Gir National Park in Gujarat, India is the only place in the world where Asiatic Lions are found today. In 2007, Gir also became the only national park in India which has a team of female forest guards. Working hand in hand with their male counterparts, the female guards like 25 year old Kiran Pathija […]
Indian Leopards : In A Spot Of Bother
On 30th September, 2015,a young leopard, no more than 3 years old, made its way from Rajasthan’s Kumbhalgarh National Park to Sardul Kheda village of Rajsamand district, where its head got stuck in a pot, probably while it was looking for water. This story has a happy ending. The villagers who found the shell-shocked leopard […]
Sonakshi Sinha Is The Face Of Animal Planet’s 2016 Tiger Campaign
India’s foremost wildlife channel Animal Planet has announced its 5th annual campaign to protect and conserve the tiger population in India. Bollywood’s leading actor Sonakshi Sinha is the face of Animal Planet’s 2016 WHERE TIGERS RULE campaign. “Danger Se Darr Nahi Lagta Endanger Se Lagta Hai” said Sonakshi Sinha expressing her long held emotion […]
Helping Rice Growers And Wildlife Through ‘Grain for Grain’
On 24th February 2016, 16 farmers from the villages of Sondlagondi and Jambhulpani villages located at the confluence of New Nagzira and Nagzira wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra were distributed 223 kilograms of rice. This was a compensation offered to them in exchange of crop lost due to wild animals raiding their farms. The unique […]
Video: Skier Runs Into A Wild Snow Leopard In Gulmarg!
This is truly a once in a lifetime moment. A skier from Australia and his friends were making their way down the slopes of the snow capped mountains in Gulmarg, Kashmir when they came across a snow leopard! The chances of sighting a snow leopard are extremely rare and finding it in this particular location […]
The Noise You Are Spreading Is Making Animals Hide, Run And Panic
Communication through vocal sound is the major means for a great number of mammalian, birds and other animals. In their day-to-day activities of locating food, escaping from predators, navigating in their environment and enticing their mates, sound lays a major role. However, the noise arising out of voyaging ships, sonar probes in the sea and […]
Tickling Tuesday: Hoop The Horn!
Rhino horns are made of the same substance as hair and nails but are very tough. Rhinos use it to fight with other rhinos and to defend themselves from attacking animals! In a jungle full of monkeys, could it be used for a quick game of hoop throw too? Image courtesy Joy of cartoon pictures […]
Tickling Tuesday: Fun With Tigers
Tigers are the ultimate predators, ferocious, majestic and strong but sometimes… they can also be funny! Source “I loooove my bed!” Source “Ready or not..here I come!” Source “You talking to me?” Source “Laughing tiger? Never heard of such a thing!” More Related Stories, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve Welcomes 12 Tigers Cubs In A […]
Third Rhino Of The Year Killed By Poachers In Kaziranga National Park
Barely has a month gone by in the New Year, that the rhino population has lost three of its members from its already dwindling numbers. Image courtesy “Poachers have killed yet another one-horned rhino at Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on Tuesday night, taking to three the total number of rhinos killed since the dawn of […]
New Himalayan Singing Bird Discovered
A team of scientists from India, China, the US and Sweden has discovered a new species of bird dwelling in the northeastern parts of India and regions adjacent to China. The new found species is a Himalayan thrush. In honor of the famous Indian ornithologist, Salim Ali, it is named “Zoothera salimalii” and common […]
29 Parakeets Rescued From Smugglers
[AdSense-A] 29 parakeets being smuggled from Chennai to Mysuru were intercepted and confiscated from smugglers by the Bangalore City police recently. Among these 17 are baby parakeets that were forced out of their nests by poachers depriving them of their habitat and parental care. These birds are now in the care of Wildlife Rescue & […]