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In 1881, Paul Kroegel's family began homesteading along Florida’s Indian River; 22 years later, he became its bird refuge's warden for $1 a monthIn the 1880s, Paul Kroegel settled in the Sebastian area, observing brown pelicans nesting on a nearby island. His concern for these birds ...- In 1970, George Adamson rented 500 square miles of unwanted Kenyan bush to return captive lions to the wild; 19 years later, after he was killed there, Kora became a national parkGeorge Adamson lived a varied life in Kenya, becoming a renowned game warden. He and Joy Adamson gained fame for their book 'Born Free' abo...
- An Idaho game warden in 1948 put a male beaver named ‘Geronimo’ in a parachute box and dropped it from a plane; 76 beavers later faced the same fate and eventually transformed a landscapeIdaho's game wardens introduced an innovative approach in the late 1940s, using parachutes to relocate beavers. They engineered unique boxe...
- In 1903, Paul Kroegel patrolled a tiny Florida island by boat to save its Pelicans; President Roosevelt turned it into America’s first wildlife refugeIn Florida's Indian River Lagoon, Paul Kroegel took a stand against market hunters targeting nesting birds. His relentless advocacy caught ...
- Gujarat's Deesa to get Asia's first desert-themed night safari & zooGujarat's Deesa will soon host Asia's first desert-themed drive-through night safari and zoological park. This expansive park will cover ap...
- Human-wildlife conflict: Parliamentary panel backs AI, drones and GIS for mitigationInnovative tools like GIS and AI are being explored to enhance responses to human-wildlife conflicts. The committee emphasized strategies f...
- In 1934, a New York socialite bought the Pennsylvania mountain where hunters shot hundreds of hawks; the killing stopped almost overnightRosalie Edge established Hawk Mountain Sanctuary after seeing a photograph of dead hawks. This sanctuary holds the world's oldest continuou...
- She was born into a royal family but gave up luxury life for elephants. Actor Madhavan salutes Padma Shri awardee Parbati Barua, who has trained over 500 elephantsParbati Barua, India's first female elephant mahout, has a remarkable legacy with elephants which has even impressed Durandhar 2 actor R Ma...
- Project Cheetah: Concerns emerge over RTI Act 'violations', 'irregularities' in tranquillisationWildlife activist Ajay Dubey has raised concerns regarding Project Cheetah's implementation. He cited violations of the RTI Act and irregul...
- A third of Ranthambore's 75 tigers missing, say officialsRajasthan's Ranthambore National Park is investigating the disappearance of 25 tigers, with 11 missing for over a year. A three-member comm...
- Bihar to hold wildlife census to make Kaimur sanctuary tiger-friendly"The wildlife census is a must as it is the first step towards developing the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary into a tiger-bearing landscape. The...
- CAG seeks documents related to financial irregularities in CorbettSinghal had written to the state government recently, recommending a CAG probe into alleged misappropriation of funds worth crores of rupee...
- Bird-watchers' paradise Gharana wetland dying a slow deathHe said the wildlife protection department was in possession of only five acres of marshy land in the wetland while the rest was being occu...
- Three Gujarat lions to be gifted to Czech zooThe pride of Gujarat will soon roar in a zoo in Czech Republic. The Gujarat Government has approved the proposal to give the lions to the C...
- High court order may help elephant trade in KeralaThe order was widely welcomed by the elephant lovers, as a number of elephants were being brought to Kerala then from other states, though ...
- Camera trap to be used for wildlife censusThe Haryana wildlife department, for the first time, will use the camera trap method to get the exact number of animals in its sanctuaries.
- Asiatic lion's abode set for Unesco leapThe proposal for the World Heritage Site status for Gir and Girnar could make it the county's first to be on both cultural and nature site ...
- Gujarat objects to tiger experts on panel to shift Gir lionsThe Gujarat government has written to the minister of environment and forests (MoEF) raising objections over the composition of the 12-memb...
- Maiden workshop in Pench for wildlife wardensIn a bid to make presence of honorary district wildlife wardens more effective, a two-day workshop will be held for them at Sillari in Penc...
- Tourism in tiger reserves to cost moreTourism in the tiger reserves will cost more with the government planning to charge Rs 500 and Rs 750 as conservation fee from resorts.
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