Chandrapur: A 55-year-old farmer was killed in a suspected tiger attack in a field adjoining a forest at Janakapur village in Nagbhid taluka, bringing the number of people killed in wildlife-related attacks in Chandrapur district this year to 28.The deceased, identified as Ramesh Kashiwara, had gone to his field on Tuesday afternoon to irrigate the…
Villagers carefully guided the crocodile away from the road Vadodara: The sight of a giant crocodile on a village bridge would send most people scrambling for safety. In Jambuva village on Wednesday, however, the locals did something different. When the residents spotted a nine-foot-long crocodile crawling onto a bridge near national highway 48, they walked…
A view of the Western Ghats Shivamogga: Local residents and leaders in the Malnad region have voiced intense outrage over the Union govt’s repeated attempts to declare Western Ghats areas as ecologically sensitive areas (ESA) based on Kasturirangan Committee Report.Expressing severe anger in Sagar Wednesday, senior Congress leader and activist BR Jayanth said the Union…
A rescue team member Murari Kumar with a captured snake Rain and waterlogging in VTR blamed for frequent snake sightings A rescue team member Murari Kumar with a captured snake Rain and waterlogging in VTR blamed for frequent snake sightings A rescue team member Murari Kumar with a captured snake Bettiah: Panic gripped residents near…
SDRF launched a search operation but the girl is yet to be traced Vadodara: A 12-year-old girl was dragged away by a crocodile into the river in Padra taluka on Sunday morning. The victim, identified as Hetal Rathodia, was strolling on the banks of Vishwamitri river with her grandfather in Medhad village at around 9am….
Thiruvananthapuram: The state received Rs 6.4 crore under the combined Project Tiger and Project Elephant scheme in 2025-26, up from the Rs 2.21 crore allotted the previous year to protect the habitats of these animals. The details were presented in Parliament by minister of state for environment Kirti Vardhan Singh in response to a question…
Forest officials and researchers track gharial using satellite antena Bhubaneswar: The city forest division has launched a marathon tracking operation to save endangered gharials swept downstream by the swelling Mahanadi river. Officials fear that the aquatic reptiles could become entangled in fishing nets or get killed by locals who might mistake them for dangerous predators…
Balakrishna Gowda, 53, was killed in a suspected wild elephant attack near the Muchiradka enclosure in Rekhya village under the Uppinangady forest range Saturday Mangaluru: A 53-year-old man was killed in a suspected wild elephant attack near the Muchiradka enclosure in Rekhya village under the Uppinangady forest range Saturday evening.Uppinangady range forest officer HT Raghavendra…
Kollam: A 68-year-old man was gored to death by a wild gaur on Kollam–Shencottah interstate highway near Kulathupuzha early on Thursday. The deceased was Basheer, a resident of Kunnilpurath.Kulathupuzha Police said the attack occurred around 6am when Basheer stepped out of his house and was walking along the highway. A gaur suddenly charged at him,…
Vadodara: A four-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in Bodeli taluka of Chhota Udepur district on Wednesday night. The incident took place in Vajpur village around 8pm when Bhavya Rathwa was playing with other children in the compound of her house.According to officials, a leopard emerged from the darkness and suddenly pounced on…
