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125 rare gharials born in Bihar’s Champaran district
Eight hatcheries were found on the Bihar side of the Gandak river and one was spotted in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district.
Lions speared to death in Kenya as human-wildlife conflict worsens amid drought
Herders fear that Lion attacks will become common in villages that are located near Kenya's iconic Amboseli national park.
Move to increase big cat count at Rajaji park bears fruit; tigress marks area
“The tigress is roaming in this area” said a Rajaji park official. It is believed that she will make the forests of this western end of the park her territory.
Railways to relocate 11 km stretch running via Palamu tiger reserve
According to PTR officials, a survey has already been started by a joint team of PTR and Railway officials.
Five more cheetahs to be released into open jungles of Kuno National Park by end of May
The Kuno National Park has already lost three cheetahs including two females in less than 45 days.
5 more cheetahs are to be released into free-ranging conditions in MP’s Kuno before monsoon
Union Environment Ministry said the decision was taken after a team of experts reviewed the current status of "Project Cheetah" on the directions of the National Tiger Conservation Authority
New Zealand fights to save its flightless national bird
The Department of Conservation estimates there are only around 70,000 wild kiwi left in New Zealand.
New Zealand's treasured kiwi birds are shuffling around Wellington's verdant hills for the first time in a century, after a drive to…
Panel suggests relocation of 23 elephants from North East to Gujarat
It also recommended that all states consider transferring captive elephants that are abandoned or required to be rescued from any situation of cruelty to this rescue centre.
Another South African cheetah translocated to Kuno National Park dies
Notably, this is the second such incident at KNP in almost a month.
IIT-M & Harvard Develop Algorithm to Automate Rangers & Drones, Reduce Poaching
esearchers from IIT-Madras and Harvard University have developed a novel Machine Learning algorithm named ‘CombSGPO’ (Combined Security Game Policy Optimization) that can help in saving wildlife from poaching.
Story of Arif, sarus crane special; they should be reunited: Varun Gandhi
Authorities had intervened after the happy videos of the sarus crane and its rescuer went viral and took away the bird.
UP too sees rise in tiger population
The report released on Sunday showed 804 “camera-trapped tigers” in the Shivalik hills and Gangetic plains landscape, which spans several states and includes five important tiger reserves.
UP too sees rise in tiger population
In Suhelwa…
12 Cheetahs from South Africa take off for Kuno National Park (MP)
New Delhi/Gwalior: Twelve cheetahs from South Africa will arrive in Madhya Pradesh today, months after eight big cats had been ferried from Namibia.
The cheetahs will be released into their quarantine enclosures at the Kuno…
Tiger pugmarks seen in Sirmour farmhouse: Camera trap placed
Shimla: State Wild Life wing on Monday placed a camera trap near a private farmhouse in Poanta Shaib of Sirmour district where pug mark of rare guest or tiger was found by Shimla Wild Life team on Sunday.
DFO wildlife Shimla Ravi Shankar…