Humans rarely get to glimpse the animal kingdom up-close. But, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest, which is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London, offers a peek into the lives of species around the world. The competition has just revealed the shortlist of 25 photos for the LUMIX People's Choice Award. Voting is open until February 4, 2020, and the overall winner will be announced in February.
Judgementall Hai Kya is a wild move but works because of how assured its cast is before and its crew is behind the camera, feels Sukanya Verma.
The female tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with COVID-19 in the US. It is suspected that she contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at that time.
The results for the People's Choice Award for the Wildlife Photographer Of The Year are in.
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e Madhya Pradesh government has spent Rs 560 crore in the last 15 years to shift villagers living within and around various tiger reserves and sanctuaries.
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A group of Keralite women on Saturday created history by taking part in 'Pulikali' (Dance of Tigers), a famous folk art which has been an exclusive bastion of male artistes, here along with over 500 male counterparts, donning the garb of symbolic tigers.
'...signatures.' 'But such signatures are missing in this virus.'
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Fadnavis said preliminary reports made available to him stated that the tigress was shot after she attacked the forest staff trying to tranquilise her.
Singh said efforts are on to deliberately create a misunderstanding for political gains.
Computers need to be trained to recognise images, says Devangshu Datta.
In the jungles of the Pench National Park and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, 28 brave women walk 20 km every day. They often come across tigers, leopards, bears, bison and other wild animals. But there is another species far deadlier that often crosses their path: Humans.
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'This is the only place on earth where Elephas maximus climbs to these heights.'
In the jungles of the Pench National Park and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, 28 brave women walk 20 km every day. They often come across tigers, leopards, bears, bison and other wild animals. But there is another species far deadlier that often crosses their path: Humans.
Khan said shooting an animal in self-defence was not an offence according to section 11(2) of the Wildlife Protection Act.
Have a look at these photos taken from the incredible world we live in. These are the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2020.
Sonchiriya is that rare Bollywood film, one that soars wildly above others in its genre, notes Ritwik Sharma.
'Animal populations are increasing. Human populations are increasing. So there is no way the man-animal conflict going to go away.'
Tales By Light is devoted to the kind of nature photography that appears on the pages of Nat Geo, but it exposes viewers to fascinating vistas that have only partly to do with photography, says Vikram Johri.
Like millions of people across the world, the year 2020 had dealt me irreplaceable losses and the lowest of blows. Like I have always done at such junctures, I had sought the refuge of the mountains. I wanted to end the year on a high, to show the finger to life, says Sumit Bhattacharya after a memorable journey to North Sikkim.
Mumbai's Santosh Gaikwad is on a mission to preserve India's wildlife for future generations, says Nikita Puri.
'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.
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The overall winners will be announced on October 15 at an awards ceremony in the Natural History Museum's iconic Hintze Hall.
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Wheeling round, a look of utter shock on its face, a marmot jumps in fright after a young fox sneaks up behind it. The split-second encounter between prey and predator -- called the Moment -- has won the man who captured it the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He was chosen from a longlist of various category winners, all of whom managed to record the oddities, rivalries and beauty of the natural world. Scroll down for some of the winners.
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