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Why are leopards showing up in tea gardens more than forests? IFS officer shares a thought-provoking postIFS officer Parween Kaswan’s X post has sparked discussion about why leopards are increasingly seen in tea gardens. A study on leopard habi...
In the 1920s, Arizona’s State Game Department introduced bullfrogs for food and sport; the predators now eat young northern Mexican gartersnakes and move up to 7 milesArizona introduced American bullfrogs a century ago for sport, which now threatens native gartersnakes. These nonnative frogs disrupt food ...
How AI is saving elephants: When mighty animals move towards railway tracks, Gajraj AI sends instant alerts to trains, helping them cross safelyHow AI is saving elephants: Gajraj AI technology is helping strengthen wildlife protection near Coimbatore by reducing the risk of elephant...
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...
This Himalayan treasure helped over 200 families earn lakhs while protecting 100 sq km of forestA wild Himalayan spice known as Khagi is transforming lives in Arunachal Pradesh. Indigenous communities are using the native spice to gene...
Nature's first cat! Every time your cat purrs, it echoes 30-million-year-old legacy that began with predator scientists call the world's first true catFirst Cat Proailurus: Long before modern cats evolved, an ancient feline called Proailurus roamed the forests of Europe and Asia around 30 ...
A shark that walks instead of swims? Scientists just found a new one in the wild, and it may already be facing extinctionScientists have identified a new species of 'walking' shark in Papua New Guinea, named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae. This unique shark uses its p...
Leopard sightings surge in Delhi's Asola Bhatti sanctuaryLeopard sightings are becoming common in Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. Forest officials report a rise in the big cat population, indicat...
Leopard found living at Hyderabad airport, triggers alarmA leopard spotted at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport triggered alarms and led to forest officials setting up a cage to catch...
Himachal home to 75 snow leopards, says five-year scientific estimationA recent estimation conducted in Himachal Pradesh, India, as part of the Snow Leopard Population Assessment, has revealed the presence of 4...
Leopard rescued from open well, IFS officer calls it 'Mohenjo Daro Harappan Technology'The clip has managed to garner more than 38,000 views on Twitter. Forest department officials earned plaudits online for the rescue. Some u...
Snow leopards mapped with camera traps: WWFA pilot project of installing camera traps to map endangered snow leopards has yielded "positive" results in North Sikkim as photos of the ...
WWF calls for urgent action to protect snow leopardsWorld Wildlife Fund report said that more than a third of snow leopard habitat could be rendered "unsuitable" for the big cats if climate c...
Finally, India gets a count of its leopard numbers: 12,000-14,000The exercise covered 3,50,000 sq km of forested habitat across the Shivalik hills and Gangetic plains, central India and the Western Ghats.
- Finally, India gets a count of its leopard numbers: 12,000-14,000
The first ever count of India’s leopards did not cover Gujarat, parts of Rajasthan and east India, and the entire northeast.
Tea gardens to be turned into wildlife mini-sanctuaries soonA number of tea plantations in Assam would soon be converted into wildlife havens to protect its fauna and reduce cases of man-animal confl...
India too in global effort to save snow leopard habitatThanks to camera trap imagery, Uttarakhand has been able to capture images of snow leopards in the higher reaches of Nanda Devi Biosphere, ...
Snow leopards are in 'real danger': WWFLaunching a campaign "Save Our Snow Leopards", WWF-India said that poaching is the major challenge for the protection of this so magnificen...
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...
- Endangered leopards battling for survival
Like tigers, endangered leopards too are battling for survival with as many as 160 already dead so far since this January in the country ag...