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Environment Ministry restores special protection level to Rhesus MacaqueThe National Board of Wildlife has restored Schedule II protection to the Rhesus Macaque, ensuring stricter safeguards against hunting, tra...
Monkey at large after truck overturn in Mississippi, authorities warn of possible threats due to its aggressive natureA truck carrying monkeys from Tulane University overturned on Interstate 59 in Mississippi, leading to the escape of six monkeys. Tulane Un...
Delhi forest department to plant fruit trees for 25,000 relocated monkeys in AsolaThe Forest Department takes action at Asola Wildlife Sanctuary. They are planting fruit and foliage trees. This supports the growing monkey...
Diluting the Wildlife (Protection) Act for rhesus macaques will be devastating for this Indian speciesRhesus macaques, once protected in India, now face weakened legal safeguards. Captured from the wild, they endure horrific transport and ex...
Rise of Planet of Apes in US! 43 young female monkeys escape South Carolina research facility, Police issue warning43 monkeys escaped a research facility in South Carolina. The monkeys escaped after a worker forgot to secure their enclosure. Authorities ...
40 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility; residents advised to secure homes40 monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis' South Carolina research facility, prompting police to warn residents to keep doors and windows close...
How Rhesus macaque monkeys were tracked for Covaxin trial!Dr Balram Bhargava says that it is important to remember that the heroes of Covaxin's success story are not just human ones as 20 monkeys a...
Order to cull Himachal Pradesh’s ‘vermin’ monkeys draws activists’ ireUnion environment ministry has declared monkeys (Rhesus Macaque) as ‘vermin’ in Himachal Pradesh, allowing local authorities to cull this a...
Will Earth become a planet of the apes?Chinese scientists have recently created a transgenic monkey whose DNA has the human gene.
Monkeys stone man to death, cops in fix as family wants FIRA bunch of monkeys stoned a 72-year-old to death in Tikri village of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh when he went to collect wood for havan
- Scientists decode possible origin of human speech
New York, July 23 (IANS) Researchers have discovered neural circuits in the brains of rhesus macaque monkeys that could represent a common ...
- Scratching helps boost social bonding in monkeys
London, Sep 11 (IANS) Scratching can be a sign of stress in many primates, including humans, and may may have evolved as a communication to...
- Social ties boost life expectancy in monkeys: Study
London, May 17 (IANS) Large families and strong social ties help monkeys to live longer, new research has said.
Not allowed culling of boars, nilgais and monkeys: Government in Lok SabhaAnil Dave said Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh had requested to include "problematic wild animals" in schedule V.
SC to hear plea seeking quashing of Centre's culling orderThe Centre had issued notifications permitting the three states to kill the animals on the ground that they were posing danger to human lif...
If the descendants can ram six-wheeled mobile devices, so can the ancestorsHowever, even though much like the airport incident, the monkey-jacked bus also slammed into a couple of other vehicles, the simian cannot ...
Hold your breath! Spot that spectacular Bengal Tiger in The SundarbansSundarbans is spread across 10,000 sq km. Visitors will find themselves holding their breath as their boats glide through the creeks & rivu...
Global HIV vaccine closer to realityA scientific team led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) conducted the study in monkeys.
Through the third eye: Govt extends subsidy to babus for playing golfThe new subscription rates have kicked in from January 1, making the course the most expensive to play at in the country.
- New vaccine for monkeys raises hopes in fight against AIDS
Scientists have developed a new vaccine that partially protects monkeys from an infection much similar to HIV, a breakthrough which they sa...