West Bengal: 12 fishermen held for hounding a Royal Bengal Tiger in Sunderbans
Jul 05, 2018, at 03:42 pm
Kolkata, July 5 (IBNS): Police on Wednesday night arrested 12 fishermen for allegedly tormenting a mature Royal Bengal Tiger, while it was swimming across a river, inside the core area of Sunderban National Park in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, reports said on Thursday.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovers smuggled Exotic Birds
Jun 29, 2018, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IBNS): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sleuths have intercepted and recovered a flock of exotic foreign birds, which were being smuggled into India from Bangladesh through the Indo-Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas district.
Australia: Perth Zoo euthanizes Puan, world's oldest Sumatran Orangutan
Jun 19, 2018, at 12:28 pm
Perth, Jun 19 (IBNS): The Perth Zoo has paid an emotional farewell to Puan, the world's oldest Sumatran Orangutan, following her death on Monday at the age of 62.
Rhino poacher killed in encounter in Kaziranga
Jun 12, 2018, at 07:07 pm
Guwahati, June 12 (IBNS): One rhino poacher was killed during a gun fight with police personnel and forest guards in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on Monday night.
One person injured in rhino attack in Assam’s Biswanath
Jun 08, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Guwahati, June 8 (IBNS) : A person was injured while a strayed out rhino of Kaziranga National Park attacked him in Assam’s Biswanath district on Friday.
Thailand: Whale dies after consuming 80 plastic bags
Jun 04, 2018, at 02:48 pm
Bangkok, Jun 4 (IBNS): A whale which reportedly washed ashore in Southern Thailand, died after consuming 17 lbs of plastic bags, reports said.
DRI recovers gibbons, civets, exotic foreign origin birds in WB
Jun 01, 2018, at 02:29 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday recovered gibbons, civets and more than 40 exotic and colourful foreign origin birds in West Bengal, which have been smuggled into India from Bangladesh.
Poachers kill another one horned rhino in Kaziranga
May 11, 2018, at 09:53 pm
Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): Poachers have killed another one horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
Most wanted rhino poacher arrested in Assam
May 05, 2018, at 12:57 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Police arrested a most wanted rhino poacher in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Thursday.
Forest guard injured in rhino attack in Kaziranga
May 02, 2018, at 03:52 am
Guwahati, May 1 (IBNS): A forest guard was injured after an one horned rhino attacked him in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Monday.
West Bengal: Lalgarh forest tiger found dead
Apr 13, 2018, at 09:42 pm
Kolkata, Apr 13 (IBNS): A matured Royal Bengal Tiger, which was captured on a remotely activated camera in Lalgarh forest in West Bengal's West Medinipur district in March, was found dead inside the same forest on Friday, officials said.
Antarctic Penguin hotspot discovery fuels need for marine reserve
Apr 02, 2018, at 09:07 pm
London, Apr 2 (IBNS): Adélie penguins thrive where sea ice persists.
The internet is breaking with a video of a snake drinking water
Apr 01, 2018, at 10:39 pm
Texas,Apr 1 (IBNS): A video of a snake drinking water has gone viral on internet.
Kaziranga National Park shelters 2413 rhinos presently
Mar 31, 2018, at 03:42 am
Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS): The number of world famous one-horned rhinos in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has increased to over 2,400.
Assam : Rare and exotic animals from Africa, South America recovered
Mar 25, 2018, at 04:12 am
Guwahati, Mar 24 (IBNS): While illicit wildlife trade is continuing in India, Assam police on Saturday rescued several rare and exotic animals of Africa, South America, Madagascar from state capital Guwahati.
Sudan: World's last male Northern White rhino dies
Mar 20, 2018, at 08:42 pm
Nairobi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Sudan, the world's last male Northern White rhinoceros has died on Monday in Kenya, aged 45, reports said.
Trafficked turtles and tortoises returned to the wild
Mar 16, 2018, at 05:08 am
Brasília, Mar 15 (IBNS): A new initiative to return trafficked reptiles to the wild has been launched with the successful release of 79 turtles and 10 tortoises in the Peruvian Amazon.
On World Wildlife Day, UN joins call for protection of planet’s big cats
Mar 03, 2018, at 09:32 pm
West Bengal: Tiger footage captured by camera-trap in West Medinipur's Lalgarh forest
Mar 03, 2018, at 03:04 am
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): West Bengal forest department on Friday confirmed the presence of a mature Royal Bengal Tiger at Lalgarh forest in West Medinipur district after the big cat was captured on remotely activated camera, reports said.
Video of Octopus hatching from its egg becomes viral on social media
Feb 13, 2018, at 09:47 pm
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): Netizens are enjoying watching another miracle of nature in a video posted on the official Facebook page of the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center.
Poachers killed 52 rhinos in Assam in last three years: Assam Forest Minister
Feb 09, 2018, at 12:53 am
Guwahati, Feb 8 (IBNS): Poachers killed 52 one-horned rhinos in Assam in last three years.
Assam: 80-year old man killed in rhino attack in Majuli river island
Jan 30, 2018, at 03:23 am
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS): A 80-year old man was died in rhino attack in Assam's Majuli Island on Monday morning.
Tourist team survives rhino attack in Kaziranga
Jan 13, 2018, at 03:34 am
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IBNS): A tourist group of South India got narrowly escaped after the jeep, in which the group was travelling, was attacked by an one horned rhino during safari in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Friday.
Dog caught on camera sledding all by herself in snow, video goes viral
Jan 06, 2018, at 10:15 pm
New York, Jan 6 (IBNS): In an interesting video, which has become viral, a cute dog could be seen enjoying the chill of winter as it was caught on camera sledding all by herself in the snow.
Study shows protected tropical forests are threatened by the bounty of adjacent oil palm plantations
Dec 31, 2017, at 12:23 am
Singapore, Dec 30 (IBNS): A new study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has warned of the threat that oil palm production poses to tropical forests.
Dec 20, 2017, at 12:11 am
London, Dec 19 (IBNS): A new study of TV-watching great tits reveals how they learn through observation. Social interactions within a predator species can have “evolutionary consequences” for potential prey – such as the conspicuous warning colours of insects like ladybirds.
Forest guard dies in rhino attack in Manas National Park
Dec 18, 2017, at 03:11 am
Guwahati, Dec17 (IBNS): A forest guard died in an attack by a rhino in lower Assam’s Manas National Park on Sunday morning, officials said.
Two wild jumbos electrocuted in Assam
Nov 29, 2017, at 05:47 pm
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS): Two wild elephants were found death in middle Assam's Nagaon district on Wednesday morning likely electrocuted.
Elephant tramples man to death in West Bengal
Nov 24, 2017, at 09:45 pm
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): In a tragic incident, an elephant trampled a man to death in Lataguri forest area of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, media reports said on Friday.
Two wild jumbos killed after hit by passenger train in Guwahati
Nov 20, 2017, at 01:45 am
Guwahati, Nov 19 (IBNS): Two elephants were killed after they were hit by a passenger train at Chandrapur area, outskirts of Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.