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BISON CONSERVATION
North America saved its bison from extinction. Now scientists face a new threatBison numbers have recovered after near extinction, but genetic diversity is now a concern. Fragmented herds lack natural gene exchange, po...- In the 1980s, Dutch ecologists released cattle, horses, and deer into a fenced polder to recreate “wild Europe”; in one winter, its herds collapsedOostvaardersplassen's ambitious rewilding project sought to revive Europe’s ecological history with the introduction of tough native specie...
- A couple gave up on a failing Sussex farm, pulled out the fences and let 3,500 acres go feral; it became the template for British rewildingA British farm, once burdened by debt, became a successful rewilding project. Free-roaming herbivores were introduced to restore the land's...
- In 1879, 8-year-old María de Sautuola looked up in a Spanish cave and saw bison painted 36,000 years ago; scientists rejected her father's claim for 23 yearsIn Altamira Cave, Spain, a young girl's innocent curiosity uncovered breathtaking Ice Age artwork. By simply glancing upwards, she illumina...
- How four teenagers accidentally discovered a 19,000-year-old cave filled with more than 2,000 ancient paintingsIn 1940, a dog led Marcel Ravidat to the Lascaux cave, revealing thousands of prehistoric paintings dating back 17,000-19,000 years. These ...
- In 1940, a boy chased his dog into a tree hole and discovered a hidden cave containing 17,000-year-old paintings that stunned the worldDiscovered in 1940 by a teenager in France, the Lascaux Cave Paintings, a breathtaking collection of prehistoric art, were sealed for mille...
- Big cat population rises from 10 in 2009 to 88 in 2024 in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: OfficialThe significant increase in the tiger population at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode, Tamil Nadu, has been a cause for celebration...
- Bisons revive, freshwater dolphins dwindle: Conservationists
- Extinction watch: Purple hazeGeorgia aster is currently found in five US counties in Alabama, 15 in Georgia, nine in North Carolina and 14 in South Carolina. It was onc...
- Sit next to a waterfall and enjoy the fresh mountain breeze in Wayanad this summerMist-laden mountains, lush forests and green paddy fields stretching up to the horizon make Wayanad a paradise for tourists.
- In US, appetite for bison meat increases as more diners choose organic foodAside from the perceived health benefits, demand for bison meat signals a rejection of factory-farming methods that account for most protei...
- Criticism against meet for no-action plan against forest mafiaAn animal rights group alleged that Forest Minister's conference of southern states held failed to chalk out any action plan to tackle the ...
- Bison population witnesses rise at Tripura's Trishna sanctuaryThe plantation of a species of Bamboo, locally known as Kaillai, which is the animal's favourite food has also been started, the official s...
- 65 tiger sightings thrill volunteers in Vidarbha region's national parksThe machan census carried out in various sanctuaries, national parks and tiger reserves in Vidarbha thrilled the volunteers with a record 6...
- 15 rare Indian bisons die in Thai wildlife parkAt least 15 rare gaurs or Indian bisons have mysteriously died in Thailand's Kui Buri National Park in the past few days, leaving wildlife ...
- Indian bison gives birth at zooIn a boost to captive breeding of Indian bison, six-year-old gaur Suba gave birth to a male calf in an enclosure at the Arignar Anna Zoolog...
- Simlipal launches foundation to boost tiger conservationThe Simlipal Tiger Reserve (STR), on the lines of the Corbett, Ranthambhore and Bandipur tiger reserves, has launched the Simlipal Tiger Co...
- Goa to probe death of wild animalsGoa forest department has initiated a probe to find out whether poaching led to the recent death of two wild animals in the state's wildlif...
- Goa's Bondla zoo gets pair of tigersGoa's Bondla zoo has got a pair of tiger under a exchange scheme with the Vishakapatnam zoological park, a senior forest officers said.
- MP govt locks horns with NTCA over Bison translocationThe MP govt and NTCA overseeing the Tiger Project in the country have locked horns over the issue of proposed translocation of endangered G...
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