern New South Wales state, with wildlife experts calling for action to save the endangered animals, media reported on Monday, citing a parliamentary inquiry of the state.

Javan Rhino increases to 72 in latest count

Dec 07, 2019, at 11:36 pm

Jakarta/IBNS: Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry has announced that the world’s only remaining population of Javan rhinos has increased to 72 individuals in Ujung Kulon National Park (UKNP).

Creating fake rhino horn with horse hair to help in saving the endangered rhino: Study

Dec 07, 2019, at 10:40 pm

London/IBNS: Scientists from the University of Oxford and Fudan University, Shanghai, have invented a way to create fake rhino horn using horse hair. Published today in Scientific Report they hope their method will provide a blueprint to create credible fakes that could eventually flood a market which has decimated the wild rhino population.

Engineering student hurt in leopard attack in Guwahati

Dec 07, 2019, at 05:53 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: An engineering student was injured after he was attacked by two full-grown leopards in Guwahati last night.

Nagaland DC sets up Task Force to protect Amur Falcon

Nov 23, 2019, at 02:47 pm

Kohima/UNI: The Deputy Commissioner of Mon district of Nagaland Thavaseelan K has set up a Joint Task Force for the protection of the visiting migratory bird Amur Falcon to the district.

Within a week after its capture, rogue elephant 'Laden' dies in Assam forest department's custody

Nov 17, 2019, at 08:22 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: A killer elephant named ‘Laden’, captured by a forest team led by an Assam BJP MLA, died at Orang National Park on Sunday.

Assam: Indian army-forest personnel rescue elephant calf and mother from a water tank

Nov 17, 2019, at 05:21 pm

Guwahati/IBNS : Indian army and Assam forest department have jointly rescued an elephant calf and her mother from a water tank located inside an army camp in Guwahati on Sunday morning.

K'taka Forest dept to install fox lights to end human-elephant conflict

Nov 17, 2019, at 03:47 pm

Chmarajanagaa/UNI: The Karnataka Forest Department proposes to install automated flashlights of varying colours in its bid to reduce human-elephant conflict along the forest periphery.

Assam: 'Laden' finally captured

Nov 11, 2019, at 10:23 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Osama Bin Laden may have been killed by the US Navy SEALs eight years back, but his name continued to terrorise in some parts of Assam and finally Laden of the northeast state has been captured.

Gujarat: One more leopard caught from area close to Gir forests

Nov 11, 2019, at 05:43 pm

Junagadh, Nov 11 (UNI) One more leopard has been caught by forest department on Monday from the areas in Visavadar taluka of Junagadh district in Gujarat where several incidents of attacks by such beasts on human beings had taken place in recent times.

Mysuru: Four-yr-old Leopard caught near T Narasipura

Oct 27, 2019, at 07:36 pm

Mysuru, Oct 27(UNI) A four year-old Leopard, which has been giving anxious movements for the villagers of Kuppe near T Narasipura in Mysuru District of Karnataka, was captured by the forest officials on Saturday.

Wokha DC issues advisory on wild bear in Nagaland

Oct 21, 2019, at 01:11 pm

Kohima/UNI: The Deputy Commissioner of Wokha district has issued a Public Advisory about a sloth bear sighting at Government High School colony in Wokha town on October 18.

Buffalo dies due to Anthrax in at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam

Oct 20, 2019, at 08:12 pm

Guwahati/UNI: A buffalo death due to Anthrax has been reported at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.

White tiger Subhranshu dies in Nandankanan Zoo

Oct 15, 2019, at 01:35 pm

Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI)  White tiger Subhranshu, suffering from blood protozoan disease, died in Nandankanan  Zoo today.

Authorities order capture or shoot-at-sight the tiger that killed 2 people in Bandipur

Oct 09, 2019, at 07:28 pm

Chamarajangar, Oct 9 (UNI) The Principal Chief Conservator of forests on Wednesday issued an order to capture or shoot-at-sight the tiger that is believed to have killed two people in a month near Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

Authorities order capture or shoot-at-sight of tiger that killed 2 people in Bandipur

Oct 09, 2019, at 07:08 pm

Chamarajangar, Oct 9 (UNI) The Principal Chief Conservator of forests on Wednesday issued an order of capture or shoot-at-sight the tiger that believed to be killed two people in a month near Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

Odisha: One more elephant dies of Herpes virus in Nandankanan Zoo

Sep 21, 2019, at 05:51 pm

Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (UNI) One more sub-adult female elephant Gouri died last night in Nandankanan Zoological park, here while undergoing treatment for Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV).

‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife

Aug 29, 2019, at 10:37 am

New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries wrapped up a marathon meeting in Geneva, by agreeing to increased protection measures and more sustainable trade in animals and plants across the globe.

Global wildlife conference: Big win for several Indian species

Aug 27, 2019, at 05:44 pm

Kolkata, Aug 27 (UNI) The future of Asian small-clawed otter and India star tortoise looks secure as world leaders have agreed to impose a ban on their on international commercial trade.

West Bengal Govt planning on sensor-based technology to curb elephant deaths

Aug 26, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Kolkata, Aug 26 (UNI) The West Bengal Forest Department is exploring the possibility of a sensor-based technology to track the various sounds made by elephants to track their exact location.