Many people love having plants at home for beauty and fresh air, but some common varieties can unwittingly invite snakes into your house. While snakes do not actually chase plant fragrances, they…
A fisherman has been booked for allegedly killing a Gangetic dolphin in Bihar's Kosi River. The dolphin, a critically endangered species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, was found dead on a…
Galathea Bay on Great Nicobar Island, the largest leatherback turtle nesting ground in the northern Indian Ocean, faces a threat from the proposed Rs 81,000 crore trans-shipment port and associated infrastructure under…
Three farmers from Gauragondanahalli village in Karnataka's Tumakuru district have been detained for allegedly burning a leopard that was caught in a snare trap set around a ragi field, forest officials said…
India is home to roughly 135 bat species, about 10% of global diversity, of which around 16 are endemic. Bats provide critical ecosystem services by controlling insect pests, pollinating flowers, dispersing seeds,…
A viral Instagram video of Tamil actor Vikram cuddling a lar gibbon has triggered a Forest Department investigation, leading to the seizure of 11 exotic animals from a farmhouse in Perundurai, Erode…
The western hoolock gibbon, India's only ape species, is endangered with an estimated 90% of its global population lost in the past 30 years. Around 3,000 western hoolock gibbons are believed to…
The Indian peafowl, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, is causing significant agricultural damage in the eastern Himalayas, according to a commentary on India.mongabay.com. Farmers in Kalimpong district,…
A man in Uttar Pradesh reportedly wrapped a live python around his neck after the snake entered a meat shop in search of a goat. NDTV reports that a large crowd gathered…
The Range Forest Officer of Kudremukh Wildlife Range in Chikkamagaluru district has asked organisers to cancel an off-road activity proposed for August 15 and 16 at locations including Kudremukh National Park. The…
