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Sahyadri Tiger Reserve gears up for national tiger estimation

India, Dec. 24 -- The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) - that has been witnessing gradual signs of tiger population revival - is preparing for the national tiger estimation scheduled to begin in January 2... Read More


50 Maha leopards to be moved to Guj

Pune, Dec. 22 -- The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on December 19 approved the relocation of 50 leopards from Maharashtra's Junnar forest division to a facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The approval applie... Read More


Central Zoo Authority approves relocation of 50 leopards to Jamnagar facility

India, Dec. 22 -- The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on December 19 approved the relocation of 50 leopards from Maharashtra's Junnar forest division to a facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The approval appli... Read More


Pune's minimum temperature dips to 8.1degC, season's second lowest

India, Dec. 21 -- Cold wave conditions deepened across Pune district on Saturday as temperatures dropped further, with Haveli recording the season's lowest minimum of 6.9degC. This was the first time ... Read More


Mass leopard capture drive leaves forest department struggling to manage captive population

India, Dec. 20 -- A surge in human-leopard conflict, marked by several fatal attacks, has led the Maharashtra forest department to intensify leopard capture operations across high-risk districts, incl... Read More


Leopard sighting confirmed in Keshavnagar; forest dept launches search operation

India, Dec. 19 -- The forest department on Thursday confirmed a leopard sighting in Keshavnagar, triggering a large-scale search and surveillance operation in the area. The animal was reportedly spott... Read More


Second tigress released into the wild at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

India, Dec. 19 -- The Maharashtra forest department on Wednesday successfully released adult female tigress STR-05, now named Tara, into the core forest of Chandoli in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, marking ... Read More


Leopard sighting in Pune; forest dept scanning area

Pune, Dec. 19 -- The forest department on Thursday confirmed a leopard sighting in Keshavnagar, triggering a large-scale search and surveillance operation in the area. The animal was reportedly spotte... Read More


Cold eases briefly in Pune; chill likely to return from Dec 19

India, Dec. 18 -- After enduring more than a week of biting cold, Punekars got a breather as night-time temperatures climbed back to double digits with the city recording a minimum temperature of 10.9... Read More


8-yr-old boy killed in leopard attack in Junnar

India, Dec. 16 -- An eight-year-old boy was killed in an alleged leopard attack in Pargaon village, located on the border of Junnar and Shirur talukas in Pune district. The sixth incident of human dea... Read More