A new study led by scientists from Wildlife Conservation Society-India Program, Centre for Wildlife Studies (Bangalore), and University of Florida, USA, presents the first home-range size estimate of Asiatic wild dogs or ‘dholes’ based on camera trap surveys. Image via wikimedia The study, based on intensive camera-trap surveys conducted in Nagarahole and Wayanad wildlife reserves […]
When Snares Set for Wild Boars Spell Trouble for Karnataka’s Tigers
The deaths of tigers and other wildlife have brought to the forefront a situation where the ‘management’ of one animal leads to the accidental deaths of another. A hundred and twenty-one snares were dismantled in a single day by the Karnataka forest department in a massive combing operation around the Nagarhole National Park boundary on January 31. […]
Can Saving a Tiger help Save a Rare Frog too?
We asked our readers if saving a tiger can eventually help save an endangered frog species. The answer is yes and it is heartening to know that almost 70 percent of our readers know the fact.