Rise in use of traditional medicine in China causing new crisis in African nations: Report
Jan 26, 2022, at 12:04 am
Beijing: A rise in use of Chinese traditional medicines in several African nations have created a new crisis as it is fueling demand for endangered species whose body parts are used to make certain ingredients.
Villagers recover carcasses of wild elephants in Assam’s Jagiroad
Jan 21, 2022, at 02:42 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Local villagers of Jagiroad area in Assam’s Morigaon district have recovered carcasses of two wild elephants in nearby hill areas.
Poachers killed one-horned rhino in Kaziranga
Jan 21, 2022, at 01:25 am
Guwahati/IBNS: After almost nine months, poachers have killed a one-horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and took away its horn.
Assam witnesses single rhino poaching incident in 2021, lowest in 21 years
Jan 17, 2022, at 04:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam witnessed only one case of rhino poaching in 2021, the lowest in 21 years.
US: Snow leopard dies in zoo after suffering from COVID-19
Jan 09, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Bloomington: A snow leopard died after suffering from COVID-19 induced pneumonia at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington city of the US.
Forensic lab aids crack down on illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:03 pm
New York: Despite travel bans and other COVID-19 restrictions, the small team at Viet Nam’s wildlife forensic lab has been bolstering police efforts to crack down on illegal trafficking, with support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Female giraffe died at Assam State Zoo due to strangulation
Dec 24, 2021, at 09:28 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A female giraffe died due to accidental strangulation in Assam State Zoo in Guwahati on Thursday night.
Elephant dies after being knocked down by train at Mariani in Assam
Dec 18, 2021, at 02:03 am
Guwahati/IBNS: An elephant calf was killed after being hit by a train at Bhelaguri, under Mariani Range in Assam's Jorhat district in the wee hours on Friday.
Six wild elephants stuck in same muddy pond in Assam’s Goalpara district, later rescued
Dec 03, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Guwahati: Six wild elephants were trapped in the same muddy pond in Assam’s Goalpara district on Friday morning, where five jumbos were stuck on Thursday and forest officials later rescued them with the help of locals.
Assam: Forest officials rescue five elephants from muddy pond
Dec 02, 2021, at 09:05 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The officials of the forest department of Assam’s Goalpara district rescued five wild elephants with the help of locals after the animals got stuck in a muddy pond in the lower Assam district on Thursday.
Assam: Two wild elephants killed after being hit by train at Khetri
Dec 01, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Guwahati: Two wild elephants were killed after being hit by a train at Khetri area Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district on Tuesday night.
The birth of Raimona, Assam’s sixth national park
Nov 23, 2021, at 06:07 am
The Assam government has declared the state’s sixth national park, Raimona National Park in the Kokrajhar district. Known for its legendary elephant herds and rare butterflies, it is also home to endangered Gee’s golden langur, and other rare species such as Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, gaur, and chital. The park is expected to boost biodiversity conservation, transboundary wildlife management, and ecotourism. Mongabay India writers Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya and Jyotirmoy Saharia report
Wild elephant dies due to electrocution in Asam's Hojai
Nov 17, 2021, at 02:32 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A wild elephant reportedly died due to electrocution in Assam's Hojai on Tuesday.
Assam: Elephant calf rescued by Forest personnel; shifted to rehabilitation centre
Oct 28, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: An elephant calf was rescued by Forest personnel at Miripathar under Bokial Beat in Assam's Golaghat district on Thursday.
Kalij pheasant is J&K's official bird
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:17 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has adopted Kalij Pheasant as the new union territory bird, while Hangul continues to be their symbolic animal.
Female elephant dies due to electrocution in Assam's Golaghat district
Oct 24, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Guwahati: A female lactating elephant died due to electrocution in Assam's Golaghat district on Sunday.
India’s first Banni Buffalo IVF calf born
Oct 24, 2021, at 12:17 am
New Delhi: With the birth of the first IVF calf of a Buffalo breed namely Banni in the country, India’s OPU - IVF work has reached to next level.
Assam: Elephant found dead in Goalpara
Oct 18, 2021, at 12:17 am
Guwahati: An elephant was found dead in a paddy field in Assam's Goalpara district.
Pink flamingos return to Kazakhstan’s capital in time for World Migratory Bird Day
Oct 09, 2021, at 09:44 pm
Following five years of absence, pink flamingos have been flocking back to Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan, much to the delight of residents who have flooded social media with photos of their return.
Leopard caged in Assam’s Dibrugarh
Sep 29, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Guwahati: A full-grown leopard was caged on Wednesday at Dikam tea estate in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.
Assam: 57 poachers surrender along with arms in Kokrajhar
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Guwahati: As many as 57 persons, who were involved in destruction of forests, killing animals, are now coming out to protect nature, environment and wild animals.
PM Modi lauds Assam govt's effort over rhinos' protection
Sep 24, 2021, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Assam government-led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for the step taken for the well-being of one-horned rhinos in the state.
Eating wild meat significantly increases zoonotic disease risk: UN report
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:31 pm
New York: The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), says a new report released on Wednesday, including increasing the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans.
Female elephant electrocuted in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district
Sep 03, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Guwahati: An adult female elephant was electrocuted in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district on Friday.
10-day-old male rhino rescued from Assam's Kaziranga
Sep 01, 2021, at 05:26 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A male rhino calf of 10 days of age was rescued from the fringe of central range near mihimukh highland in Assam's Kaziranga National Park.
Two abandoned leopard cubs rescued from Nagaland’s Tening village
Aug 24, 2021, at 07:37 pm
Kohima/IBNS: The district administration in Nagaland’s Peren, led by EAC Tening, Tumben P Tsanglao and Namsibo, Forest Range Officer, Tening, has facilitated the rescue and transfer of two leopard cubs from Tening village to Nagaland Zoological Park, Dimapur.
Elephant dies due to suspected electrocution at Sadia Range
Aug 13, 2021, at 10:53 pm
Guwahati: A female elephant is reported to have died in Sadia Range under Doomdooma Division in Tinsukia district due to suspected electrocution on Friday morning.
How a village in Maharashtra is helping vultures make a big comeback
Aug 08, 2021, at 12:30 am
In the 1980s, India was home to around 40 million vultures. By 2017, it declined to 19,000. However, Chirgaon, a village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, has been working on reviving its local vulture population. The village's vulture population has gone up from 22 in 1999-2000 to 249 this year. Mongabay-India writer Sneha Mahale reports
Assam: Old adult elephant dies at Manas National Park
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Guwahati: An old adult elephant died in Kumarsali in the Manas National Park in Assam.
Bengal: Endangered red panda born in captivity at Darjeeling's Zoological Park
Jul 22, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Darjeeling/UNI: With the birth of a red panda in captivity, the number of the highly endangered species rose to 26 in the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park here on Thursday.