MAHOTTARI, AUG 13 -
A wild tusker killed Kailash Raut ,45, of Bharatpur VDC-9 in the district on Tuesday morning.
The tusker attacked him when he was asleep at the yard of his own house, said Assistant Sub-Inspector at the Gushala Area Police Office, Bijay Bhandari.
(Source : Ekantipur)
NAGPUR: A team of Melghat forest officials netted nine tiger poachers from Pune in the wee hours of Sunday. Among those arrested were prize catch Luchi and veteran poacher Lupustan.
Sources said a forest department team led by deputy conservator of forests (DyCF) Jitendra Ramgaonkar had left
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Central Zoo in the capital is having a hard time shooing away pigeons and crows that often wander close to the enclosed section that accommodates over 50 bird species, posing serious threat of spreading H1N1 virus to the birds living under the care of the zoo. Hundreds of visi
Representatives in El Salvador have banned the use of wild animals in circuses. With 54 votes in favour and 30 against, the Article 20 of the Wildlife Conservation Law was modified yesterday 9 August to protect wild animals from a life of abuse in captivity. The new law "prohibits the entry, us
NAGPUR: In 2006, 1,114 tigers roamed the country's forests. In 2010, that number rose to 1,706. Come 2014, will Waghpurians and other tiger lovers across the country have a reason to rejoice? Or will deforestation and poaching have cast their ugly shadow over the big cats' population?
We'll have
