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KURNOOL: Once feared as one of the ferocious predators roaming the hill tracts of Rayalaseema, wolves appear to have vanished from across Andhra Pradesh. Sources in the Forest department reveal that there have been no sightings or evidence of wolves in any district of AP for over a decade and a half. The department had carried out intense surveillance and deployed special teams in select forest zones. But there has been no trace of the elusive carnivore. Traditionally, wolves have thrived in t ...Read More >
Indore, Dec 17 (PTI) Forest authorities on Wednesday captured a leopard that had entered a residential township in Indore, officials said. Residents of 'Sahara City', adjacent to the Devguradia forest area, had been complaining for the past four days about the leopard's movements, Divisional Forest Officer Pradeep Mishra told PTI. "Following the complaint, a cage was set up in the residential township, in which the leopard got trapped. It is a six-year-old male leopard," he said. The big cat ...Read More >
Odisha's Forest Department has commenced the All India Tiger Estimation-2026 at Similipal Tiger Reserve. This initiative involves a detailed two-phase assessment starting with surveys and culminating in camera trapping. Phase-I focuses on sign and transect surveys, while Phase-II deploys camera traps to gather further data. In a significant move for wildlife conservation, Odisha's Forest Department inaugurated the All India Tiger Estimation-2026 at the Similipal Tiger Reserve. The initiative ai ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: First phase of the All India Tiger Estimation (AITE)-2026 started across 103 beats of Similipal Tiger Reserve on Saturday. As many as 103 survey groups are working to gather data regarding carnivore and ungulate density. Birds will also be counted in this phase that ends on Nov 22."As per the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) protocol, the estimation will be carried out in two phases at the tiger reserve level. In phase I, which will run for three days, carnivores and meg ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a first, college and school students will participate in the upcoming All India Tiger Estimation 2025-26 at Odisha's Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary scheduled to begin in the second week of November. A total of 46 students from Dunguri College, Kamgaon College and Lakhanpur High School are currently undergoing training for the national-level census. "The students are being trained in sampling techniques, data gathering, recognising herbivores and carnivores, and detecting indicator ...Read More >
Hunters and farmers in Greece are demanding the right to cull wolves after one attacked a child on a beach this month, warning that the protected species is multiplying in the wild. The animal "grabbed" the five-year-old girl by the waist as she played on a beach in the Halkidiki peninsula, northern Greece, her mother told Skai TV. A bystander drove the wolf off by throwing stones, but it later followed the girl and her mother to their apartment yard, she said. Greek hunters have long maintai ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognised as India's first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme. The recognition was formally conferred during the 37th International Coordinating Council (MAB-ICC) meeting held in Hangzhou, China, from September 26 to 28. With this inclusion, India now has 13 Biosphere Reserves in the MAB Network. This feat has been made possible due to t ...Read More >
Bhopal, Sep 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the country's first PM MITRA Park and launch the fortnight-long 'Sewa Pakhwada' during his visit to Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Wednesday, CM Mohan Yadav has said. The PM will also launch the Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan on Wednesday at Bhainsola village in Dhar district, Yadav said in a statement to the media on Monday night. Under the campaign, camps will be organised for health and nutrition at ...Read More >
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh): The adult male Caracal was spotted in the camera surveillance system of Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, within the Bhanpura-Garot assembly constituency area, along the Chambal River, on Thursday night. This records as the first confirmed sighting of the species in a protected area of the state in several years. Caracals, known locally by the same name, are extremely shy, nocturnal carnivores, renowned for their exceptional agility and speed. Weighing between 7-18 k ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Karnataka's Forest, Environment and Ecology Minister, Eshwar B Khandre, has recommended the suspension of three forest officials in connection with the death of a tigress and her four cubs due to poisoning in the Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. The officials are accused of gross dereliction of duty, which allegedly contributed to the tragic deaths. The officials named are Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Y Chakrapani, Assistant Conservator of Forests of the Hanur ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: A leopard suspected of having mauled a girl to death was trapped in a cage in Valparai on Thursday. Six-year-old victim, M Roshini Kumari, was dragged away by the leopard right in front of her mother Monica Devi, behind their house at the labour quarters in Pachamalai Estate on 20 June. The girl was helping her mother in fetching water from the tap when the carnivore pounced and lifted her away into the thicket. While the blood-stained dress worn by the girl was recovered the same ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary on Friday recorded an increase of 129 Indian bison in the summer census in just a few months, bringing their total count to 788. In the winter census, their number was 659.This time, Debrigarh, the lone sanctuary in the state with a rich bison density, recorded 60 herds, compared to 52 herds in the last census.The 788 gaurs include 315 juveniles (less than two years old) and 128 newborns (less than three months old). The juveniles constitute 40% of the t ...Read More >
Lizzo revealed that she made changes to her diet and her lifestyle that led her to her drastic transformation. Popular American singer Lizzo has been making headlines because of her drastic weight loss. Recent pictures of the singer have led fans to attribute her weight loss to Ozempic and other drastic measures. In a recent video, she put an end to all speculation and revealed the secret behind her transformation. Taking to her Instagram, Lizzo shared a video where she revealed that she trans ...Read More >
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