wildlife management

A cheetah born in India has given birth to four cubs in the wild at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav has described this as a historic milestone in the country's cheetah conservation efforts.In a social media post, Mr. Yadav...

Bengaluru, April 8 Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Wednesday that the increasing conflict between humans and wildlife has created a need to consider sterilizing specific species, and that the issue should be publicly debated.He clarified that no decision has been made so far, and...

New Delhi, April 6 The Border Security Force (BSF) is examining the possibility of releasing crocodiles and snakes in the "vulnerable" riverine gaps along the India-Bangladesh international border to curb illegal infiltration and cross-border crimes, officials said on Monday.The plan was...

Itanagar, April 6 – Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu praised forest officials and wildlife experts on Monday for the successful tranquilization and capture of two rogue elephants following a prolonged period of fear that led to the loss of at least seven human lives.Officials from...

Jaipur, April 4 Three new chicks of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard have been successfully hatched at breeding centers in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, using artificial insemination technology, bringing the total number of birds in captivity to 76, officials said.Two chicks...

Pauri, April 3 – A four-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Friday.The incident occurred around 9 pm on Thursday in the Bhatkot village in the Pokhra area, where the child, Drishti Rawat, was having dinner with her sister and...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi government has approved the creation of nine posts of wildlife inspector through direct recruitment in the Department of Forests and Wildlife, officials said on Thursday.Deploying dedicated inspectors would help in protecting Delhi’s biodiversity, and will...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), April 1 A tigress was killed after being hit by a train near the Bhikhampur halt in the Dudhwa National Park's buffer zone, forest officials said on Wednesday.The carcass of a tigress, estimated to be around five to six years old, was recovered by patrolling teams in the...

Gondia, March 30 The Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) in Gondia, Maharashtra, will gain control of the buffer zone surrounding it from April 1, which officials said on Monday will improve the operational efficiency of the facility.The decision to transfer control of the buffer zone was...

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...

Ranchi, March 26 The Jharkhand High Court expressed its displeasure on Thursday at the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) for failing to file an affidavit in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the conservation of tigers in the Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR) in the state.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...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Monday that it was the state government that asked Reliance Foundation to accommodate leopards in its Vantara facility and added that 25 big cats have already been sent there.Speaking in the legislative council during the...

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...

Mumbai, March 16 A 9-foot-long crocodile entered the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay campus early on Monday and was later rescued by wildlife experts, officials said.IIT security staff spotted the reptile on the campus, located in Mumbai's Powai area, and immediately alerted the...

March 09, New Delhi: A proud moment for the Cheetah Project as Jwala, a Namibian cheetah and successful three-time mother, gave birth to five cubs on Monday at the Kuno National Park.With this birth, the number of thriving Indian-born cubs has risen to 33, marking the 10th successful cheetah...

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...

Korba (Chhattisgarh), March 5 The in-charge of a paddy procurement center was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Korba district, Chhattisgarh, in the early hours of Thursday. His wife and a few employees narrowly escaped the attack, officials of the forest department said.The incident...

Ghaziabad (UP), February 25 The forest department captured the leopard on Wednesday after it was sighted on the premises of a school in the Govindpuram area.Following information received from the Greenfield Public School management, which had spotted the leopard on CCTV, a team from the...

Jaipur, February 23 – The growing problem of monkeys entering residential areas and attacking people was raised in the Rajasthan Assembly on Monday, with Congress MLA from Shahpura, Manish Yadav, drawing attention to the issue through a Calling Attention Motion.Responding to the motion...