PM Modi releases 8 Namibian cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh national park on 72nd birthday
Sep 17, 2022, at 08:10 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 72nd birthday by releasing eight cheetahs from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park Saturday in an ambitious project to reintroduce the animals in the South Asian nation after their extinction some 70 years ago.
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:05 pm
Gwalior: As many as eight cheetahs have arrived in India from Namibia and soon they will be released in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
Eight Namibian cheetahs to be ferried to India on Sept 17
Sep 15, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Windhoek/IBNS: Eight Namibian cheetahs will be ferried to India in the Boeing 747-400 flight after which they will be released by PM Narendra Modi at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Sept.17.
Three people, including a child, die in wild elephant attack along Assam-Meghalaya border
Aug 16, 2022, at 07:49 pm
Guwahati: At least three people, including a child, were killed in a wild elephant attack in Assam’s Goalpara district along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Monday.
India inks MoU with Namibia to bring Cheetahs back after 70 years of extinction
Jul 22, 2022, at 03:41 am
New Delhi: Seventy years after cheetahs went extinct in India, the wild cats are set to roam the country's forests once again, starting with Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Largest ever female python caught in Florida weighs 98 kg
Jun 25, 2022, at 04:41 am
Researchers have captured the largest-ever female Burmese python discovered in America's Florida, media reports said.
Mizoram Police seize 468 numbers of exotic wildlife species
May 26, 2022, at 03:23 am
Champhai/IBNS: Acting on a specific input, Champhai Police of Mizoram on Wednesday seized and recovered 468 numbers of various exotic wildlife species, being illegally smuggled by Gospel Chanchintha (28) of Hmunlai in Lawngtlai District and his four accomplices from Zokhawthar of Champhai District.
Leopard caged in Assam’s Golaghat
Apr 04, 2022, at 12:17 am
Guwahati: A leopard was caged at Betioni Kakatigaon area under Khumtai assembly constituency in Assam’s Golaghat district on Sunday.
Sri Lanka emerges as a smuggling hub for India's star tortoises
Mar 31, 2022, at 06:33 pm
The Indian star tortoise is the most smuggled tortoise species in the world, with thousands trafficked annually smuggled out from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan despite a 2019 total ban on the international trade in the species. While India continues to be the main country of origin for wild-caught star tortoises, Sri Lanka has in recent years become both a prominent source country and transit hub for trafficking networks that move the animals to East and Southeast Asia. Mongabay India writers Malaka Rodrigo and Pragati Prava report
Rhino population in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park grows to 2613
Mar 30, 2022, at 12:28 am
Kaziranga: The population of one-horned rhinoceros touched 2613 in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and it has increased by 200 over the last four years, officials said on Tuesday.
Australian govt lists Koalas as endangered species
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: The Australian government has officially listed the iconic Koala as an endangered species.
Man killed in rhino attack in Assam’s Majuli
Jan 31, 2022, at 07:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A man was killed after a rhino attacked him in Assam’s Majuli district.
Assam: Six wild elephants saved after getting stuck in muddy pond in Goalpara
Jan 29, 2022, at 06:41 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The forest officials have rescued six wild elephants trapped in a muddy pond in Assam’s Goalpara district with the help of locals.
Wild jumbo killed after being hit by goods train in Assam’s Kamrup
Jan 28, 2022, at 05:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In an unfortunate incident, one wild elephant was killed after being hit by the engine of a goods train in Assam’s Kamrup district on Thursday night.
Rise in use of traditional medicine in China causing new crisis in African nations: Report
Jan 26, 2022, at 12:04 am
Beijing: A rise in use of Chinese traditional medicines in several African nations have created a new crisis as it is fueling demand for endangered species whose body parts are used to make certain ingredients.
Villagers recover carcasses of wild elephants in Assam’s Jagiroad
Jan 21, 2022, at 02:42 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Local villagers of Jagiroad area in Assam’s Morigaon district have recovered carcasses of two wild elephants in nearby hill areas.
Poachers killed one-horned rhino in Kaziranga
Jan 21, 2022, at 01:25 am
Guwahati/IBNS: After almost nine months, poachers have killed a one-horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and took away its horn.
Assam witnesses single rhino poaching incident in 2021, lowest in 21 years
Jan 17, 2022, at 04:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam witnessed only one case of rhino poaching in 2021, the lowest in 21 years.
US: Snow leopard dies in zoo after suffering from COVID-19
Jan 09, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Bloomington: A snow leopard died after suffering from COVID-19 induced pneumonia at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington city of the US.
Forensic lab aids crack down on illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:03 pm
New York: Despite travel bans and other COVID-19 restrictions, the small team at Viet Nam’s wildlife forensic lab has been bolstering police efforts to crack down on illegal trafficking, with support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Female giraffe died at Assam State Zoo due to strangulation
Dec 24, 2021, at 09:28 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A female giraffe died due to accidental strangulation in Assam State Zoo in Guwahati on Thursday night.
Elephant dies after being knocked down by train at Mariani in Assam
Dec 18, 2021, at 02:03 am
Guwahati/IBNS: An elephant calf was killed after being hit by a train at Bhelaguri, under Mariani Range in Assam's Jorhat district in the wee hours on Friday.
Six wild elephants stuck in same muddy pond in Assam’s Goalpara district, later rescued
Dec 03, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Guwahati: Six wild elephants were trapped in the same muddy pond in Assam’s Goalpara district on Friday morning, where five jumbos were stuck on Thursday and forest officials later rescued them with the help of locals.
Assam: Forest officials rescue five elephants from muddy pond
Dec 02, 2021, at 09:05 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The officials of the forest department of Assam’s Goalpara district rescued five wild elephants with the help of locals after the animals got stuck in a muddy pond in the lower Assam district on Thursday.
Assam: Two wild elephants killed after being hit by train at Khetri
Dec 01, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Guwahati: Two wild elephants were killed after being hit by a train at Khetri area Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district on Tuesday night.
The birth of Raimona, Assam’s sixth national park
Nov 23, 2021, at 06:07 am
The Assam government has declared the state’s sixth national park, Raimona National Park in the Kokrajhar district. Known for its legendary elephant herds and rare butterflies, it is also home to endangered Gee’s golden langur, and other rare species such as Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, gaur, and chital. The park is expected to boost biodiversity conservation, transboundary wildlife management, and ecotourism. Mongabay India writers Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya and Jyotirmoy Saharia report
Wild elephant dies due to electrocution in Asam's Hojai
Nov 17, 2021, at 02:32 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A wild elephant reportedly died due to electrocution in Assam's Hojai on Tuesday.
Assam: Elephant calf rescued by Forest personnel; shifted to rehabilitation centre
Oct 28, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: An elephant calf was rescued by Forest personnel at Miripathar under Bokial Beat in Assam's Golaghat district on Thursday.
Kalij pheasant is J&K's official bird
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:17 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has adopted Kalij Pheasant as the new union territory bird, while Hangul continues to be their symbolic animal.
Female elephant dies due to electrocution in Assam's Golaghat district
Oct 24, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Guwahati: A female lactating elephant died due to electrocution in Assam's Golaghat district on Sunday.