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Unusual peace among Junnar leopards sparks scientific curiosity

India, Nov. 17 -- Despite a sharp rise in the leopard population, reports of territorial fights in the Junnar landscape remain unusually low. The pattern has prompted forest officials and scientists t... Read More


Leopard shot dead in Ahilyanagar, shoot-at-sight order issued for another big cat after fresh attack on child

India, Nov. 17 -- Even as a leopard believed to have killed at least two persons was shot dead in Ahilyanagar Saturday night after it charged at a team of forest officers during an ongoing search oper... Read More


Pune city records 10.6degC; coldwave alert issued for Marathwada

India, Nov. 17 -- The city recorded its coldest morning of the season on Sunday, with temperature dipping to 10.6 degrees Celsius, which was below normal by 4.8 degrees Celsius. According to the India... Read More


Court allows capture of elephant Omkar, orders temporary translocation to Guj

Pune, Nov. 16 -- A court in Kolhapur has permitted the capture of the wild elephant Omkar in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, and allowed his temporary relocation to the Radha Krishna Temple Elephant... Read More


Kolhapur court orders elephant 'Omkar' to be temporarily moved to Vantara

India, Nov. 15 -- A court in Kolhapur has permitted the capture of the wild elephant Omkar in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, and allowed his temporary relocation to the Radha Krishna Temple Elephan... Read More


Pune shivers as mercury dips further; Haveli records district's first single-digit temperature

India, Nov. 15 -- On Thursday, Haveli became the first location in Pune district to plunge into single-digit temperatures this season. The area recorded a minimum temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius - ... Read More


Court allows capture of elephant Omkar, orders temporary translocation to Guj

Pune, Nov. 15 -- A court in Kolhapur has permitted the capture of the wild elephant Omkar in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, and allowed his temporary relocation to the Radha Krishna Temple Elephant... Read More


Tadoba's tigress Chanda en route to Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

India, Nov. 14 -- The much-awaited tiger translocation project in Maharashtra's Sahyadri Tiger Reserve has officially begun. As part of 'Operation Tara', forest officials have initiated the transfer o... Read More


Shoot 'man-eater' leopards in Pune: Forest minister

India, Nov. 13 -- State forest minister Ganesh Naik on Wednesday directed forest officials to eliminate leopards identified as 'man-eaters' in Pune district. The minister said this during a public ad... Read More


'Stop tree-felling along Pune riverbanks'

India, Nov. 13 -- Chief conservator of forests (land records) , Maharashtra forest department, N Jaikumaran, has directed Pune forest department officials to stop any tree-felling activity related to ... Read More