New analysis of Wuhan market samples reveal 'specific species' potential carriers of COVID-19 virusA new study identifies raccoon dogs, civet cats, and bamboo rats as potential intermediate hosts for COVID-19 at Wuhan's seafood market. Re...
Who gave us COVID-19? Scientists point to raccoon dogs, civet cats, and bamboo rats as likely culpritsScientists have identified racoon dogs, civet cats, and bamboo rats as potential animals that may have spread COVID-19 to humans. Genetic m...
China’s wildlife is a pandemic ‘waiting to happen,’ study findsAlthough the authors in China, the U.S., Belgium and Australia didn’t find anything resembling SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for ...
China's Shenzhen bans the eating of cats and dogs after coronavirusScientists suspect the coronavirus passed to humans from animals. Some of the earliest infections were found in people who had exposure to ...
Trending now: Staycation and Homestay options in Coorg, Mussoorie, Sikkim and JaipurThese two big trends with Indian travellers are shaping the hospitality industry.
How people have tried to profit from human and animal waste productsCivets are found here too and, according to reports, some coffee producers now want to use them to make an Indian version of kopi luwak.
India starts producing world's most expensive coffeeThe Civet coffee, also called as Luwark coffee, is expensive because of uncommon method of producing such a coffee. It is produced from the...
Have a wild time! Go to the Sundarbans & spot a Bengal tiger on the prowl during your upcoming holidayThis national park offers a unique experience of cruising in the waters and spotting the wildlife alongside like, crocodiles & tigers.
A date with history: Plan a road trip from Mumbai to Aurangabad with your partnerIf you want to celebrate love in a free wild way, plan a road trip from Mumbai to Aurangabad. The ride time would be approx 6 hours.
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...
Meghalaya: Visit Asia's cleanest village & meet the flurry red pandaRed Panda is slightly larger than a domestic cat. Your kids are going to love this furry-animal in Meghalaya.
Asian Palm civet cat poop business runs into millionsThe Asian Palm civet cat, a long-tailed nocturnal mammal, picks the right coffee cherries, but doesn't digest the beans inside.
'Strange-looking animal' sparks panic inside Parliament complexCivets belong to the Viverridae family and are arboreal creatures who often find ashelter in air conditioner ducts.
- Katarniaghat, Dudhwa to remain close from today
With the arrival of monsoon season Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary and Dudhwa National Park would remain closed for tourists from June 15th.
- Carcasses of wild animals seized in J&K
Three carcasses of wild animals were seized from poachers by forest officials in Kathua district.
Poachers go high techWith high-tech peddlers increasingly turning to cyberspace an easy route to carry wildlife trade, it's time the enforcement agencies in Ind...
- Centre seeks report on elephant deaths
The environment ministry has sought a report from the Uttarakhand government on increasing cases of elephant mortality at the famous Corbet...