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DNA report confirms leopard shot dead by forest department killed two persons

India, Nov. 20 -- Wildlife forensic analysis has confirmed that all three hair samples collected by the Junnar Forest Division in connection with a recent leopard death case belonged to the same adult... Read More


Wildlife cannot be placed above human lives: Madhav Gadgil

India, Nov. 20 -- Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil has justified the killing of leopards involved in attacking humans saying that people have the right to defend. "If a human breaks into your home an... Read More


Night chill to ease in city, fresh rain expected

India, Nov. 20 -- After experiencing a cold spell for over a week, the city is likely to experience a rise in minimum temperature. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast indicates that fro... Read More


Tadoba's tigress 'Tara' roars into Sahyadri reserves after relocation: Watch

India, Nov. 20 -- A female tigress - Tara (T-20-S-2) - brought from Tadoba was released into the Sahyadri Reserves on Thursday morning after completing a scientifically monitored acclimatisation perio... Read More


Pune shivers at 9.4degC as Shivajinagar logs first single-digit minimum of the season

India, Nov. 19 -- The city witnessed a sharp spell of November chill on Tuesday as the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shivajinagar observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 9.4degC, marki... Read More


Centre approves birth control plan for leopards in Maharashtra

India, Nov. 18 -- PUNESeventeen months after the Maharashtra government submitted a proposal for a leopard birth control programme, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) gran... Read More


Ahead of Kumbh, minister orders intensifying human-leopard conflict mitigation in Nashik, Ahilyanagar

India, Nov. 18 -- Ahead of the Kumbh festival which is expected to bring lakhs of devotees to Nashik, the state government has moved to ramp up efforts to check human-leopard conflict in the region. M... Read More


Pune logs season's 1st single-digit minimum temp as cold wave grips Maharashtra

India, Nov. 18 -- Pune witnessed a sharp spell of November chill on Tuesday as the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shivajinagar observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 9.4degC - the seas... Read More


Falling rock hits woman trekker on Rajgad Fort, causes head injury

India, Nov. 17 -- A 38-year-old woman sustained a head injury on Sunday after a loose stone - dislodged during a scuffle between monkeys - fell on her while she was descending Rajgad Fort in Pune dist... Read More


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