New report on the impact of plastic on migratory waterbirds presented to governments at AEWA MOP7
Dec 08, 2018, at 09:53 pm
Durban, Dec 8 (IBNS): Plastic seems to be on everyone’s lips these days, and we certainly don’t mean single-use straws. Global production of plastic has increased to more than 300 million tons a year, and some staggering 13 m tons of it ends up in the ocean.
Dec 07, 2018, at 12:20 pm
Sedro Woolley, WA, USA: State, federal, and partner biologists released six fishers this week in the Skagit River watershed of Ross Lake National Recreation Area, a unit of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, as part of an effort to restore the species to Washington State of USA.
Wild elephant herd kill four people in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district
Dec 04, 2018, at 07:01 pm
Guwahati, Dec 4 (IBNS): The man-elephant conflict has reached alarming proportions in Assam.
Security forces arrest a poacher in Assam’s Baksa district
Dec 01, 2018, at 12:57 pm
Guwahati, Dec 1 (IBNS) : Security forces on Saturday arrested a poacher in Assam’s Baksa district.
The good leopards of Mumbai's urban forest
Nov 24, 2018, at 03:53 pm
A unique collaborative initiative between citizens, wildlife researchers and the forest department is monitoring and collecting data on wildlife, particularly leopards, in Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai. Mongabay India writers Aditi Tandon and Kartik Chandramouli report on the man-animal co-existence
I am deeply saddened by the way tigress Avni was brutally murdered: Maneka Gandhi
Nov 04, 2018, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday attacked Maharashtra government over the killing of a tigress in the state.
Man-eater tigress Avni shot dead in Maharashtra
Nov 03, 2018, at 04:09 pm
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IBNS): A man-eater tigress was killed in Maharashtra's Borati-Warud area on Friday, media reports said.
WWF report reveals staggering extent of human impact on planet
Oct 30, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services that power and sustain us to the brink, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2018.
Fruit fly study challenges theories on evolution and high carb diets
Oct 28, 2018, at 03:59 pm
Sydney, Oct 28 (IBNS): UNSW fruit fly research challenges the neutral theory of molecular evolution and suggests one day we may be prescribed diets according to our genes.
Affable apes apt to live longer, study shows
Oct 10, 2018, at 05:29 pm
Edinburgh, Oct 10 (IBNS): Male chimps that are less aggressive and form strong social bonds tend to live longer, research suggests.
Blood test could aid cattle health and productivity, finds study
Sep 19, 2018, at 03:58 pm
London, Sept 19 (IBNS): A simple blood test could be used in the future to predict the health and productivity of dairy cows, research shows.
Two wild elephants in Assam die in lightning
Aug 07, 2018, at 02:56 pm
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IBNS): Two wild elephants have died when they were struck by lightning in central Assam’s Hojai district, officials said on Tuesday.
Tigers should be conserved: Maneka Gandhi
Jul 29, 2018, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): Union minister of women and child development, Maneka Gandhi on Sunday said the society should ensure that tigers are conserved and their habitats are not encroached upon.
Pregnancy loss occurs in 26 percent of Zika-infected monkeys
Jul 07, 2018, at 08:06 pm
New York, July 7 (IBNS): Fetal death in utero occurred in more than one-fourth of monkeys infected in the laboratory with Zika virus in early pregnancy, according to new research published in Nature Medicine.
West Bengal: 12 fishermen held for hounding a Royal Bengal Tiger in Sunderbans
Jul 05, 2018, at 03:42 pm
Kolkata, July 5 (IBNS): Police on Wednesday night arrested 12 fishermen for allegedly tormenting a mature Royal Bengal Tiger, while it was swimming across a river, inside the core area of Sunderban National Park in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, reports said on Thursday.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovers smuggled Exotic Birds
Jun 29, 2018, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sleuths have intercepted and recovered a flock of exotic foreign birds, which were being smuggled into India from Bangladesh through the Indo-Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas district.
Australia: Perth Zoo euthanizes Puan, world's oldest Sumatran Orangutan
Jun 19, 2018, at 12:28 pm
Perth, Jun 19 (IBNS): The Perth Zoo has paid an emotional farewell to Puan, the world's oldest Sumatran Orangutan, following her death on Monday at the age of 62.
Rhino poacher killed in encounter in Kaziranga
Jun 12, 2018, at 07:07 pm
Guwahati, June 12 (IBNS): One rhino poacher was killed during a gun fight with police personnel and forest guards in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on Monday night.
One person injured in rhino attack in Assam’s Biswanath
Jun 08, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Guwahati, June 8 (IBNS) : A person was injured while a strayed out rhino of Kaziranga National Park attacked him in Assam’s Biswanath district on Friday.
Thailand: Whale dies after consuming 80 plastic bags
Jun 04, 2018, at 02:48 pm
Bangkok, Jun 4 (IBNS): A whale which reportedly washed ashore in Southern Thailand, died after consuming 17 lbs of plastic bags, reports said.
DRI recovers gibbons, civets, exotic foreign origin birds in WB
Jun 01, 2018, at 02:29 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday recovered gibbons, civets and more than 40 exotic and colourful foreign origin birds in West Bengal, which have been smuggled into India from Bangladesh.
Poachers kill another one horned rhino in Kaziranga
May 11, 2018, at 09:53 pm
Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): Poachers have killed another one horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
Most wanted rhino poacher arrested in Assam
May 05, 2018, at 12:57 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Police arrested a most wanted rhino poacher in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Thursday.
Forest guard injured in rhino attack in Kaziranga
May 02, 2018, at 03:52 am
Guwahati, May 1 (IBNS): A forest guard was injured after an one horned rhino attacked him in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Monday.
West Bengal: Lalgarh forest tiger found dead
Apr 13, 2018, at 09:42 pm
Kolkata, Apr 13 (IBNS): A matured Royal Bengal Tiger, which was captured on a remotely activated camera in Lalgarh forest in West Bengal's West Medinipur district in March, was found dead inside the same forest on Friday, officials said.
Antarctic Penguin hotspot discovery fuels need for marine reserve
Apr 02, 2018, at 09:07 pm
London, Apr 2 (IBNS): Adélie penguins thrive where sea ice persists.
The internet is breaking with a video of a snake drinking water
Apr 01, 2018, at 10:39 pm
Texas,Apr 1 (IBNS): A video of a snake drinking water has gone viral on internet.
Kaziranga National Park shelters 2413 rhinos presently
Mar 31, 2018, at 03:42 am
Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS): The number of world famous one-horned rhinos in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has increased to over 2,400.
Assam : Rare and exotic animals from Africa, South America recovered
Mar 25, 2018, at 04:12 am
Guwahati, Mar 24 (IBNS): While illicit wildlife trade is continuing in India, Assam police on Saturday rescued several rare and exotic animals of Africa, South America, Madagascar from state capital Guwahati.
Sudan: World's last male Northern White rhino dies
Mar 20, 2018, at 08:42 pm
Nairobi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Sudan, the world's last male Northern White rhinoceros has died on Monday in Kenya, aged 45, reports said.