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Puri: Despite travel uncertainties due to recent conflicts in some parts of the world, people from Europe and elsewhere have reached Puri to witness the annual Ratha Yatra of the sibling deities.As non-Hindus are not allowed inside the 12th-century Jagannath Temple, the Ratha Yatra provides a rare opportunity for devotees across the world to see the deities in their full glory atop their majestic wooden chariots."Back home, we are surrounded by uncertainty and fear. But here, I found peace. I ca ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The death of five tigers at Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamarajanagar on Thursday -- said to be the largest single-day tiger mortality in the state since the launch of Project Tiger in India -- has raised several questions over the preparedness of the forest department in the management of the protected areas across Karnataka.Amid the mounting criticism over the deaths, former Indian Forest Service (IFS) officials have pointed out the failure of the forest inte ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: As serious concerns grows over the rising human-animal conflicts near the forest fringes across central Kerala districts mainly the hinterlands of Ernakulam and across Idukki and Kottayam, the state forest department is all set to launch a mobile application today enabling public to report incidents and sightings to the forest department office. Even though there are locally prepared applications in certain areas of Wayanad which helps monitoring the wild animals, it is confi ...Read More >
Two cheetah cubs born to African cheetah Neerva were found dead at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Confusion initially arose over the number of cubs born. Neerva is healthy, and samples from the dead cubs were sent for examination to determine the cause of death. In a tragic turn of events, two newborn cheetah cubs were discovered dead at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The grim finding was reported by park officials on Wednesday. Forest staff, equipped with radio telemetry, detected ...Read More >
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