2021 has become the record-breaking year for turtle egg collection in Mandapam Wildlife Range, Tamil Nadu. Mandapam is a panchayat town located in Ramanathapuram district, where fishing is the main occupation of residents. Despite this fact, Mandapam Wildlife Range collected 19,667 Olive Ridley eggs and
Elephant fatalities in India have increased due to dozens of reasons, including electrocution and poaching. Recently, two more elephant carcasses were found in Keonjhar district, Odisha, wildlife department officials reported. As to what caused these deaths, still remains a mystery; however, electrocution and poaching have
China shared a good news recently stating that it will re-classify giant panda as vulnerable after a rise in wild population. Officials said that after years of conservation efforts, the iconic animal is no longer endangered in the wild, but they are still vulnerable with
Leonardo DiCaprio has announced a $43 million pledge for species conservation in the Galapagos Islands. It comes as a welcoming move amid climate change and collapsing ecosystems. The initiative has been started in partnership with Re:wild, an organization founded by a group of renowned conservation
Dogs are known to be man’s best friend, and as a good example, intelligent dogs at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya work to maintain security in the area. Recently, the paw-squad successfully made four arrests, bringing the poaching incidents to zero. Hands down to their
Following in the footsteps of Nagaland, another North-Eastern state, Arunachal Pradesh, has initiated a campaign to protect the wildlife and forests. Though the state’s tribal population has a long history of hunting wild animals for survival, the state government is determined to save the wildlife.
Wildlife corridors are links across landscapes that connect patches of fragmented habitat and offer a safe passage to animals without human intrusion. They support natural processes such as migration that occur in a healthy environment. These movement corridors also aid the species to find resources,
For innumerable millennia, indigenous tribes in different corners of the world have been helping in wildlife conservation. They have walked the same path as tigers, drank the same water as wild buffaloes, and sang the same songs as native birds. Living lives on the values
Elusive by nature, gorgeous by appearances – snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountains of Central and South Asia. The animal is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List as the global population has dwindled down to less than 10,000 individuals
The critically endangered Great Indian Bustards are beautiful birds, but they have been facing existential threats from various anthropogenic activities. In an initiative to protect the endangered bird, the Wildlife Conservation Society India (WSCI) is installing flap-like diverters on live wires to protect Great Indian Bustards. The