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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 ...- What's stopping the Asiatic lions of Gir from getting a new home?Gujarat’s refusal to move some of Gir’s lions to Madhya Pradesh despite the death of 24 lions has more to do with politics than the effecti...
- Royal Bank of Scotland Group Earth Heroes honours pioneers in ecological conservationThe awards were handed over by Country Head of Services, RBS India and Chairperson, RBS Foundation Pankaj Phatarphod in presence of Congres...
- 35 leopards roam Sanjay Gandhi National Park & its periphery, find tech-backed studyThirty-five leopards call the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and areas around it home, found the most thorough census attempt so far backed by...
- Jayalalithaa christens four white tiger cubs at Vandalur zoo in ChennaiThe tiger cubs have been christened “Anitha,” “Preetha,” “Suneetha” and “Sangeetha,” according to an official release.
- Fearful of humans, leopards often learn to co-exist with themWhen noted herpetologist Romulus Whitaker moved to the edge of the Vallam reserve forest some 18 years ago, he asked locals if there were a...
- Pench tigress release mired in red tapeThe already belated move to relocate Pench tigress into its natural habitat seems to be turning into a futile exercise due to inordinate de...
- 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...
- Encroachments provide easy prey for leopardsThe increased man-animal conflict is primarily due to human expansion into the forest and an increase in the prey base for the predators, s...
- National Tiger Conservation Authority's scientific procedure on man eaters dumped in HP huntThe SOP issued in January 2013 by the NTCA's DIG, SP Yadav, states that shooting the "tiger/leopard" is the last resort. That, too, not by ...
- More leopard concentration around human habitats at Sanjay Gandhi National Park: ExpertsIncreasing instances of leopard attacks and sightings is making experts wonder if access to easy prey has increased the concentration of le...
- Foresters confuse kittens with leopard cubsAfter 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...
- Team to trace Tass tigressEven though the satellite monitoring of the Tass tigress is over, a team led by wildlife biologist Vidya Athreya will monitor the radio-col...
- The lesser tigersDuring 2005 to 2011 in Chandrapur district alone, there were 103 cases of tiger attacks, including 65 human deaths.A high number of tigers ...
- Needed: Rapid rescue teams for leopardsExperts say trained teams and a set of dos and don'ts are a must to save big cats that stray into towns & villages.
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