Guwahati, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A low-cost solar fence that protects standing crops on three hectares of land from depredation by wild elephants in the Mirza area of Assam’s Kamrup district boosted paddy harvest by the…
Los Angeles, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced a controversial strategy to kill nearly half a million invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to prevent at-risk native spotted owls from…
Bhopal, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’ received yet another setback on Tuesday as one more feline Pawan died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the forest official said. Pawan (Indian name)…
Visakhapatnam, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) In another case of human-animal conflict, a man was trampled to death by wild elephants in Andhra Pradesh’s Parvathipuram Manyam district on Monday. The incident occurred in Vannam village in Komarada…
Chennai, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following Madurai Nature Cultural Foundation recommendations, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department will convert the Samanatham Tank in the Madurai district will be converted into a bird sanctuary. On July 22, the…
Sydney, Aug 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rescue crews have resumed efforts to free a juvenile humpback whale entangled in Sydney Harbor fishing nets. As of Friday morning, police and maritime authorities were tracking the whale and enforcing…
Canberra, Aug 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed funding to rebuild the Great Barrier Reef Aquarium and education centre. Albanese on Friday announced 100 million Australian dollars ($ 67 million) in government…
Aizawl, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Death of pigs both in various farms and homes continue unabated in Mizoram causing a huge financial loss to farmers and rearers with over 10,050 pigs killed and over 18,300 pigs…
Itanagar, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fifty-seven casual employees of the Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve (NNP & TR), one of the three tiger reserves in Arunachal Pradesh, have been reinstated three-and-a-half months after their services…
Jaipur, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A tiger that escaped from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan’s Alwar has attacked at least five people, including a railway employee, in Khairthal-Tijara district of the state. According to officials,…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha will soon get five Royal Bengal Tigers from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to increase the population of wild cats in the state. The tigers will be housed at the Debrigarh…
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union government on Wednesday added three more bird sanctuaries from Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh to the prestigious Ramsar Site list, taking India’s total tally of wetlands to 85….
Mumbai, Aug 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The State Board of Wildlife in Maharashtra, chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has approved the establishment of breeding centres for otters, vultures, and wild buffaloes in a bid to protect…
Colombo, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Under the guidance of elephant trainers, dozens of elephants in Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka are crossing streets, passing through alleys and slopes, and finally wading into the Ma Oya…
Bengaluru, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday emphasised the importance of harmonious coexistence between humans and elephants. Addressing a gathering during an international conference on ‘Human-Elephant Conflict Management’, the theme of World…
Visakhapatnam, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A herd of wild elephants created havoc in a few villages in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district, damaging crops and sending panic among people. A herd of jumbos strayed into a couple…
Chennai, Aug 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu Forest Department plans to spread awareness among fishermen across the state coasts involved in handling endangered marine species during rescue operations, officials said. Balan Jagdish Sudhakar, the wildlife…
Colombo, Aug 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka’s Department of Wildlife Conservation will conduct a countrywide census on wild elephants on August 17, 18, and 19, the state media reported on Saturday. Director General of the Wildlife…
Vientiane, Aug 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has organised a dissemination of a manual for wildlife crime management standards for forest inspectors in…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the occasion of World Lion Day on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his government’s commitment for the protection of “these majestic big cats.” PM modi took to X…