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Nature's first cat! Every time your cat purrs, it echoes 30-million-year-old legacy that began with predator scientists call the world's first true catFirst Cat Proailurus: Long before modern cats evolved, an ancient feline called Proailurus roamed the forests of Europe and Asia around 30 ...- In 1962, a conservationist moved to a near-barren Bermuda island without electricity or a phone; 47 years later, its first cahow chick in 300 years fledgedA young conservationist moved to Nonsuch Island in 1962 to restore its lost forest. David Wingate planted over 10,000 native seedlings to r...
- In 2010, Australian scientists fed native predators toad sausages spiked with a nausea drug so they would learn to avoid deadly cane toads: a trick now used to train quolls before toads arriveBaby quolls learned to avoid toxic cane toads after experiencing nausea from a special snack. This conservation method helps protect the en...
- How Jaguars are coming back to Argentina's wetlands after being almost extinct due to huntingJaguars are making a comeback in Argentina after near extinction due to conservation programs. Rewilding Argentina is reintroducing these b...
- British settlers brought domestic cats to Australia in 1788 to control rats and mice around ships, farms, and settlements, but escaped cats now kill billions of native animals every year across the continentIntroduced by British settlers in 1788, cats rapidly spread across Australia, becoming a devastating invasive predator. Intended to control...
- A 7-year-old found a strange fossil in the Badlands, and scientists were stunned by what it was: It belonged to a member of an extinct family of saber-toothed cat-like mammalsA young visitor to Badlands National Park made an extraordinary find. Seven-year-old Kylie Ferguson discovered the fossilized skull of an a...
- Gujarat roars back on India's tiger map after over 30 years; NTCA declares it 'tiger-present' stateGujarat has officially been reinstated as a 'tiger-present state' after over three decades, with the National Tiger Conservation Authority ...
- 7 ways to prevent endangered animals from extinctionMore than 1 million plant and animal species face extinction.
- 12 cheetahs from South Africa find new home in MP's Kuno National Park; animal count rises to 20The big cats made their journey in Indian Air Force's (IAF) C-17 Globemaster cargo plane. The aircraft after a 10-hour long flight from Joh...
- India now home to 70% of world’s tigers, govt tells SCThe Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is an annual growth of 6% in tiger population, which offset natural losses. India ac...
- Everything you need to know about the special jet to airlift cheetahs from Namibia to IndiaThe aircraft used for the purpose has been modified to allow cages to be secured in the main cabin but will still allow vets to have full a...
- Sunda Tigers: Genetically isolated by the sea levelSunda tigers are distinguished by heavy black stripes on their orange coats, giving them the perfect camouflage to mimic light reflection o...
- Cheetah numbers plummet globally, scientists call for 'endangered' status
- Humans, climate change together felled Ice Age giants: StudyThe timing and cause of rapid extinctions of the megafauna, that roamed the plains of Patagonia in southern South America, has remained a m...
- Cheetah, tiger embryos cloned from frozen skin cellsArgentinean scientists have successfully produced embryos of endangered species such as Asiatic cheetah, tiger and Bengal cat using frozen ...
- We're in the early stages of a mass extinction: StudyThe new study, published today in Science Advances, explains that we are suffering extremely elevated levels of species losses.
- Hunting lions was allowed in Gujarat till 1964As recently as 1964, you could legally hunt the lions of Gujarat just for a fee of Rs 300 & this was possible when Gujarat had come into ex...
- About 450 tigers died in past 12 yearsNearly 450 tigers have died in and around a number of natural habitats in the last 12 years mainly due to poaching, reflecting the threats ...
- Nearly 200 tigers fell prey to poaching in last 12 yrsNearly 200 tigers were killed by poachers in and around various forest reserves in the country in the last 12 years, news that point out th...
- MP inks pact with Centre for tiger conservationAfter dithering for months, Madhya Pradesh government has inked a pact with the Centre for the conservation of big cats to avail funds for ...
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