A senior wildlife official informed that captured rhinos would be freed in a new environment in Manas National Park, which is a unique biosphere reserve marked 'World Heritage Site in Danger' by the UNESCO due to wanton destruction of flora and fauna in the park during a violent militant movement by the Bodo tribe during 1990s and early 2000s.
The tiger that strayed out of the forests of Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit on Monday night was on Tuesday declared a man-eater. The decision followed the failure of wildlife officials to tranquilise the tiger that mauled a 14-year-old boy in Serai-Belari village in Barabanki district, about 40 km from Lucknow on Monday night. The state's chief wildlife conservator B K Patnaik, who rushed to the village where the tiger had taken cover in the thick lantana bushes.
A youth was mauled to death at the Delhi Zoo by an adult white tiger when he accidentally fell into the enclosure while climbing its fence to take a picture on Tuesday.
Elephants in Kerala will soon have the luxury of 'ambulance' service to transport sick and injured jumbos.
'There is more likelihood of dying from lightning than from vaccine induced blood clots.'
'Animal populations are increasing. Human populations are increasing. So there is no way the man-animal conflict going to go away.'
The search for that one stock that transforms a virtual beggar like me into a profligate millionaire might be over, says Mudar Patherya.
Frida is arguably Salma Hayek's finest film. The actress reveals why it gives her no joy.
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Real Madrid became La Liga champions for the first time since 2012 on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Malaga, denying arch-rivals Barcelona three consecutive league titles.
8 Thai boys were brought out of the over the first two days.
Residents, forest officials and experts come together to provide security against a prowling leopard in Thane's Hiranandani Estate and nearby colonies.
...But ends up being oddly moving, says Sreehari Nair.
A 17-year-old endangered gorilla was shot dead by the authorities after a four-year-old entered the enclosure, sparking a furious debate on animal rights.
'It's a humiliating time to be a human being.' It's a pity that the magnificent 17-year-old gorilla is dead. But it's not enough to hang our heads in shame or comfort ourselves with clicktivism, observes Bijoy Venugopal.
Ranbaxy did its maiden public issue in 1973.
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