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177 cases of dehydration among wild animals reported in January in Pune

India, Feb. 6 -- With above normal temperatures experienced in January this year, wildlife conservators received at least 177 cases of animals suffering from dehydration. One-hundred-and-seventy-seven... Read More


IISER study highlights significance of hill slopes in maintaining green cover in Western Ghats

India, Feb. 5 -- A new study by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research ( IISER) highlighted that, the hill slopes in Western Ghats, which are highly threatened by encroachments, are pl... Read More


Forest dept files case against elephant owner, event organiser

India, Feb. 5 -- The Pune forest department has filed a preliminary observation report (POR) against the event organiser from Urawade village in Mulshi and the elephant owner from Sangli district for ... Read More


Probe against organiser for holding elephant procession in Mulshi

India, Feb. 4 -- The Pune forest department on Monday initiated an investigation against an event organiser from Urwade village, Mulshi taluka, for allegedly holding an elephant procession in Mulshi. ... Read More


Wildlife conservators see rise in primate, jackal rescue cases

India, Feb. 4 -- The Transit Treatment Centre (TTC) in Bavdhan, managed by the RESQ Charitable Trust, an NGO partner with the Maharashtra forest department, reported a significant rise in cases where ... Read More


Forest dept reprimands duo for making false claim of tiger sighting in Nashik

India, Feb. 3 -- To avoid night duty, a security guard, along with his colleague, working at the solar plant project in the Sinnar area of Nashik district made a false claim of a tiger sighting on Jan... Read More


Leopard sighted in residential area of Nigdi, rescued within two hours

India, Feb. 3 -- On Sunday, a male leopard spotted in sector 24 of Nigdi Pradhikaran in Pimpri-Chinchwad was rescued in just two hours and fifteen minutes in a joint operation conducted by the forest ... Read More


Forest officials raise issue of unauthorised leopard transportation from Gujarat

India, Feb. 2 -- In an interstate chief conservator of forest (CCF) officer-level meeting, the forest officials from the Nandurbar forest department raised an issue of unauthorised Leopard transportat... Read More


ZSI scientists find dog skin involvement in fake wild animal skin trade

India, Feb. 2 -- The Western regional centre of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently received cases in which dog skin is traded as wild animal skin. Within a year the centre has received at l... Read More


'Complete hill safety work in NIBM, Mohammadwadi before monsoon'

India, Jan. 30 -- Disposing the case concerning civic issues raised by the residents of the NIBM area due to encroachment of forest areas and negligence towards hill safety, the western bench of the N... Read More