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Court allows capture of elephant Omkar, orders temporary translocation to Guj

Pune, Nov. 16 -- A court in Kolhapur has permitted the capture of the wild elephant Omkar in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, and allowed his temporary relocation to the Radha Krishna Temple Elephant... Read More


Kolhapur court orders elephant 'Omkar' to be temporarily moved to Vantara

India, Nov. 15 -- A court in Kolhapur has permitted the capture of the wild elephant Omkar in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, and allowed his temporary relocation to the Radha Krishna Temple Elephan... Read More


Pune shivers as mercury dips further; Haveli records district's first single-digit temperature

India, Nov. 15 -- On Thursday, Haveli became the first location in Pune district to plunge into single-digit temperatures this season. The area recorded a minimum temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius - ... Read More


Court allows capture of elephant Omkar, orders temporary translocation to Guj

Pune, Nov. 15 -- A court in Kolhapur has permitted the capture of the wild elephant Omkar in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, and allowed his temporary relocation to the Radha Krishna Temple Elephant... Read More


Tadoba's tigress Chanda en route to Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

India, Nov. 14 -- The much-awaited tiger translocation project in Maharashtra's Sahyadri Tiger Reserve has officially begun. As part of 'Operation Tara', forest officials have initiated the transfer o... Read More


Shoot 'man-eater' leopards in Pune: Forest minister

India, Nov. 13 -- State forest minister Ganesh Naik on Wednesday directed forest officials to eliminate leopards identified as 'man-eaters' in Pune district. The minister said this during a public ad... Read More


'Stop tree-felling along Pune riverbanks'

India, Nov. 13 -- Chief conservator of forests (land records) , Maharashtra forest department, N Jaikumaran, has directed Pune forest department officials to stop any tree-felling activity related to ... Read More


Forest min issues shoot-at-sight orders for 'man-eater' leopards

PUNE, Nov. 13 -- State forest minister Ganesh Naik has issued shoot-to-kill orders in the state's war on "man-eating" leopards in Pune district, a move that may calm frightened villagers but could rai... Read More


Amid rise in leopard attacks, district collector orders expansion of rescue infra in Pune

India, Nov. 12 -- With repeated leopard- attacks and sightings triggering widespread fear in the rural areas of Pune district, especially Shirur and Ambegaon talukas, district collector Jitendra Dudi ... Read More


Junnar forest department identifies 20 leopards to be shifted to Vantara

India, Nov. 12 -- As part of its proposal to relocate 50 leopards to the Vantara animal rehabilitation facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, the Junnar forest division has identified 20 leopards for the firs... Read More