New Delhi, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) To enhance road safety and address the challenge of stray cattle-related accidents, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken up a pilot project to provide cattle shelters along…
Ranchi, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a tragic turn of events, angry elephants have unleashed death and destruction across Jharkhand this December, killing five people and injuring several others. The animals, at the same time, have…
Colombo, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Around 50 wild elephants have so far been electrocuted by unauthorised electric fences or wires in Sri Lanka this year, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said on Monday. The CEB said…
Chennai, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has deployed two ‘Kumki’ elephants from the Mudumalai Elephant Camp to handle a wild tusker that continues to damage human settlements in the Nilgiris. The tusker,…
Bhopal, Dec 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh received two Asiatic (Gir) lions — one male and one female from Sakkarbaug Zoological Park in Gujarat’s Junagadh on Saturday. The lion couple has been kept at Bhopal’s Van…
Chennai, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is planning to introduce thermal drones for night-time surveillance to track wild elephants and prevent them from entering human settlements. Officials believe this system will enable…
Patna, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central School on the Air Force Station premises in Bihar’s Bihta town has been shut indefinitely amid a leopard scare in the area. The wild animal has been spotted multiple…
New Delhi/Kochi, Dec 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court for the use of elephants in temple festivals. The temple trusts of Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu Devaswoms…
Vijayawada, Dec 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A leopard was found dead in a village in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district after being caught in a trap set up for wild pigs to protect crops. The incident occurred in…
Chennai, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu government has reconstituted the State Bird Authority by including Tamil Nadu Wetland Authority and Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC). Originally formed in 2023, the State Bird Authority…
Guwahati, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) In response to petitions filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, the Gauhati High Court on Tuesday quashed the Assam government’s SOP of the previous year which…
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday released 25 white-backed vultures in nature from the Jatayu Conservation Centre, near Beed Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary in Pinjore in Panchkula district. Speaking at…
Kochi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) As part of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Smpada Yojana (PMMSY) Blue Growth Project and to address the alarming decline in the short neck clam population, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The temple trusts of Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu Devaswoms have petitioned the Supreme Court challenging the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court on elephant management in Thrissur Pooram. Billed as…
Aizawl, Dec 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Over 15,000 pigs were killed and over 24,200 pigs culled as the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) continued in Mizoram since February 9 this year, officials said on Friday. A…
Jamshedpur, Dec 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) A curfew-like situation has gripped several villages in the Chakulia block of East Singhbhum (Jamshedpur) district over the past four to five days due to fear of a tigress named ‘Zeenat.’…
Bhopal, Dec 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday inaugurated the Ratapani Tiger Reserve in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, located near the state capital Bhopal. The inaugural event was organised over a…
Chennai, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has issued a public advisory urging residents near the forest in Valparai, Coimbatore district, to avoid venturing out at night due to the increasing threat posed…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 857 elephants died for various reasons in Odisha from 2014-15 till the end of November 2024. The Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia revealed…
Kochi, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is set to partner with the Kerala government to improve the state’s coastal infrastructure and marine development efforts. The institute inked a pact with…