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India saved its tigers. Now big cats are running out of roomIndia now has more than 50 tiger reserves. Some are full. Others still hold ecological potential, if prey can be restored. The key lies not...
Leopards turn ‘sugar babies’ in Maharashtra, refuse to return to the jungle and don’t fear humans or firecrackersLeopards in Maharashtra's Junnar region, dubbed "Sugar babies," have adapted to sugarcane fields, rendering traditional relocation and dete...
32-year-old Canara Bank manager pulls off a ‘perfect’ Rs 1.6 crore heist from his own branch, but his scooter spoils everythingA bank assistant manager in Bhandara staged a robbery at his own branch to clear off his mounting debt. He stole Rs 1.58 crore to settle mo...
Ankur Warikoo shares driver’s salary details, says he gets 11% increment, Diwali bonus, a scooty, and even knows the family’s ATM PINAnkur Warikoo driver’s salary: Ankur Warikoo shared his driver Dayanand's Rs 53,350 monthly salary and benefits, including insurance and a ...
Sweet life? Leopards in UP’s sugarcane fields are turning ‘soft’ and ‘fatter’, refusing to return to the wild, say forest officersLeopards in western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are being deemed unfit for release due to their adaptation to sugarcane fields, leading t...
Minor killed in leopard attack in UP's BahraichAn eight-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in a village near Katarniaghat Wildlife Division. Despite villagers' efforts to save her, Sh...
UP city faces unique challenge as goat thefts hinder leopard capture effortsThe forest department in Bijnor is facing a unique challenge as thieves are stealing goats used as bait to capture leopards responsible for...
Why wolves are attacking kids in Bahraich. How wolf pack has turned quiet villages of UP into fear zonesIn Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich, wolf attacks have resulted in nine deaths and multiple injuries in 30 villages since March. Habitat disruption...
Need a humane solution to this wild problemHuman-wildlife conflict isn’t new, but is on the rise in India. Cutting of forest for farming and industrial activities is bringing humans ...
Treasures of Terai: Dudhwa National Park promises a 'Jungle Book' experienceIf there’s a place where you can see nature at its finest, it’s a forest.
Experts worry for unprotected areasHaryana and parts of the scrub forests in Delhi's Ridge or the grasslands along the Yamuna that are rich in wildlife, being outside protect...
- Fearful of humans, leopards often learn to co-exist with them
When noted herpetologist Romulus Whitaker moved to the edge of the Vallam reserve forest some 18 years ago, he asked locals if there were a...
In rare first, striped hyenas sighted in Dudhwa tiger reserveThe intensive camera trappings at the Dudhwa tiger reserve have sprung up another surprise.
Humans and leopards can co-exist: Wildlife biologistHer ideas have a particular relevance to Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana where the leopard-human conflict has taken a heavy toll."I am...
- Villager injured in leopard attack
A villager sleeping on a cot in the verandah of his house on Tuesday night was attacked by a leopard in Rampurwa Matehi Nishangarha range o...
- Foresters confuse kittens with leopard cubs
After causing a scare among villagers near Bor wildlife sanctuary about leopard cubs being found in a field, forest officials were left pur...
Big leopard numbers in human habitats: StudyA new study has found that a large number of these big cats may be residing in human habitats, quietly sharing space with people in village...
Villagers lynch wildcat mistaken for leopardOn Wednesday, a jungle cat, which was mistakenly identified as a leopard, was lynched to death by villagers in spite of the forest departme...
- Leopard was killed by poachers: DFO
The mutilated body of a male leopard, which was recovered on July 27 from a field in Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, was killed by poache...
- Leopards rescued from well
Two leopards, which accidentally fell into a well in Igatpuri tehsil have been rescued by the forest department, its officials said.