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Woman killed by leopard; 3rd fatal attack in one month in Junnar

India, May 11 -- Barely days after Rudra Mahesh Fatale, 8, was killed in a leopard attack in Kalwadi village on May 8, a woman, 45, was killed in another leopard attack in Pimpale Pendhar village of J... Read More


55 volunteers sign up for annual wildlife waterhole survey in Pune

India, May 10 -- At least 55 volunteers have registered to participate in the annual wildlife census to be held at sanctuaries of Pune district on the night of full-moon Buddha Purnima on May 23. The... Read More


Special drive launched to capture leopards in Yedgaon dam watershed area

India, May 10 -- In view of the mounting leopard attacks, especially in the villages around the Yedgaon dam watershed area, the Junnar forest department has launched a special drive to capture leopard... Read More


Light rainfall brings temporary respite from heat in parts of Pune

India, May 9 -- A sudden change in temperature after 3 pm on Wednesday, May 8, saw parts of the city experiencing strong, dust-raising winds along with light rainfall and thunder activity which brough... Read More


Citizens plan to conduct tree mapping on Taljai hills

India, May 8 -- Against the backdrop of heated debate between citizens and forest officials about the lack of transparency regarding tree cutting and ongoing work in the Taljai forest area, citizens p... Read More


Angry villagers beat up forest guard after leopard kills boy, 8, in Kalwadi village

India, May 8 -- After a leopard attacked and killed an eight-year-old boy in Kalwadi village near the Manchar area of Junnar tehsil on May 8, angry villagers confronted the primary response team from ... Read More


Elderly man upset for not seeing lotus on EVM

India, May 8 -- While the fight in the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency is between NCP candidate Sunetra Pawar versus Supriya Sule who represents NCP (SP), the absence of a candidate from the BJP in th... Read More


Hot, humid weather in most Maharashtra constituencies going to polls today

India, May 7 -- As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), of the eleven constituencies going to polls from Western Maharashtra, Marathwada and Konkan, nine will witness above normal temperatur... Read More


252 wild animal cubs reunited with their mothers in western Maha

India, May 6 -- In joint efforts with different non-government organisation (NGO) partners, the forest department since 2007 has successfully reunited at least 252 cubs of wild animals, including 178 ... Read More


Water scarcity in forest areas leads to spike in well-rescue calls

India, May 4 -- As the forest areas with significant wildlife presence are experiencing water scarcity this year, it is leading to an increase in human-wildlife conflict in terms of wild animals comin... Read More