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Did America's indoor cats always live inside, or did centuries outdoors shape the secret ways they still communicate with humans today?Cats lived outdoors for centuries before becoming indoor pets in the US. The biggest shift came after the 1950s as safer homes, cat litter,...
In the 1990s, escaped pet Burmese pythons established themselves in Florida's Everglades; by 2012, road surveys found raccoons down 99.3%, opossums 98.9%, and rabbits effectively goneGiant Burmese pythons, introduced to Florida's Everglades as pets, have caused a dramatic wildlife collapse. Road surveys reveal staggering...
Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius Horoscope Today for June 26, 2026: Financial Opportunities, Strategic Moves and Hidden Success SignalsYour Daily Horoscope Today highlights personal financial restructuring, backend strategic planning, and capital preservation. The celestial...
Over 1,500 bat species carry thousands of deadly viruses but rarely get sick, and scientists are only just beginning to understand whyBats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable...
How nigerseed fuels humanity’s urge to feed birdsNigerseed, also known as nyger, has traveled from its traditional cultivation in India and Ethiopia to becoming a key part of the global bi...
Bird Flu jumps species in the U.S.: Scientists alarmed as virus spreads to cats, cows. Are humans next?A new strain of avian flu, H5N1, has spread to dairy cows and domestic cats in the U.S., with a dairy worker in Nevada testing positive for...
Forest fires in Uttarakhand threaten rare Himalayan fauna, say expertsAnnual forest fires in Uttarakhand cause extensive damage to precious forest resources, threatening rare Himalayan fauna like birds and but...
Netflix UK March 2024 Departures: Check out complete listGet the lowdown on the list of movies and TV shows exiting Netflix UK in March 2024. Plan your streaming queue accordingly to avoid missing...
Bihar to bring 'Patna declaration' at international workshop to discuss bird conservation effortsA three-day international workshop on Bird Conservation Initiatives will be held in Patna from February 5. The workshop aims to check illeg...
Brazil concerned bird flu vaccination would raise trade barriersBrazil has confirmed eight cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), including one Rio de Janeiro on Monday, but not in a commerci...
Dogecoin skyrockets 30% as Twitter changes logo to doge meme on webThe home button on the top left of Twitter’s web browser used to have the blue bird logo, but overnight, it was replaced with a cartoon of ...
Bird Flu: Which countries are affected, what are the risks to people, and should you be concerned?The risk to humans is low, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization. As a precaution, people are ...
Get to know avian flu, the disease afflicting TikTok's most famous emu, EmmanuelThis disease is caused by the influenza A virus.
Poachers' paradise: Gulf hunts fuel Pakistan falcon traffickingFor years, Pakistan has stood at the nexus of the falcon trade, both as a source of the birds of prey, and then as a destination to hunt wi...
DRI busts exotic birds trafficking syndicate, arrests 2 for smuggling 22 macaws from BangladeshThe joint operation was carried out in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Customs Department at the Kolkata...
Govt proposes 10-year comprehensive plan for conservation of birds, their habitatsAmid growing threats to a number of bird species in the country, the Union environment ministry has come out with a 10-year comprehensive p...
Government asks export promotion councils to go cashlessIn November last year, the Commerce and MSME Ministry had met the export promotion councils (EPCs) to assess the impact of demonetisation o...
- Agony of the winged mimics: Parrots form 50% of wild bird trade in the country
Ironically, it is absolutely legal to keep exotic birds in captivity. India has 12 species of parrots, of which eight are regularly traded.
- Illegal mongoose trade continues in Orissa
Illegal trade in mongoose is continuing unabated in Orissa with sixteen of them being seized from a fair last week, a wildlife activist sai...
- Fearing fresh bird flu outbreak, India bans poultry imports
Fearing fresh outbreak of the deadly bird flu, India today banned import of live poultry and poultry products from the countries where Avia...