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World Wildlife Day is celebrated today, which focuses on the importance of protecting wild animals and plants across the world. It recognises the vital role wildlife plays in sustaining ecosystems, supporting livelihoods, and maintaining ecological balance. Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated the commitment to the cause of wildlife conservation, saying that the country’s eternal…
Daltonganj: The Medininagar forest division in the district has placed a compensation demand of Rs 38.59 lakh before the regional chief conservator of forests for damage and destruction of crops and houses by wildlife during 2025-26, DFO Satyam Kumar said.“Farmers are expected to make claims for genuine compensation. Any excess claim for crop loss will…
If there is one misunderstood resident of Kuno, it is the striped hyena. Frequently labelled merely as a scavenger, this nocturnal carnivore plays a critical sanitation role in the ecosystem. Hyenas clean up carcasses, preventing the spread of disease and recycling nutrients back into the soil. Their distinctive slanted backs and striped fur are seldom…
Recently, Gir National Park witnessed a dramatic event that was recorded and shared online. The video that was recorded then went viral soon, which was of a lioness bravely engaging a male lion in a fierce face-off in the footage. The video provides a startling look at the intricate social relationships of Asiatic lions in…
If the idea of one snake makes you uneasy, imagine tens of thousands rising from the ground at once. Look no further than the Narcisse Snake Dens, a provincial wildlife management area located about six kilometres north of Narcisse in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong, in Canada’s province of Manitoba. Every spring, this quiet patch…
Forest officials arrested a seven-member gang and seized tiger skin, claws, and teeth during an operation in the Kannur district of Kerala. The arrests followed secret intelligence inputs about an attempt to sell tiger body parts.Acting on the tip-off received on Friday night, forest officials launched a joint operation and tracked down three suspects near…
India will host the first Global Big Cat Summit this year, which will see heads of governments and ministers from 95 countries coming together to deliberate on collective strategies for conservation. This is what Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced while presenting the Union Budget 2026–27 in the Lok Sabha.Describing the summit as a major step…
While tigers are the main attraction, Dhikala’s popularity is also due to its extraordinary variety of wildlife. The zone supports one of the richest animal populations in northern India. Visitors commonly see Asian elephants, often in large herds, spotted deer and sambar in high numbers, hog deer, wild boar, sloth bears, langurs, and otters near…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday performed the Bhoomi Pujan of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project in Kaliabor, Assam, marking the start of a major infrastructure initiative aimed at improving connectivity while safeguarding one of India’s most sensitive wildlife regions. The project, officially the 4-laning of the Kaliabor–Numaligarh section of National Highway-715, involves an investment…
SRINAGAR: J&K Police have handed over to the wildlife department a pigeon examined Saturday for carrying coded markings, as they found nothing suspicious about it.On Jan 10, a 13-year-old boy from Kharah village in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu, close to the International Border (IB), spotted the pigeon and caught it after noticing unusual stamped…
