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India’s forgotten wolf finds its howl on the global stageThe Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) has been evaluated as a distinct entity by the IUCN, potentially elevating its conservation status. ...
Why Snake Island is one of Earth’s deadliest places: Home to 4,000 venomous vipers, where even the Navy fears to treadIlha da Queimada Grande, or Snake Island, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, is very dangerous. Thousands of venomous golden lancehead snakes live the...
Kuno National Park has adequate space, prey base to house 20 to 25 cheetahs: MP forest officerOn September 17, eight cheetahs airlifted from Namibia -- five females and three males - were released in the Kuno National Park (KNP) with...
Kuno National Park has adequate space, prey base to house 20 to 25 cheetahs: MP forest officer
View: Welcoming back the cheetah to IndiaAll these factors induced by human action are symbolic of just one thing — an outright domination of the natural world by man. The reintrod...
India lost 1,059 tigers since 2012, experts say man-animal conflicts are on the riseNTCA data showed that 75 tigers have died this year so far.
Uncertainty persists: Are the Fed and the markets on parallel tracks?There is still a veil of uncertainty on the next interest rate move in the US and the timing of it. It is interesting to see that the ten-y...
Diligent borrowers need to be kept away from credit flow-slowing loan waiver politics"Blanket loan waiver does not serve any purpose at the end of the day. Whenever governments announced such a move, it's the credit flow whi...
2019: More bird mysteries unravelled as warming hit avian flightRevelations that bird species across the world are shrinking in size, and that the North American continent has lost a quarter of its avian...
How “Hindutva” groups can turn against HindusPeople who went to Bhima Koregaon to celebrate their history are now asking a few questions: Are we not Hindu? Why can’t be celebrate part ...
Environmentalists welcome Uttarakhand HC order banning killing of big cats
How Uday Kotak became the dealmaker of Dalal Street“If what you create does not outlive you, then you have failed,” says Kotak in an interview at his new headquarters in Mumbai.
- Increase genetic diversity to save tigers: Study
A new research by Stanford scholars shows that increasing genetic diversity among the 3,000 or so tigers left on the planet is the key to t...
- More leopard concentration around human habitats at Sanjay Gandhi National Park: Experts
Increasing instances of leopard attacks and sightings is making experts wonder if access to easy prey has increased the concentration of le...
Shrinking prey base forces tigers to change behavioural patternSeventy-year-old Haren Mondal of Jamespur is familiar with the tiger's odour.
- Fewer tigers may be linked to Palamu Tiger Reserve's shrinking prey base
There has been a massive depletion of prey base in the core areas of the Palamu Tiger Reserve.
- One panther killed every 2 days in Rajasthan
One panther is killed in road accidents, poached or attacked after straying into human habitats in Rajasthan every two days, according to a...
- Needed: Rapid rescue teams for leopards
Experts say trained teams and a set of dos and don'ts are a must to save big cats that stray into towns & villages.
- Desktops on last legs, what next?
Smart phones and net-tops are nudging PCs out of our lives.
Specialized 'tiger force' to protect big cats in Corbett ReserveA specialized 'tiger force' is being set up for the protection of tigers in Corbett Tiger reserve, seeing their dwindling figures.