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Tiger suffers injuries in Muthodi, officers place cage to capture animal
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (44+ words) Following reports that a tiger in Muthodi Range was suffering from injuries, officials of Bhadra Wildlife Division in Chikkamagaluru have set a cage to capture the animal. A team led by a veterinarian has been constituted to provide treatment once…...
Master plan soon to address human-animal conflict in Idukki
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (33+ words) A high-level meeting presided over by District Collector Dineshan Cheruvatt on Saturday decided to draft a detailed master plan to address the rising number of human-animal conflict incidents in the district....
Teeming peacock population throws new challenges to Kuppam farmers, foresters
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (441+ words) Published - June 13, 2026 07: 39 pm IST - KUPPAM In the rural side of the Kuppam region of Chittoor district, flanked by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka along the rocky hill ranges, the piercing call of peacocks is as much a part of the landscape…...
VGP Marine Kingdom releases captive-bred banded bamboo sharks into ocean
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (393+ words) A couple of years ago, the VGP Marine Kingdom, a walk-through public aquarium at Injambakkam, Chennai, retrieved a few banded bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium punctatum) from a local fisherman. "They were caught while fishing, and we got four semi-adults, two males…...
Young activist's 7, 000-km walk highlights climate and animal welfare issues
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (582+ words) As Ayan Banerjee stepped into Nellore in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday night, the 24-year-old climate and animal welfare activist marked a significant milestone in an unusual journey that has taken him across 2, 417 kilometres of India's coastline on foot. The padayatra…...
Arctic Tern sighted in Kollam for the first time
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (229+ words) Published - June 12, 2026 07: 29 pm IST - KANNUR An Arctic Tern, a migratory seabird, was recorded at Azheekal Pulimuttu in Kollam district during a seawatch survey conducted along the Kerala coast, marking the first documented sighting of the species in Kollam and only…...
How ants cope with disease outbreaks
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (315+ words) Ants are associated with a range of very positive qualities " including a self-motivated work ethic, preparedness and long-term thinking, and a preference for collective effort. Many ant species are also social, and living in social groups offers many advantages. However,…...
Dog shelter to bolster stray-free initiative in Adat
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (204+ words) Published - June 11, 2026 08: 27 pm IST - Thrissur A dog shelter set up as part of a community-driven stray dog-free initiative was inaugurated in Adat here on Thursday, giving fresh momentum to efforts aimed at humane stray animal management. The shelter, built to…...
In Mexico City, axolotls are everywhere before the World Cup, except in the wild
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (548+ words) Updated - June 10, 2026 08: 51 am IST One of the first things visitors arriving in Mexico City for the FIFA football World Cup are likely to see is the wide grin of an axolotl " with the salamander "unique to this part of the…...
Meet the frogs that build "cloudy" nests in South Africa"s trees
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (504+ words) For most frogs, life begins as a game of odds. They lay their eggs in the water, where fish and insects gobble up about 98% of them before they even have a chance to hatch. The African grey foam-nest tree frog…...