animals
- News
India’s Most Trafficked Wild Animals: A Crisis in Biodiversity
As we celebrate Wildlife Week, it’s crucial to shine a light on one of the gravest threats to India’s biodiversity — wildlife trafficking. Despite stringent laws and the tireless work of conservationists,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Vigilantes stop cattle truck, hand over animals to police
A vigilante group stopped a truck carrying cattle for alleged slaughter at Kothur and handed over the animals to the police on Sunday night. The cattle was being transported in trucks from…
- India
Reliance Foundation announces new animal welfare initiative Vantara
Jamnagar: Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation on Monday, February 26, announced the launch of Vantara (Star of the Forest) programme, an umbrella initiative to focus on the rescue, treatment, care and rehabilitation…
- Opinions
Love thy neighbour, yes, but also love animals and the environment you live in
By Asif Khan Every day on my morning walk (in the suburbs of Chicago, the USA) I see the same people. There are times when I see some new people walking their…
- Health
Covid variants can evolve 3x faster in deer than in humans: Study
New York: Covid-19 viral variants can evolve about three times faster in deer than in humans, according to a study that documented at least 30 Covid infections in white-tailed deer in the…
- Bangalore
7 arrested in Bengaluru for smuggling endangered animals
Bengaluru: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested seven passengers, including a woman, for allegedly smuggling 18 endangered animals in their baggage at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru a few…
- Middle East
Dubai Safari Park announces its new season; see what’s new
Abu Dhabi: The Emirate’s most popular recreational and tourism destination, Dubai Safari Park is set to open its new season on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, with new attractions and entertainment, the Dubai…
- India
Lumpy skin disease infecting cattle in Jharkhand
Ranchi: After African swine fever which killed over 1,000 pigs in Jharkhand, rising cases of lumpy skin disease have been infecting cattle in the eastern state, raising concern of the animal husbandry…
- India
22 cattle died of lumpy skin disease in Maha in one month
Pune: At least 22 cattle have died of lumpy skin disease in Maharashtra over a period of one month, an official from the state animal husbandry department said on Monday. The outbreak…
- Featured News
Charminar: Decoding the mysterious animals and birds on the monument
The most proportionate and balanced monument built by the Qutb Shahis in the late sixteenth century, the Charminar, is beautifully embellished both from the outside and the inside. Like all Qutb Shahi…
- India
Metro car shed in Aarey threatens not just leopards, but wide range of animals, warn activists
Mumbai: While the Maharashtra government is moving forward with the Mumbai Metro-3 car shed project in Aarey Colony, a forest area in the city, environmentalists warn that not only leopards, but a…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dozens exotic animals found at Chikoti Praveen’s farmhouse
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Saturday, raided the farmhouse of Chikoti Praveen Kumar in Kadtal Ranga Reddy district of Telangana where they found dozens of exotic animals under his illegal…
- India
Bakrid: Several ‘Imams’ appeal to Muslims to not offer sacrifices of animals in open spaces
New Delhi: Ahead of ‘Bakrid’ or Eid-al-Adha, several ‘Imams’ in the country have appealed to Muslims to not offer sacrifices of animals in the open and also not to post photographs and…
- Hyderabad
Eid-ul-Adha in Hyderabad: Why are people opting for Qurbani services?
Hyderabad: Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, many people in Hyderabad are opting for Qurbani services instead of the traditional way of buying animals for the Qurbani. The main reason for such preference is convenience.…
- Science
A study identifies over 500 animal species that are thought to be extinct
Washington: An international study has provided the first global assessment of all terrestrial vertebrate species that have not yet been declared extinct, identifying over 500 species as ‘lost.’ This species has not…
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