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New DNA based Indian elephant census

28 Oct 2025

Using DNA-based genetic mark-recapture techniques, scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have pegged India’s elephant population at 22,446 in a recently released elephant population estimation, highlighted by...

Indian fauna portal records several new entries

08 Jul 2025

India’s faunal database has 683 new entries, including 459 newly-discovered species and 224 species. These findings were published in Animal Discoveries-2024, released recently to mark the Zoological Survey of...

Wild animals deserve respect, say zookeepers

22 Feb 2025

Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter Multiplication of what is left of the world’s biodiversity begins, when man starts to understand and honestly care for the endemic and universal Animalia such...

Fauna of India checklist launched

02 Jul 2024

Celebrating the 109th Foundation Day of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Kolkata, India, recently, Indian Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the “Fauna of India Checklist Portal”....

Islamabad Zoo turns into a rehabilitation centre for Pakistani wildlife

26 Apr 2024

Before it was forced to close over its "intolerable" treatment of animals, the Islamabad Zoo was home to neglected elephants and underfed lions pacing back and forth behind the...

Pet alligator Albert’s owner wants him back after authorities seized the animal

20 Mar 2024

The owner of an alligator recently seized by conservation officers in New York is fighting for its return, saying the reptile he named Albert and has shared a home...

Celebrating and conserving Indian lions

15 Aug 2023

Recently, on 10 August, we celebrated World Lion Day. This Day celebrates these majestic creatures and aims to raise awareness and support for their conservation. This day is also...

Chaos in Pakistani court as baby monkey escapes during smuggling case

22 Jul 2023

A baby monkey caused chaos in a Pakistan court after escaping from a troop presented as evidence in a case of wildlife smuggling, officials said. Two men were intercepted...

Rice-loving elephant that killed six people captured in Indian state of Kerala

01 May 2023

Indian forest officials have tranquillised and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said. The male elephant — dubbed Arikomban, or "rice-tusker"...

As tiger count grows, Indigenous demand land rights

09 Apr 2023

Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press It was a celebratory atmosphere for officials gathered just hours away from several of India’s major tiger reserves in the southern city of Mysuru, where...

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