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Karnataka awards compensation to man trampled by its elephant in Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad
The Karnataka Congress government will compensate the family of a man killed by an elephant in Wayanad. This move comes ahead of Lok Sabha elections and aims to address increasing man-animal conflicts. The ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala is a Congress ally for the elections, but a rival at the regional level. Rahul Gandhi broke away from his scheduled Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as a part of his LS polls campaign to visit the victim's family on Saturday, had asked the Karnataka government to compensate the family on humanitarian grounds.
Gujarat government spent more than Rs 277 cr on lion conservation in two years
The state government has spent Rs 277.93 crore on lion conservation in 2022 and 2023, the minister said, responding to questions by Congress MLAs during the Question Hour of the ongoing budget session of the assembly here. During this period, 238 lions, including cubs, died in different parts of Gujarat. Of these, 209 lions succumbed to natural causes, while 29 deaths were due to unnatural reasons such as big cats getting hit by vehicles or falling into open wells, he said in a written reply.
Asiatic black bear cub released back into the wild in Arunachal Pradesh
An 8-month-old orphaned Asiatic black bear cub was successfully rehabilitated and released into the wild by the Department of Environment and Forest Arunachal Pradesh, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The male bear cub, rescued earlier in the year, was too young to survive on its own, leading to its admission to the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in Pakke.
'No cheetah in Kuno National Park died due to Radio Collars': Project Cheetah Chief, SP Yadav
Project Cheetah Chief, S.P. Yadav has emphatically denied that any cheetah in Kuno National Park has died due to radio collars. This statement comes amidst concerns about using radio collars in wildlife conservation efforts. 'No cheetah in Kuno National Par...
Fatalities normal if animals introduced to new environment: Namibia on cheetah deaths
The High-Commissioner of Namibia to India, Gabriel Sinimbo, has stated that the deaths of several cheetahs introduced to Madhya Pradesh from Namibia and South Africa are "normal" as the project involves acclimatizing the animals to a new environment. Sinimbo expressed hope that the cheetahs will eventually adapt fully to India's environment. Since March, nine out of the 20 cheetahs brought to Madhya Pradesh have died.
MP: Female cheetah that went untraceable in KNP due to radio collar issue captured after 22 days
After a 22-day search operation, Nirva, a South African female cheetah, was captured in the Dhoret range of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district. Nirva went untraceable after her radio collar stopped working on July 12. On August 12, information about the cheetah's location was received from the satellite. It gave information about her location on August 11 evening, it stated.
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Radio collars of 6 cheetahs at KNP removed for health examination: Forest officials
Radio collars of six cheetahs have been removed by veterinarians and experts from Namibia and South Africa at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Prades for a health examination. The project has already seen the deaths of five adult cheetahs and three cubs, leading the environment ministry to announce several steps to support the cheetah project, including the establishment of a cheetah research center with facilities for rehabilitation, capacity building and interpretation.
Cheetahs to remain in Kuno, won't be relocated: Union minister Bhupender Yadav
The cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India will stay put, according to Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, who said that the project will be successful. Experts are looking into the cause of recent deaths, believed to be from septicemia caused by radio collars, but none appear to consider the project to be in danger as yet.
Septicemia caused by radio collars led to death of two male cheetahs in MP this week: Expert
Male cheetahs Tejas and Suraj died due to septicemia caused by radio collars in wet conditions at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, according to South African cheetah expert Vincent van der Merwe. The Indian cheetah reintroduction programme has had a shaky start, with eight deaths, including three cubs, in under four months, raising concerns.
Satpura radio-collared tiger killed for witchcraft
After month-long investigation, Special Task Force (STF) of Madhya Pradesh forest department confiscated a hide of radio-collared tiger, which was poached in Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR) in August.
Researchers develop new radio-tracking drone to locate wildlife
Researchers used the drones to track radio-tagged bettongs, sometimes referred to as rat-kangaroos, at the Mulligan's Flat woodland sanctuary in Canberra, Australia.
How radio cabs are working with a blue-collar workforce that includes delivery boys & drivers
Typically, startups are associated with flat organizational structures. They are also associated with young, highly qualified teams.
Radio-collar infection kills tigress in MP
The first tigress in India to be translocated to the wild after being hand-bred was on Friday found dead of an infection caused by its radio collar at the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
Two abandoned tiger cubs killed in Madhya Pradesh
In a major setback for Madhya Pradesh two tiger cubs got killed after being abandoned by their mother in Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR)
Three arrested in Bandhavgarh tigress poaching case, radio collar recovered
Madhya Pradesh forest officials on Monday arrested three poachers and recovered the radio collar that was ripped off a tigress after electrocuting it to death outside Bandhavgarh National Park (BNP) in Umeria district on May 26.
Poachers kill tigress with GPS collar in Madhya Pradesh
Poachers killed yet another tigress - fourth in the last two years - with an electric trap at the buffer zone of Bandgavgarh National Park (BNP) in Umeria district of Madhya Pradesh late on Sunday night.
National Tiger Conservation Authority asks UP to radio-collar its tigers
“On the basis of camera traps, we can identify other aberrant tigers also,” said the conservator of Moradabad, Kamlesh Srivastava.
Snow leopards in Spiti valley to be radio collared
Satellite-linked collars will be soon fitted on snow leopards in the tribal Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh to get a deeper understanding of the behaviour of the endangered cat.
Radio collar for Sajnekhali tigress
The foresters will radio-collar the three-year-old tigress, now undergoing treatment at the Sajnekhali beat office, before releasing it into the wild.
Problem leopards stranded for want of radio collars
Amid public and political pressure, forest officials captured three leopards — two females and a male on April 10, 27 and 29 near Agarzari, Borda and Chargaon respectively.
Ten Sunderbans tigers to get collars
The forest department has decided to radio-collar ten tigers in the Sunderbans where population dynamics of the big cats has al ways remained a mystery.
Ten tigers to be radio-collared in Sunderbans
The forest department has decided to radio-collar ten tigers in the Sunderbans, where population dynamics of the big cats has always remained a mystery.
Dispersing Tadoba tigers to be radio collared
For the first time in the country, a massive exercise to study and understand the movement of tigers will be undertaken from next year.
Cannes 2012: On day 3, DDB Mudra bags gold for India
Cannes on Day 3 won more gold for India, taking its tally to two. 'The Hinglish Project' from DDB Mudra Group took home a gold Lion in design.
Radio collar removed from tigress' neck
A non-functional radio collar was removed today from the neck of a tigress in Ranthambore national park in Rajasthan's Sawaimadhopur district, a senior forest official said.
Krishna backtracks on radio collar
Foreign minister S M Krishna, who on Sunday demanded removal of radio collars forcibly strapped round the ankles of Indian students of a California university, on Monday said, "there isn't much the government can do if the US administration takes legal measures to track illegal students.
Tiger in Panna to be tranquilized again for radio collaring
A tiger translocated to Panna Reserve in a bid to revive the park's big cat population will be radio-collared soon, forest department officials said.
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