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New Delhi, March 24 Four greater one-horned rhinos were released from a rehabilitation area into a suitable grassland habitat at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh during a relocation exercise conducted on Monday and Tuesday.With this, the total number of rhinos in the wild at the...

Mumbai, March 24 Maharashtra's Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has said that the state government has asked Reliance Foundation to accommodate leopards at its Vantara facility in Gujarat's Jamnagar, and 25 big cats have already been relocated there.The population of leopards has risen four times...

Bhopal, February 27 – Eight more cheetahs are set to arrive at the Kuno National Park in Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh, from Botswana on February 28, as part of India's Cheetah translocation project.This will be the third major translocation of cheetahs from Africa under the project. The...

Sheopur (MP), February 27 Eight more cheetahs will be airlifted from Africa and brought to Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning, an official said on Friday.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender...

New Delhi, February 18 Three cheetah cubs have been born at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, taking India's total population of the big cat to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on Wednesday.The cubs were born to Gamini, who was relocated from South Africa as part of...

Sagar (MP), February 16 An adult tiger with a radio collar has been found dead with a broken skull in the core area of the Rani Durgavati Tiger Reserve (RDTR) in Sagar district, taking the death toll of big cats in Madhya Pradesh to ten since January 1.MP Additional Principal Chief Conservator...