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A Stanford study just rewrote the Bengal cat's origin storyNew research reveals Bengal cats' striking looks originate from common house cats. For years, people believed their wild ancestry was respo...
Are weight-loss jabs for dogs the next big thing? Scientists exploring new solutions for pet obesityAs pet obesity becomes a growing concern, scientists are exploring weight-loss solutions for dogs, drawing inspiration from human drugs lik...
Cheetahs to be introduced in Banni Grasslands of Gujarat, MP's Gandhisagar sanctuaryPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced plans to expand the cheetah reintroduction program to Banni Grasslands in Gujarat and Gandhisagar Sa...
Early breeding shows Project Cheetah doing well, habitat fit for animals' survival: ReportEarly and successful breeding of cheetahs brought from Africa indicates that the reintroduction project in India is progressing well. A gov...
An ageless beauty queen! 60 yr-old Argentinian lawyer makes history, gets crowned as Miss Buenos Aires 2024Alejandra Rodríguez Miss Universe: Alejandra Rodriguez, hailing from La Plata, is both a journalist and a lawyer. In an interview with the ...
Paws for thought: Hypersocial dogs form deep emotional bonds & can help us be our best selvesDogs have unique characteristics that set them apart from other animals, making them special to humans. They are hypersocial creatures, gen...
Cheetahs in India: A spotted history, a future of hopes
First batch of 12 cheetahs from South Africa likely to reach India in October“Sending 20 cheetahs, which is what will happen in 2022, is not a viable genetic population. They need to get to a large enough population,...
First batch of 12 cheetahs from South Africa likely to reach India in OctoberThe first batch of 12 cheetahs are expected to reach India from South Africa next month as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the ...
Science-based management essential to achieve St Petersburg goal of doubling the number of tigers by 2022India is among the tiger range countries that have registered an increase in the number of tigers in the wild. For this increase in populat...
Despite growth in numbers, all is not well for tigers: Report"In the future, situation for tigers could worsen as land is converted into industrial-scale palm oil plantations, and motorways and other ...
Darjeeling gets snow leopard from UK, another from France soonDarjeeling zoo, left with eight female and a lone male snow leopard, has now got a male big cat from England while another from France will...
Darjeeling gets snow leopard from UK, another from France soonDarjeeling zoo runs a special conservation breeding programme for snow leopards, an endangered species whose survival is challenged by poac...
World’s first sanctuary for white tigers opens in Madhya PradeshWildlife experts, though, have been critical of white tiger breeding, and believe it's a waste of money since it has no conservation value.
Meanwhile in the future: To stop climate change, we must genetically engineer humansA lot of researchers are thinking about how to genetically engineer crops and food animals to help them withstand post-climate change heat.
MP govt's overdrive to import white tigers from Odisha raises concernThe Madhya Pradesh government's overdrive to get white tigers from Odisha has caused concern among the wildlife lobby.
Gujarat readies to clone its lionsIn collaboration with the Gujarat State Bio-Technology Mission (GSBTM), the forest department has already collected 80 strains of DNA of th...
- Myzore zoo successfully pairs two wild tigers
This Global Tiger Day, there is something to rejoice. Captive breeding of tigers in India could now have a new genetic variant as the Mysor...
- Mysore Zoo successful in breeding cubs by pairing two wild tigers
Captive breeding of tigers in India could now have a new genetic variant as the Mysore Zoo has been successful in breeding of cubs by matin...
- Maharashtra to get new Tiger Corridor in Umred
Maharashtra Wildlife Board today approved setting up a new 'Tiger Corridor' in Umred situated between Tadoba and Navegaon sanctuaries, 20 k...