The oft-repeated claim of Lucknow zoo authorities of having in place a crisis control mechanism appears hollow. The state government's bounty of Rs 20 crore given to the zoo this year could do nothing to save the lives of blackbucks and the state zoos continue to be deprived of resources.
Lucknow: On Thursday, another blackbuck died at Lucknow zoo taking the toll to 14. Though zoo has started putting control measures in place, the disturbing toll over the last few years has made experts feel the need for a detailed study on the cause of death.
Cites “high risk” of occurrence of avian influenza after monsoon as in the past
The Centre has alerted States on post-monsoon outbreak of highly contagious avian influenza or Bird Flu, which has the potential to be transmitted from birds and poultry to human beings (zoonotic risk).
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has recommended ban on use of all kinds of animals in circuses.
The statutory advisory body recommended the ban to the Environment Ministry at a meeting last week following an investigation authorised by it on living conditions of elephants and other animals in circuses. The investigation was conducted by a team from PETA India and Animal Rahat across 16 major circuses between November 2012 and July 2013.
The Ministry of Agriculture has formed a taskforce to review compensation that the government has provided to poultry farmers for bird-flu infected chickens culled to control spread of the deadly v
Deaths of two of the three women who were listed in critical condition at College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital in Bharatpur have stoked speculations, and more than that fears, that bir
Fewer than 500 Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) remain in the wild. Due to low numbers and their solitary and reclusive nature, tiger sightings across their range in the Russian Far East and China are rare; sightings of sick tigers are rarer still. Serious neurologic disease observed in several wild tigers since 2001 suggested disease emergence in this endangered species.
