India is home to an extraordinary variety of wildlife, but many of its species are facing serious threats. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, India has 479 species of animals, 286 species of plants and 2 species of fungi that are considered as endangered*(IUCN2025). From these, certain animals stand […]
Rare Return of Dholes to Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong, Assam: First Sighting in Decades
In a significant conservation breakthrough, the elusive Dhole (Cuon alpinus), also known as the Asiatic wild dog, has been rediscovered in the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape of Assam. A study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) confirmed photographic evidence of the species—once believed extinct in the region since the 1990s. Camera traps captured images of […]
Rare Black Dhole Spotted in Maharashtra: First Sighting Since 1936
For nature enthusiast Digvijay Patil a visit to the Sahyadri Wildlife Reserve in Maharashtra turned into a once in a lifetime wildlife encounter. While exploring the buffer zone of the reserve Patil spotted a rare animal that looked like a dog. He quickly captured videos and photos and was delighted to find that the rare […]
Rare Dhole Home Range Studied Using Camera Traps For The First Time
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 […]
Wild Cats And Wild Dogs Of India Choose To Co-Exist Rather Than Compete
A new study in India by Wildlife Conservation Soceity (WCS) shows that three carnivores – tigers, leopards, and dholes (Asian wild dog) – seemingly in direct competition with one other, are living side by side with surprisingly little conflict. Usually, big cats and wild canids live in different locations to avoid each other. Read More: […]
Rare Asiatic Wild Dogs or ‘Dhole’ Spotted in Bengal for the First time
In yet another good news for wildlife lovers in India, the Jaldapara National Park in northern part of West Bengal recently become the newest home of the Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus). Commonly known as the Indian Wild Dog or dhole, the IUCN red list categorizes the canines as an endangered species and have been […]