wild boar

JAMMU, MARCH 28: Minister of Forests, Ecology, and Environment, Javed Ahmad Rana, stated that the Wildlife Department has implemented measures to mitigate the conflict between humans and wild boars around the Dachigam National Park, including the New Theed village.These measures include a 3 km...

On Wednesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reached out to communities in the highlands ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections and stated that his government has taken legal and financial measures to protect their lives and livelihoods, despite challenges posed by central laws...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 A total of 325 wild animals, including a tiger, 11 leopards, and 14 elephants, were killed by poachers in Odisha over the past three years, state forest minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly on Tuesday.Responding to a written question by BJD MLA Ramesh Chandra...

Thane, March 20 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Friday that animals like monkeys and wild boars would be made available to carnivores, including leopards and tigers, in their natural habitats in sufficient numbers so that predators do not enter urban areas in search of food...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 The Kerala government has extended the validity of orders permitting the controlled culling of wild boars that stray into human habitations and cause damage to life, property, and crops by one year.According to a recent order issued by the state Forest Department...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 A father and son were electrocuted when they came into contact with an electric fence in this district on Tuesday, police said.The incident occurred near the Nagaroor Block Office, they added. The deceased have been identified as Kochunni, 58, and his son Akhil, 35...

Kathmandu, February 24 – The Nepali government has formally declared wild boars – except for small species that enter private farmland – as agriculture-damaging wild animals, allowing farmers to chase them away, capture them, or even kill them without obtaining a permit from authorities.Just...

Rourkela, February 17 Five people were arrested in the Sundargarh district of Odisha for allegedly killing a wild boar as part of a ritual during Shivratri, officials said on Tuesday.Around 80 kg of meat and the skin were seized from them.Personnel from the Forest Department conducted a raid...

Kollam (Kerala), February 13 A 62-year-old man was killed in an attack by a wild boar here on Friday, police said.The deceased was identified as Rakhunadhan Pillai of Uppukuzhi, Chaliyekkara, near Thenmala.According to officials, Pillai was walking home with two others at around 10:45 am...