Category: Wildlife

Odisha: DRI rescues 351 Indian tent turtles

Bhubaneswar, March 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials in Odisha have rescued 351 rare Indian tent turtles during…

1 year ago

Tigers given showers, fans installed for snakes, ice cubes and frozen fruits on bears’ menus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo

Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the mercury rising in the Kerala capital city, inmates at the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo have got…

1 year ago

‘Great News!’, PM Modi hails rise in country’s leopard population

New Delhi, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The rise in leopard population in India has drawn applause and appreciation from Prime Minister…

1 year ago

Cabinet approves Rs 150 crore to set up global big cat alliance

New Delhi, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Cabinet on Thursday granted approval to establish a global alliance for big cats…

1 year ago

India’s leopard population rises to 13,874: report

New Delhi, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav on Thursday released a report which…

1 year ago

Fourth person dies in wild elephant attack in Kerala in a month

Kochi, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 46-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was killed by a wild elephant in Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district.…

1 year ago

Cheetahs venturing healthy at Kuno indication of success of project: Bhupendra Yadav

Bhopal, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Environment and Forests Minister Bhupendra Yadav on Monday said survival of cheetahs and the birth…

1 year ago

Man thrashed by dog owner, bitten by dog multiple times in south Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 30-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was thrashed by a man and bitten by his pet dog…

2 years ago

Row over naming lion pair ‘Akbar’ & ‘Sita’: Top Tripura Forest Dept official suspended

Agartala, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tripura's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife and Ecotourism) Prabin Lal Agrawal has been suspended for…

2 years ago

Assam Forest and Wildlife officials being trained on GPS for elephant population estimation

Guwahati, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam's Forest and Wildlife Department officials are being imparted GPS (Global Positioning System) training as part…

2 years ago

Shiv Sena MLA ‘admits’ to killing tiger, flaunting its tooth in necklace

Buldhana (Maharashtra), Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) An MLA of Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena MLA has "confessed" to reportedly hunting and killing…

2 years ago

Olive Ridley turtles lay over 9K eggs in South Goa

Panaji, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olive Ridley turtles, who make beeline for Canacona beaches in South Goa to nest, have so…

2 years ago

Indian, US researchers develop universal anti-venom for lethal snake toxins

New Delhi, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and Scripps Research…

2 years ago

Etawah Lion Safari faces breeding issues with sibling lions

Etawah (UP), Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Etawah Lion Safari is facing a piquant problem. The safari has seven lions --…

2 years ago

Freed from circus, elephant Suzy celebrates nine years of freedom

Agra February 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Suzy, a 74-year-old female elephant at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre (ECCC) at…

2 years ago

CMFRI proposes ‘shark hotspots’ to protect endangered species

Kochi, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has proposed to demarcate "shark hotspots" in Indian waters…

2 years ago

Boy mauled to death by tiger in UP’s Pilibhit

Pilibhit, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A class 10 student was mauled to death by a tiger on Monday evening when he…

2 years ago

National Plan of Action for Conservation of Sharks to be adopted soon

Kochi, Feb 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) India is poised to adopt the National Plan of Action for Conservation and Management of Sharks…

2 years ago

Protest breaks out in Wayanad over man-animal conflict

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A massive protest broke out at Pulpally in Wayanad district of Kerala on Saturday when angry…

2 years ago

Wildlife activists demand strong action against man who chased young wild elephant in TN forest reserve

Chennai, Feb 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Wildlife and social activists of Tamil Nadu are seeking stringent action against a person who chased…

2 years ago



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