Last month, local villagers from Chiroga district in Bodoland, Assam chanced upon rare clouded leopard cubs in the jungle, with their mother nowhere in sight. Failing to find their mother, the volunteers have now decided to hand raise the cubs at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) Transit Home in Kokrajhar.
Locals help Rescue Trapped Leopard in Assam
It was a day of excitement, relief and extreme compassion as a leopard trapped in a narrow culvert was rescued and released to the forests by the authorities with the help of locals in Assam.
87 year old Creates Man-made Forest in India
Nestled between large barren mountains in the small Chamoli village of Uttarakhand, there is a patch of green with tall oak, walnut, deodar and other trees looking heavenwards. If these trees could speak they would only say thanks to one man named Narain Singh Negi who spent last 40 years of his life planting more than 9 lakh trees and creating a man-made forest.
Census shows Increased Population of Endangered Hangul in Kashmir
The Hangul or the Kashmir Stag are a critically endangered species. The latest census carried out in the Dachigam National Park, however have shown an encouraging trend in Hangul population with approximately 38 percent rise.
Tiger count Up in India, reveals Tiger Census
Tiger Population increases in India by more than 20 percent since the past census reveals the latest report.
First Whale Shark Satellite tagged in India
Rescued from fishing net off the coast of Gujarat, a whale shark became extremely special for conservationist when it became the first of its species to be satellite tagged in India. The effort will help tremendously in understanding the migration route, breeding and behavior pattern of the whale-sharks.
Vets Operate on Injured King Cobra to Save its Life
When a King Cobra was accidently crushed at a construction site in Kerala, conservationist Vava Suresh made sure that the serpent’s life was saved.
‘Mini’ Hydel Projects threatening Biodiversity Hotspot of the World
The government of Karnataka has sanctioned 72 mini hydel projects, in the heart of Western Ghats, to meet the ever growing needs of electric power. But even if the projects are tagged ‘mini- hydel ’, a large number of trees are being removed, to make way for these power projects. The biodiversity loss will be irrevocable.
World House Sparrow Day Today
Today is the chance for bird lovers and home owners to show that they do care about the little feathered friends who were once omnipresent but today scarce in the urban jungle. Celebrate world house sparrow day today.
Manas National Park becomes new Home for Orphaned Elephants
Five orphaned elephant calves aged three to five had lost their family due to various circumstances in Assam. But thankfully the calves were rescued and are now back in the wild world they belong to.
Poachers on the Prowl for Blackbuck Meat
In the interiors of Amravati and Yavatmal districts of Maharashtra state, there is a different kind of meat available if asked for – Blackbuck meat. And surprisingly, the meat of this rare and protected animal is cheaper than goat meat!