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18 koalas moved to Kangaroo Island in the 1920s; a century on, 27,000 descendants are stripping eucalyptus bare and risk mass starvationKoalas are overpopulating in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges. This boom threatens eucalyptus forests, their food source. Scientists pr...
Rescue dog Igor goes viral after brutally honest adoption post calls him a ‘sentient middle finger’Igor, a 10-pound rescue dog from Georgia, gained national attention after his brutally honest adoption profile went viral. Described as a "...
Why Zimbabwe is culling elephants — and distributing the meat, againZimbabwe is set to cull at least 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy due to overpopulation, as the reserve holds around 2,550 eleph...
River linking projects helping water reach more households, talks on with more states: C R PatilJal Shakti Minister C R Patil highlights the significant impact of water initiatives at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Centre is ac...
Hazbin Hotel Season 2: Star teases recording sessions, but when will it premiere?Devotees of the R-rated animated comedy "Hazbin Hotel" are in for a treat as lead actress Erika Henningsen drops hints about the ongoing re...
Unlocking the gates of hell: Hazbin Hotel Episode 5 release date and upcoming scheduleThe captivating journey of Hazbin Hotel persists, keeping audiences enthralled as Episode 5 is set to unveil the next chapter of the infern...
Hazbin Hotel: Here’s release window, plot, streaming platform and more of animated seriesAmazon Prime Video is set to launch 'Hazbin Hotel,' an adult animated series based on Vivienne Medrano's 2019 pilot. Produced by A24 and an...
Project Tiger: India's efforts at tiger conservation must shift gearsIndia's tiger population has grown to over 3,167 in 53 reserves across 18 states after 50 years of conservation efforts. However, globally,...
Order to cull Himachal Pradesh’s ‘vermin’ monkeys draws activists’ ireUnion environment ministry has declared monkeys (Rhesus Macaque) as ‘vermin’ in Himachal Pradesh, allowing local authorities to cull this a...
- How windmills aren't so 'green' after all
Centre has not given any permission for culling of wild animals: Anil Madhav DaveThe minister said "declaration vermin for a limited period is a response only for dealing with overpopulation in some areas, outside forest...
Maneka Gandhi objects to permission for culling animals damaging life, propertyThe Federation of Indian Animals Protection Organisations has been protesting against the culling permissions.
Centre allows Bihar to cull Nilgai herds and wild pigs; declares them ‘vermin’This is the first instance of the environment ministry declaring any species as vermin and granting rights to a state to hunt them down.
Overpopulated animals to be marked as vermin: Prakash Javadekar"As soon as we get states' response on this, we will give them permission to decalre such animals as 'vermin' for a limited period of time,...
Robotic pets may replace real ones in a decadeUniversity of Melbourne animal welfare researcher Dr Jean-Loup Rault says the prospect of robo-pets and virtual pets is not as far-fetched ...
- Eurasian lynx is all set to make a comeback in Britain after 1,300 years
One of the world’s most solitary predators – Eurasian lynx - often referred to as the keeper of secrets that rarely leaves the forest in po...
Delhi adopts humble sparrow as its state birdTill some years back, the house sparrow was the quintessential ‘chidiya’, the most common image to come to mind when one discussed birds in...
Deer park inmates get more space but lose matesThe 200 odd spotted deer at Hauz Khas park in south Delhi can now hope to stroll more freely as the Delhi Development Authority has decided...
- Straying tigers worry for wildlife officials in Nagarhole
Two fully grown male big cats have been straying out of the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve in Karnataka for the last few days, keeping the wildlif...
- Hauz Khas's deer park derecognised
The deer park in the city's Hauz Khas area is running illegally since 2006 as the Central Zoo Authority has declined to recognise it, citin...