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Wisdom, The Albatross, Lays 60th Egg At The Age Of 74
Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, has laid her 60th egg at the age of 74. This marks her first egg in four years, according to officials at the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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A Third Of Ranthambore's 75 Tigers Missing: Officials
Twenty-five of the 75 tigers in Ranthambore National Park (RNP) have gone missing over the last year, Rajasthan's Chief Wildlife Warden Pavan Kumar Upadhyay told park officials on Monday.
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Giant Rats in Africa Trained to Detect Ivory and Wildlife Products at Ports
In a unique approach, African ports are employing trained giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife goods such as ivory and pangolin scales. This effort, led by APOPO, aims to aid customs officials in identifying smuggled items from endangered species. Agile and cost-effective, these rats are trained to detect specific scents in mock warehou...
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7 Elephants Found Dead In Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve In Madhya Pradesh
Seven elephants have died in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and three others are receiving medical treatment, wildlife officials have told NDTV.
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Video: 11-Foot King Cobra Rescued From House In Odisha
An 11-foot-long King Cobra was rescued from a house at Bangra village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. Later the forest officials released it into the Dukra wildlife range in the district Tuesday morning.
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Chhattisgarh Government Announces Plan For A New Tiger Reserve
The Chhattisgarh government today decided to declare a new tiger reserve covering areas of Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla wildlife sanctuary in the state, a government official said.
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14-Year-Old Killed In Leopard Attack In UP's Bahraich
A 14-year-old boy died in a leopard attack in Somaigaurhi village of Katarniaghat Wildlife Division of the district, officials said on Saturday.
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Indonesia Safari Park Visitor Throws Plastic Bag In Hippo's Mouth, Sparks Outrage
According to the official, since wildlife laws protect all creatures at the sanctuary, mistreating them could have legal repercussions.
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6 "Ninja Turtle Gang" Members Arrested In Malaysia, Tortoises Seized
Malaysian authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the "Ninja Turtle Gang" and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
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Assam Floods: 31 Wild Animals Dead, 82 Rescued In Kaziranga National Park
The forest officials rescued 73 hog deer, two otters, two sambar deer, a scops owl, one rhino calf, an Indian hare and a jungle cat.
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4 Forest Workers Killed While Extinguishing Fire In Uttarakhand
Four forest workers were killed and four were injured while extinguishing a fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Civil Soyam Forest Division in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday.
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On Camera, "Rarest Of The Rare" Confrontation Between Tigress, Bear
Wild encounters are the most sought after by wildlife enthusiasts as well as tourists. One such video is going viral on social media which shows a bear coming face-to-face with a tiger.
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Out For Morning Walk, Elderly Man Killed In Elephant Attack In Karnataka
A 63-year-old man died after he was attacked by an elephant in Srimangala Wildlife range of Kodagu district on Monday, officials said.
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Watch: Wildlife Official Fights Off Leopard With Stick In Kashmir Village
A wildlife department official bravely faced a leopard that was roaming through a village in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Wednesday.
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Cambodia Looks To Import Indian Tigers To Revive Its Big Cat Population
Cambodia hopes to import four tigers from India this year under an agreement signed with New Delhi aimed at reviving the population of big cats in the kingdom, an environmental official said Monday.
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Wisdom, The Albatross, Lays 60th Egg At The Age Of 74
Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, has laid her 60th egg at the age of 74. This marks her first egg in four years, according to officials at the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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A Third Of Ranthambore's 75 Tigers Missing: Officials
Twenty-five of the 75 tigers in Ranthambore National Park (RNP) have gone missing over the last year, Rajasthan's Chief Wildlife Warden Pavan Kumar Upadhyay told park officials on Monday.
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Giant Rats in Africa Trained to Detect Ivory and Wildlife Products at Ports
In a unique approach, African ports are employing trained giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife goods such as ivory and pangolin scales. This effort, led by APOPO, aims to aid customs officials in identifying smuggled items from endangered species. Agile and cost-effective, these rats are trained to detect specific scents in mock warehou...
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7 Elephants Found Dead In Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve In Madhya Pradesh
Seven elephants have died in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and three others are receiving medical treatment, wildlife officials have told NDTV.
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Video: 11-Foot King Cobra Rescued From House In Odisha
An 11-foot-long King Cobra was rescued from a house at Bangra village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. Later the forest officials released it into the Dukra wildlife range in the district Tuesday morning.
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Chhattisgarh Government Announces Plan For A New Tiger Reserve
The Chhattisgarh government today decided to declare a new tiger reserve covering areas of Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla wildlife sanctuary in the state, a government official said.
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14-Year-Old Killed In Leopard Attack In UP's Bahraich
A 14-year-old boy died in a leopard attack in Somaigaurhi village of Katarniaghat Wildlife Division of the district, officials said on Saturday.
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Indonesia Safari Park Visitor Throws Plastic Bag In Hippo's Mouth, Sparks Outrage
According to the official, since wildlife laws protect all creatures at the sanctuary, mistreating them could have legal repercussions.
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6 "Ninja Turtle Gang" Members Arrested In Malaysia, Tortoises Seized
Malaysian authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the "Ninja Turtle Gang" and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
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Assam Floods: 31 Wild Animals Dead, 82 Rescued In Kaziranga National Park
The forest officials rescued 73 hog deer, two otters, two sambar deer, a scops owl, one rhino calf, an Indian hare and a jungle cat.
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4 Forest Workers Killed While Extinguishing Fire In Uttarakhand
Four forest workers were killed and four were injured while extinguishing a fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Civil Soyam Forest Division in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday.
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On Camera, "Rarest Of The Rare" Confrontation Between Tigress, Bear
Wild encounters are the most sought after by wildlife enthusiasts as well as tourists. One such video is going viral on social media which shows a bear coming face-to-face with a tiger.
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Out For Morning Walk, Elderly Man Killed In Elephant Attack In Karnataka
A 63-year-old man died after he was attacked by an elephant in Srimangala Wildlife range of Kodagu district on Monday, officials said.
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Watch: Wildlife Official Fights Off Leopard With Stick In Kashmir Village
A wildlife department official bravely faced a leopard that was roaming through a village in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Wednesday.
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Cambodia Looks To Import Indian Tigers To Revive Its Big Cat Population
Cambodia hopes to import four tigers from India this year under an agreement signed with New Delhi aimed at reviving the population of big cats in the kingdom, an environmental official said Monday.
