Tigress Avni shot from behind, says expert’s report
Nagpur: Tigress Avni was shot and killed “when she was facing away” from the gunman hired by the Maharashtra government, the report of an independent government-appointed expert revealed here on Monday, giving a new dimension to the operation. Dart fired from a syringe projector (a tranquilizing gun) always leaves a significant and obvious More...
Migratory birds arrive to enliven Kashmir Valley in winter
Srinagar: Maintaining their centuries-old tryst with Kashmir, migratory birds have started arriving here from far off lands to spend the winter months in the relatively less harsh cold of the Valley. These hardy More...
Elusive tigress Sundari finally tranquilized in Odisha Satkosia Reserve
Bhubaneswar: Elusive Royal Bengal tigress Sundari was tranquilized after two weeks of chase in Odisha’s in Satkosia Tiger Reserve on Tuesday. Sundari was tranquilized by the Satkosia Tiger Reserve expert team Forest More...
Australian marsupial enduring despite rising predator threat
Canberra: The population of the endangered Australian marsupial also known as bilbies has been holding steady despite a rising threat from natural predators, a survey has found. The species has largely been wiped More...
Tigress Sundari to be shifted to Nandankanan Zoological Park
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has said that the Royal Bengal Tigress Sundari, which allegedly killed two persons, will be shifted from Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary to Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. Efforts More...
Seven wild elephants electrocuted in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: At least seven elephants died of electrocution after coming in contact with a live wire near Kamalanga village in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, a forest official said on Saturday. Non-rectification More...
“Freedom” for Tigress Sundari to end soon
Bhubaneswar: The Forest Department in Odisha has decided to tranquilise tigress Sundari after another man was attacked and killed in Satakosia Tiger Reserve, an official said on Monday. Forest Department has decided More...
Substantial increase in Nepal’s tiger population
Kathmandu: Nepal has been able to almost double the number of wild tigers within a decade. There were 198 tigers in Nepal according to the last survey in 2013 The report released on the occasion of the National More...
Six of 11 lions in Gir die due to infighting, says forest department
Gandhinagar: As many as six of the 11 Asiatic lions found dead during the last eleven days in their only abode, Gir forests, died fighting among themselves, according to Gujarat Forest Department officials. The More...
Tigress Sundari likely to be relocated to Madhya Pradesh
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is likely to send back the Royal Bengal tigress ‘Sundari’ to the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh after it mauled a woman to death in Satakosia wildlife More...