Wildlife
- World
US shuts controversial $125 mn wildlife virus hunting programme over safety
New Delh: The US government has quietly dropped its $125 million five-year flagship project for hunting viruses among wildlife to prevent human pandemics, over safety concerns, according to a report. Known as…
- Andhra Pradesh
TTD issues new guidelines after leopard attacks, kills 6-year-old
Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams has put some restrictions in place to prevent the incidents of wild animals attacking children. According to the TTD officials, pilgrims with children aged below 15 years…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Snakes making way into residential areas due to heavy rains
Hyderabad: Several houses, companies, and factories on the city outskirts are reporting presence of snakes after the flooding caused by the heavy rains recently. Since the incessant rains started five days ago,…
- Telangana
Lokesh Jayaswal appointed Chief Wildlife Warden of Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana government on Wednesday announced the appointment of Lokesh Jayaswal as the state’s Chief Wildlife Warden. The state which has two tiger reserves, three national parks, a dozen wildlife sanctuaries and…
- India
UP: Arif’s Sarus is female, zoo officials look for mate
Kanpur: After almost two and a half months of controversy, the Kanpur Zoo has finally declared that the sarus crane found by Arif of Amethi in an injured state in February 2022…
- Kashmir
Rise in Human-animal conflict in Kashmir, rapid urbanisation to be blamed: Experts
Srinagar: Kashmir has witnessed a rise in the cases of Human-animal conflict in recent times, with the experts blaming the interference of humans in wildlife habitats as the main reason for such…
- Telangana
Telangana Wildlife Board nods for bus terminal at Vanasthalipuram
Hyderabad: Telangana Wildlife Board has given a green signal to give the proposed 1.3 hectares of Harina Vanasthali Park for the construction of a bus terminal at Vanasthalipuram. In view of eliminating…
- World
Canada leverages financial intelligence to stop illegal wildlife trade
Ottawa: Canada’s federal financial intelligence unit has published a new operational alert to assist businesses in better identifying and reporting financial transactions related to the laundering of proceeds of crime from illegal…
- Opinions
Ace photographer Gerard Carr goes through hair raising experiences with wildlife around Hyderabad
The popularity of wildlife photography as a hobby is growing steadily. Several avid photographers set out every year to try their luck at clicking the exotic birds and animals in their natural…
- Opinions
Indian airports becoming hub of wildlife trafficking
Satyen Mohapatra Hyderabad: Indian airports seem to have become a hub for smuggling illegal reptiles. Through 18 airports in the country between 2011-2020, 70,000 native and exotic wild animals, including their body…
- World
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans
New Orleans: A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans after the operator delayed needed repairs, according to federal…
