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One person’s misery is another person’s joy. So it holds true for the peafowls in Tamil Nadu’s Chennimalai that have thrived over the years as the number of foxes have dwindled in the region.
Change in landscape and disappearance of bushes that provided a safe cover to foxes is one of the main reasons for the drop in number of the omnivorous mammals in the area, writes The Hindu’s R. Krishnamoorthy.
“Till a decade ago, both fox and peafowl used to be hunted down by Narikurava community,” according to The Hindu.
The number of elephant deaths on railway tracks across India has reduced significantly following various measures taken by […]
Tiger deaths were reported from Assam’s Kaziranga, Kerala’s Wayanad and Karnataka’s Nagarhole in Oct. The last incident was […]
Peacock is Art in Motion, the World Its Platform!
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), set up in 1916 to promote surveys, exploration and research to further understanding of […]
India’s environment ministry has issued a new draft for notifying eco-sensitive zone in the Western Ghats, after the […]
India’s southern state of Kerala has ordered a count of captive elephants in the state and directed district […]
Malaysian authorities have busted a syndicate involved in trade of tiger and other wildlife parts and arrested three […]
Vultures Flight Renewed
The majestic vultures of Kerala state’s Wayanad “may yet live on.” A drastic fall in the state’s vulture population previously was attributed to use of the banned anti-inflammatory drug Diclofenac to treat cattle and other livestock. India’s federal Health Ministry has now curbed human formulations of injectable Diclofenac to single, 3 ml dose packs. The drug is banned for veterinary use. Read more from original source.
Karanath to Help Odisha Count Tigers Right
Conservation zoologist and tiger expert Dr. K Ullas Karanth will assist India’s Odisha state in enumeration of tiger population. Chief Wildlife Warden Dr SS Srivastava confirmed that the agreement is being finalised. Read more from original source.
No Bail for Ivory Smuggler
Notorious ivory smuggler Afzal Baig has been denied bail by an Indian court. Baig, an inter-State elephant tusk trader, is involved in five elephant poaching cases in Sambalpur and one in Deogarh district. His earlier bail pleas were rejected by lower courts. Read more from original source.
Three for Joy & Three Squares = Overjoyed?
Camera trap images in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve show at least six new residents in the apex predatory family. “Two tigresses gave birth to three cubs each at Manguraha range in May.” Five of them have been captured in the camera trap images. Read more from original source.
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