India, Aug. 12 -- The genome of the Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) virus, which records high fatality rates, was detected in a wild animal at the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune, in a first for In... Read More
Pune, Aug. 12 -- The genome of the Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) virus, which records high fatality rates, was detected in a wild animal at the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune, in a first for Ind... Read More
India, Aug. 10 -- A six-year-old female leopard was rescued from a hunting foot trap in a sugarcane field in Nangaon village, Daund taluka, in a joint operation by the Pune Forest Department and RESQ ... Read More
India, Aug. 10 -- In a step towards addressing the growing man-animal conflict in Junnar region, the proposed leopard sterilization project has received a green signal from scientists at the Wildlife ... Read More
India, Aug. 8 -- In an indicator of the escalating man-animal conflict in the Pune forest circle - Pune, Junnar and Solapur divisions - the forest department has disbursed a total Rs.18.60 crore in co... Read More
India, Aug. 6 -- The forest department has arrested six individuals from Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Bird Sanctuary after being caught hunting protected birds. Acting on a tip-off, the suspects were ca... Read More
India, Aug. 6 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT), western zone bench, has imposed a fine of Rs.39.30 lakh on Nashik-based Karamveer Shankarrao Kale Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd ( Distillery Division... Read More
India, Aug. 5 -- Plans are afoot to relocate a group of spotted (Chital) and Sambar deer from the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Katraj (Katraj Zoo) to the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) in Kolhapur as... Read More
India, Aug. 4 -- The Forest department is struggling to deal with the growing number of complaints related to illegal animal-keeping, especially in residential areas. A large number of these complaint... Read More
India, July 30 -- Following the Supreme Court's dismissal of a writ petition filed by the Kolhapur-based Jain Math challenging her relocation, 36-year-old elephant, Mahadevi alias Madhuri, was shifted... Read More