The history of human-wildlife conflicts dates way back to primitive times when man and animals lived in close proximity to each other. As human civilization advanced, the area inhabited by wildlife began to reduce. The land is limited and so are the resources. This created
A 5-year-old girl was killed by a leopard on the prowl in Kanlog area of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The animal pounced on the girl and ran towards the forest, where her clothes and body parts were recovered by the search parties. The shocking incident happened
We have heard many tales of escaping the clutches of leopards but this one is unique on its own – the cake was their savior! Two brothers, Firoz Mansuri and Sabir, were on their way home to celebrate the latter’s son’s birthday but returned with
A part of the 291 km-long railway project between Patratu and Sonnagar is likely to disrupt a part of Palamu Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand. Despite the objections raised by farmers and local officials, the railway managers are planning to add a third track through a
A video of a leopard interacting with humans in quite a friendly way has left people baffled. According to the first information received, this video was filmed in Tirthan Valley of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh. The animal can be seen walking down the vehicle-filled road
Asian elephants – with their rounded ears, wrinkled grey skin, and frolicking habits – are undoubtedly charming and adorable. Their terrain once expanded from Syria to China more than nine million square kilometres. But with the fragmentation of habitat owing to farming, industry, and the
Since human settlements have been expanding into wildlife habitats, human-animal conflicts have become widespread and more frequent than ever. The state of West Bengal has emerged as a major human-elephant conflict zone. According to the latest data provided by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and
It is no hidden fact that ever since the prehistoric times, mankind has feared what it cannot understand. The fellow species have always scared the man and to overcome this fear, mankind resorted to violence against animals. The cases of animal abuse in India have
In times of rapid urbanisation, Mumbai-based non-profit non-government organisation (NGO) has been protecting the wildlife for the past 25 years. The Corbett Foundation (TCF) is a group of committed people who have been actively working to protect critical wildlife landscapes across the Indian subcontinent. The
Big cats have often stirred panic in mankind. The same case scenario prompted the killing of a fishing cat in Bengal’s Hooghly. Video footage of a large fishing cat walking down a deserted lane in Konnagar, a municipal town in Hooghly district. The sighting created