India’s first Banni Buffalo IVF calf born
Oct 24, 2021, at 12:17 am
New Delhi: With the birth of the first IVF calf of a Buffalo breed namely Banni in the country, India’s OPU - IVF work has reached to next level.
Assam: Elephant found dead in Goalpara
Oct 18, 2021, at 12:17 am
Guwahati: An elephant was found dead in a paddy field in Assam's Goalpara district.
Pink flamingos return to Kazakhstan’s capital in time for World Migratory Bird Day
Oct 09, 2021, at 09:44 pm
Following five years of absence, pink flamingos have been flocking back to Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan, much to the delight of residents who have flooded social media with photos of their return.
Leopard caged in Assam’s Dibrugarh
Sep 29, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Guwahati: A full-grown leopard was caged on Wednesday at Dikam tea estate in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.
Assam: 57 poachers surrender along with arms in Kokrajhar
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Guwahati: As many as 57 persons, who were involved in destruction of forests, killing animals, are now coming out to protect nature, environment and wild animals.
PM Modi lauds Assam govt's effort over rhinos' protection
Sep 24, 2021, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Assam government-led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for the step taken for the well-being of one-horned rhinos in the state.
Eating wild meat significantly increases zoonotic disease risk: UN report
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:31 pm
New York: The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), says a new report released on Wednesday, including increasing the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans.
Female elephant electrocuted in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district
Sep 03, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Guwahati: An adult female elephant was electrocuted in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district on Friday.
10-day-old male rhino rescued from Assam's Kaziranga
Sep 01, 2021, at 05:26 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A male rhino calf of 10 days of age was rescued from the fringe of central range near mihimukh highland in Assam's Kaziranga National Park.
Two abandoned leopard cubs rescued from Nagaland’s Tening village
Aug 24, 2021, at 07:37 pm
Kohima/IBNS: The district administration in Nagaland’s Peren, led by EAC Tening, Tumben P Tsanglao and Namsibo, Forest Range Officer, Tening, has facilitated the rescue and transfer of two leopard cubs from Tening village to Nagaland Zoological Park, Dimapur.
Elephant dies due to suspected electrocution at Sadia Range
Aug 13, 2021, at 10:53 pm
Guwahati: A female elephant is reported to have died in Sadia Range under Doomdooma Division in Tinsukia district due to suspected electrocution on Friday morning.
How a village in Maharashtra is helping vultures make a big comeback
Aug 08, 2021, at 12:30 am
In the 1980s, India was home to around 40 million vultures. By 2017, it declined to 19,000. However, Chirgaon, a village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, has been working on reviving its local vulture population. The village's vulture population has gone up from 22 in 1999-2000 to 249 this year. Mongabay-India writer Sneha Mahale reports
Assam: Old adult elephant dies at Manas National Park
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Guwahati: An old adult elephant died in Kumarsali in the Manas National Park in Assam.
Bengal: Endangered red panda born in captivity at Darjeeling's Zoological Park
Jul 22, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Darjeeling/UNI: With the birth of a red panda in captivity, the number of the highly endangered species rose to 26 in the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park here on Thursday.
Jharkhand: Baby elephant found dead inside Palamu Tiger Reserve
Jul 22, 2021, at 01:02 am
Daltonganj/UNI: An elephant calf was found dead in the Kutku range of the Palamu Tiger Reserve.
Assam: Leopard trapped in open well on the fringe of Garbhanga forest rescued
Jul 02, 2021, at 12:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: An adult leopard that fell down in a well at Madhab Nagar on the fringe of Garbhanga Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati was rescued by forest personnel on Thursday.
Rescued red panda released back into its natural habitat
Jun 28, 2021, at 12:51 am
Itanagar/UNI: A red panda which was rescued recently from downstream of Yargyap-Chu river in Mechuka sub-division under Shi-Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh, has been released back into its natural habitat by the forest officials and administration on Saturday.
Accidental firing by forest guards kills Royal Bengal Tiger in Assam's Kaziranga
Jun 19, 2021, at 03:58 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A Royal Bengal Tiger died on Friday from an "accidental firing" by forest guards in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNP & TR) in Assam, officials said.
Two pythons rescued in Guwahati and Nagaon
Jun 12, 2021, at 05:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Forest department officials had rescued a 10-feet long python at Maligaon area in Guwahati on Saturday.
Assam: Meeting held to mitigate flood in Kaziranga National Park
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:23 am
Guwahati/IBNS: With a view to mitigating flood in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam and other issues concerning the park, a high-level meeting was held between the Environment and Forest, Water Resources and Agriculture and Veterinary departments in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Dachshund rescued from meat market in China, new family adopts the pet
May 29, 2021, at 05:50 pm
A loving family has saved a tortured dachshund which was about to be slaughtered in a Chinese meat market.
The case of northeast India’s Malayan giant squirrels
May 25, 2021, at 10:09 pm
The Malayan giant squirrel is predominantly arboreal and lives in the tropical and subtropical montane evergreen and dry deciduous forests of Sikkim, north Bengal and northeast India. Logging, habitat loss and forest fragmentation are common threats to the species while dearth in scientific research means that targeted conservation action for the Malayan giant squirrel is also lacking, Mongabay-India correspondent Aathira Perinchery reports.
Pathology reports say 18 wild elephants killed due to lightning in Assam’s Nagaon district
May 25, 2021, at 02:43 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The technical experts and veterinary doctors have confirmed that 18 wild elephants died in Assam’s Nagaon district due to lightning.
18 elephants killed in lightning strike in Assam
May 14, 2021, at 05:53 am
Guwahati/IBNS: At least 18 elephants were found dead atop Bamuni Hills in Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday as lightning struck them during the rains in the area last night.
Pakistan witnessing sharp decline in numbers of pangolin due to their illegal trade in China: WWF
May 07, 2021, at 07:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's deep bond with China also costs its wildlife species. The south Asian country is witnessing a sharp decline in the number of pangolins due to 'illegal' trade involving China.
Sonia Gandhi writes to Javadekar on Ken-Betwa project
Apr 11, 2021, at 07:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, asking him not to implement the Ken-Betwa river linkage project on the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh.
One-horned rhino census stopped temporarily in Nepal as tiger kills mahout
Apr 07, 2021, at 12:17 am
Nepal’s famous one-horned rhino census was temporarily stopped yet again after a mahout involved in the counting was killed by a Royal Bengal tiger.
Water scarcity in national parks increasing human-wildlife conflict
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:18 am
Water scarcity in Nepal’s Banke and Bardiya national parks are affecting wildlife, driving animal towards populated areas in search of water, and increasing cases human-wildlife conflict in the Himalayan nation.
Bhutan announces alternative feed for yaks to address winter fodder scarcity
Mar 26, 2021, at 12:11 am
Feed and fodder scarcity for yaks has been a major challenge for the yak herders every winter in Bhutan.
Maldives plans to legalise shark fishing
Mar 26, 2021, at 12:04 am
The Maldives, whose tourism-dependent economy has been hit hard by the pandemic, is planning to end the ban on shark fishing and turn it into a lucrative enterprise. This was announced by the Fisheries Minister Zaha Waheed, who said that discussions are underway to open up shark fishing as a managed fisheries sector.