New Delhi, Jan 27 : An initial batch of 12 cheetahs will be flown in from South Africa in February. As per the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), South Africa and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the reintroduction of cheetah to the Asian country. […]
Category: Wildlife
Amid outrage among locals, TN forest dept chasing away wild elephant into deep forests
Chennai, Jan 26 : After strong protests by the people in the Gudalur area in Nilgiris district, the Tamil Nadu forest department is chasing away a tuskless male elephant, also knwon as 'Makhna', into the deep forests in the Madumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR). Forest officials of MTR told IANS that […]
'New' Ayodhya to include a bird sanchuary
Ayodhya (UP), Jan 26 : The 'new' Ayodhya which is being developed at a fast pace will also have a bird sanctuary. According to the official spokesman, the Samda lake and bird sanctuary in Ayodhya, is being developed with a budget of more than Rs 10 crore. Situated 110 kilometres from Luc […]
Selfie with snake claims Andhra youth's life
Amaravati, Jan 25 : The craze for a selfie with a snake claimed the life of a youth in Andhra Pradesh. The incident occurred in Kandukur town of Pottisriramulu Nellore district. Manikantha Reddy, who runs a juice shop in the town, tried to take a selfie with a snake but lost his life to the sn […]
Kerala 'elephant chaser' Shakthivel killed while on job
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 : Kerala government forest watcher Shakthivel, whose main job was to chase away wild elephants which strayed into human habitations in Idukki district, was on Wednesday found gored to death while performing his duty. Shakthivel got the news that about 10 wild elephan […]
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