Wildlife

People’s attitude towards wild elephants, forest conservation and Human-Elephant conflict in Nilambur, southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India

Conflict with elephants and subsequent economic losses negatively affect residents’ tolerance towards wild elephants. It is important to understand people’s attitude towards wildlife, especially Asian Elephants with an endangered status. A questionnaire survey was undertaken with 510 forest fringe residents of Nilambur North and South Forest Divisions, Kerala, to understand residents’ attitudes towards elephant conservation and Human-Elephant conflict.

Publication Date: 
26/05/2018
C. K. Rohini, T. Aravindan, K.S. Anoop Das & et al
Journal of Threatened Taxa
10
6
11710-11716
Tags:
Elephant, Forest Conservation, Kerala, Wildlife, People - Animal Conflicts, Agriculture, India, Endangered Species
Wildlife

Conservation prospects of the Kashmir Red Deer (Cervus hanglu hanglu) beyond Dachigam National Park, in Jammu and Kashmir, India

India’s only extant red deer species, the Kashmir red deer, or hangul (Cervus hanglu hanglu) is restricted today to the confines of the 141 sq. km Dachigam National Park (NP) in Jammu and Kashmir, with about 200 surviving individuals. A continual population decline of hangul has necessitated the identification of relict populations and suitable habitats outside Dachigam NP, so that a meta-population approach to its conservation may be employed.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2018
Rahul Kaul, Mayukh Chatterjee, Tapajit Bhattacharya & et al
Current Science
114
10
2123-2120
Tags:
Deer, Endangered Species, Wildlife Management, Dachigam NP, Jammu & Kashmir
Biodiversity

Biodiversity centre proposed at SUK campus

Kolhapur: The Shivaji University, Kolhapur might soon host a biodiversity centre, as a proposal to start the same is under consideration, A D Jadhav, assistant professor at the department of zoolog

Publication Date: 
22/05/2018
Times of India (Kolhapur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Endangered Species, Western Ghats
Wildlife

PTR loses fifth big cat in two months

Pilibhit: The Pilibhit tiger reserve lost its fifth big cat in two months when the rotten carcass of a tiger was recovered from a spot barely 200 meters away from the Barahi forest range on Sunday

Publication Date: 
21/05/2018
Times Of India (Bareily)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Pilibhit (D), Tiger Reserves, Wildlife Act 1972, Endangered Species, Tiger, Wildlife
Wildlife

Dramatic drop in rhino poaching as KZN private game reserves chop off horns

There has been a dramatic drop in the number of rhino poaching cases on privately owned game reserves in KwaZulu-Natal following an intensive de-horning project in the last three years.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2018
Times Live (South Africa)
Tags:
Wildlife, Poaching, Rhinoceros, Endangered Species, South Africa, Africa
Wildlife

A high-tech tiger census in Andhra Pradesh

New app to avoid human error in estimating big cats’ presence, tribal groups participate

Publication Date: 
21/05/2018
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Tiger, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Birds are indicators of a healthy and thriving environment

Experts stress on need to create awareness of birds among students and public

Publication Date: 
15/05/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Birds, Ecosystems, Migratory Species, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Kihansi lined up as game reserve

Kihansi catchment, characterized by steep slopes to the east and gentle slopes to the west and Kihansi gorge in particular, is internationally recognized as an important site for biodiversity withi

Publication Date: 
11/05/2018
Daily News (Tanzania)
Tags:
Wildlife, Biodiversity, Habitat, Tanzania, Endangered Species, Africa
Wildlife

Indus River Dolphin Survey shows sign of breeding population of endangered aquatic species in river Beas

NEW DELHI: Number of Indus river dolphin may be negligible in India, but the first ever organised survey of this endangered aquatic species in the river Beas in Punjab last week gave a sign of “bre

Publication Date: 
10/05/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Dolphin, Punjab, Endangered Species, WWF, Uttar Pradesh, Ganga, Wildlife
Wildlife

Uganda conducts census on endangered mountain gorillas

Experts are counting the endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda, seven years after the last census was held.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2018
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Wildlife, Endangered Species, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Uganda, Africa

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