Himachal Pradesh High Court, August 31, 2023 directed the Animal Welfare Board of India under the control of Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying) to give practical suggestions to Himachal Pradesh regarding control of the monkey menace and also the stray dogs menace …
Four years of scientific expeditions have found previously unknown animals and plants in world's largest tropical rainforest A purring monkey, a vegetarian piranha and a flame-patterned lizard are among more than 400 new species of animals and plants that have been discovered in the past four years in the Amazon …
The population of monkeys, who have become nuisance for farmers and people in Himachal Pradesh, has come down by 55,000 as per the latest census conducted by the state forest department, forest minister Thakur Singh Bharmauri told state assembly during the question hour on Monday. Replying to a question of …
The Wildlife Wing of the Forest Department will undertake a monkey census on June 29 to see whether the sterilisation of 68,000 simians in the state has succeeded in putting a much-needed check on their growing numbers, which stood at a whopping 3.19 lakh a decade ago. As per a …
The state Wildlife Department will get a fresh population estimation of leopards, snow leopards and monkeys done with the help of experts who will suggest ways and means to reduce man-animal conflict resulting in increased attacks by wild animals. Experts from an NGO headed by Vidya Athreya, a wildlife biologist, …
Apes and Old World monkeys are prominent components of modern African and Asian ecosystems, yet the earliest phases of their evolutionary history have remained largely undocumented. The absence of crown catarrhine fossils older than ~20 million years (Myr) has stood in stark contrast to molecular divergence estimates of ~25–30 Myr …
Researchers have discovered a population of 200 of the world's rarest orangutans hiding in the forests of Indonesia. The previously unknown population was spotted by conservationists near the 140 square kilometres Batang park in the island of Borneo, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The International Union for Conservation …
The Peruvian night monkey has never before been studied in the wild. But new research shows that protecting forests – even small fragments – is vital to the species' survival The Peruvian night monkey (Aotus miconax) is one of the world's least known primates, having never been studied in the …
IMPHAL: Wildlife books, written a few decades ago say that many species of animals and birds were available in plenty in Manipur. Till recently, people caught and killed leopards, tigers, bears and other animals in villages. When tribals set bush fire in the mountains near Imphal, terrified animals rushed towards …
SOME of the richest and most biodiverse forests in Indonesia will soon be opened up for commercial exploitation under a plan drafted by the new government of Aceh. The chairman of the Aceh parliament's spatial planning committee, Mr Anwar (who goes by only one name) has confirmed the plan would …
With a steep decline in the forest area due to large-scale commercialisation, the population of monkey is witnessing a sharp increase in Kasauli tehsil owing to loss of habitat in the last few years. Scores of big and small hotels and resorts have come up in every nook and corner …
In a move to bring down the man-animal conflict and early and safe rescue of wildlife, forest department has created four new rescue teams for Indore, Dhar, Jhabua and Alirajpur. Each team will be consist of 8 to 10 forest personnel including forest ranger and forest guards, they will be …
The Karnataka Forest and Health authorities have alerted their counterparts in Kerala on a suspected outbreak of Kyasanoor Forest Disease (KFD), commonly known as monkey fever, in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve lying contiguous to the Wayanad Wild Life Sanctuary (WWLS) in northern Wayanad district of the State. With the Karnataka …
A significant rise in sea levels due to global warming could result in the loss of species and habitats in the coastal areas of more than a thousand islands in South-East Asia and the Pacific region, leading to the potential displacement of many millions of people, according to a study. …
It is estimated that the disease kills 20,000 people in India and 55,000 worldwide every year Acknowledging that rabies is a major public health challenge in India, the government proposes to make it a priority disease for control under the 12th Five Year Plan. A viral zoonotic disease primarily infecting …
To those who enjoy the pleasures of the dining table, the news may come as a relief: drastically cutting back on calories does not seem to lengthen lifespan in primates. The verdict, from a 25-year study in rhesus monkeys fed 30% less than control animals, represents another setback for the …
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered a probe into alleged involvement of politicians in widespread bushfires in peat swamp forests in Nakhon Si Thammarat and other provinces. The fresh investigation follows a report that the fires, which have destroyed more than 15,000 rai of forests in five districts of three …
Rlys game for 2 of 3 proposals to minimise green damage The Hubli-Ankola railway project has cleared another hurdle with the Railways accepting two of the three recommendations of a committee comprising engineers of the Indian Institute of Science. The committee had been set up to suggest alternative routes for …
Jorhat: Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Mariani, formerly known as Gibbon wildlife Sanctuary or Hoollangapar Reserve forest, the only sanctuary in India reserved for Gibbon or long armed ape has now hit more headlines for its growing number of elephants. Although Assam Government had declared this forest as a Wildlife Sanctuary …
