Bees have brains for basic maths: study
Feb 09, 2019, at 09:31 am
New York, Feb 9 (IBNS): Researchers have found bees can do basic mathematics, in a discovery that expands our understanding of the relationship between brain size and brain power.
Poor diet may have caused nosedive in major Atlantic seabird nesting colony
Feb 04, 2019, at 06:33 pm
London, Feb 4 (IBNS): The observed population crash in a colony of sooty terns, tropical seabirds in one of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs), is partly due to poor diet, research led by the University of Birmingham has found.
Captain Amarinder Singh names Indus River Dolphin as the 'State Aquatic Animal' of Punjab
Feb 01, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Amritsar, Feb 1 (IBNS): State Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday named Indus River Dolphin as the State Aquatic Animal of Punjab.
A herd of 100 wild elephants create havoc in Assam’s Kaliabor
Dec 30, 2018, at 10:47 am
Guwahati, Dec 30 (IBNS): The wild elephant menace continues in Assam as a herd of over 100 wild elephants created havoc at Kaliabor area in central Assam’s Nagaon district recently.
Rare species of spider with human face found in Assam
Dec 29, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): You believe it or not, but it is true that some species of spiders with a human face have been discovered in Assam.
Bizarre fad to play with deadly cobras costs life of Bihar youth
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:28 pm
Patna, Dec 26 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The bizarre obsession to play with a deadly snakes and then get photographed with the reptiles has ultimately cost the life of a youth in Bihar.
Patna zoo closed after six peacocks die from H5N1 virus
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:12 pm
Patna, Dec 26 (The Bihar Post/ IBNS): The Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park at Patna in Bihar has been closed till further order after detection of deadly H5N1 virus which has left six peacocks dead so far.
Goods train runs over three lions in Gir forest
Dec 18, 2018, at 07:43 pm
Ahmedabad, Dec 18 (IBNS): A train ran over and killed three Asiatic lions in western India's Gir forest shortly after midnight on Tuesday, reports said.
Poachers kill one- horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park
Dec 15, 2018, at 02:01 pm
Guwahati, Dec 15 (IBNS) : Poachers killed another one-horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on Friday night.
New report on the impact of plastic on migratory waterbirds presented to governments at AEWA MOP7
Dec 08, 2018, at 09:53 pm
Durban, Dec 8 (IBNS): Plastic seems to be on everyone’s lips these days, and we certainly don’t mean single-use straws. Global production of plastic has increased to more than 300 million tons a year, and some staggering 13 m tons of it ends up in the ocean.
Dec 07, 2018, at 12:20 pm
Sedro Woolley, WA, USA: State, federal, and partner biologists released six fishers this week in the Skagit River watershed of Ross Lake National Recreation Area, a unit of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, as part of an effort to restore the species to Washington State of USA.
Wild elephant herd kill four people in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district
Dec 04, 2018, at 07:01 pm
Guwahati, Dec 4 (IBNS): The man-elephant conflict has reached alarming proportions in Assam.
Security forces arrest a poacher in Assam’s Baksa district
Dec 01, 2018, at 12:57 pm
Guwahati, Dec 1 (IBNS) : Security forces on Saturday arrested a poacher in Assam’s Baksa district.
The good leopards of Mumbai's urban forest
Nov 24, 2018, at 03:53 pm
A unique collaborative initiative between citizens, wildlife researchers and the forest department is monitoring and collecting data on wildlife, particularly leopards, in Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai. Mongabay India writers Aditi Tandon and Kartik Chandramouli report on the man-animal co-existence
I am deeply saddened by the way tigress Avni was brutally murdered: Maneka Gandhi
Nov 04, 2018, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday attacked Maharashtra government over the killing of a tigress in the state.
Man-eater tigress Avni shot dead in Maharashtra
Nov 03, 2018, at 04:09 pm
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IBNS): A man-eater tigress was killed in Maharashtra's Borati-Warud area on Friday, media reports said.
WWF report reveals staggering extent of human impact on planet
Oct 30, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services that power and sustain us to the brink, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2018.
Fruit fly study challenges theories on evolution and high carb diets
Oct 28, 2018, at 03:59 pm
Sydney, Oct 28 (IBNS): UNSW fruit fly research challenges the neutral theory of molecular evolution and suggests one day we may be prescribed diets according to our genes.
Affable apes apt to live longer, study shows
Oct 10, 2018, at 05:29 pm
Edinburgh, Oct 10 (IBNS): Male chimps that are less aggressive and form strong social bonds tend to live longer, research suggests.
Blood test could aid cattle health and productivity, finds study
Sep 19, 2018, at 03:58 pm
London, Sept 19 (IBNS): A simple blood test could be used in the future to predict the health and productivity of dairy cows, research shows.
Two wild elephants in Assam die in lightning
Aug 07, 2018, at 02:56 pm
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IBNS): Two wild elephants have died when they were struck by lightning in central Assam’s Hojai district, officials said on Tuesday.
Tigers should be conserved: Maneka Gandhi
Jul 29, 2018, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): Union minister of women and child development, Maneka Gandhi on Sunday said the society should ensure that tigers are conserved and their habitats are not encroached upon.
Pregnancy loss occurs in 26 percent of Zika-infected monkeys
Jul 07, 2018, at 08:06 pm
New York, July 7 (IBNS): Fetal death in utero occurred in more than one-fourth of monkeys infected in the laboratory with Zika virus in early pregnancy, according to new research published in Nature Medicine.
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.