Wildlife

"While animal rights activists feel strongly against culling, it does not make a difference to conservation whether a tiger is packed off to a zoo or killed. In both cases, it is one tiger less in the wild."

About 300 species of snakes are found in India of which 10 are venomous. Among these 10, the Big Four—Indian Cobra, Common Krait, Russell's Viper and Saw-Scaled Viper—are the deadliest.

One man's quick thinking helped to save an Indian eagle-owl from being run over by a train.

As reported in the Times of India, in an effort to clamp down on resorts operating without approval in the elephant corridor of the Nilgiris, the Supreme Court has ordered the closure of 27 resorts.

"... The young wolf seemed to be very weak and was unable to eat due to that plastic container. Thankfully, the plastic container had holes, so the poor animal could breathe and drink water and was probably alive due to that reason,"

For the last three years, the forest fires in Pune had, fortunately, not claimed any human lives. However, in January 2018, tragedy struck.

Manoj Nair, a prominent birdwatcher from Delhi had visited the Basai Najafgarh Wetlands, and there, one photograph of a black-necked stork, which had a plastic ring stuck in his beak, showed the plight that our wild animals and birds live in.

Now we all know of Sachin's prowess as a cricketer, and it is also common knowledge that he is a very humble person. But another side of the master blaster, the one that cares and tends for animals, is not very well-known.

She succeeds in scaring the predator and perhaps injuring it, as it leaves the pup at once and sprints back into the forest.

Walking the paths of the Himalayas, in the Ganga and Brahmaputra valley wetlands as well as the Sunderbans and the Western Ghats- is a fascinating cat–one that may not pop up on your top three wildcat lists–the fishing cat.