Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death
India Today
A high alert was sounded here after eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad Park were found infected for the virus. Covid-19 protocols being followed. Officials ...

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EcoGuardians: Vivek Menon on Establishing Wildlife Trust of India, the Current Status of India's ...

EcoGuardians: Vivek Menon on Establishing Wildlife Trust of India, the Current Status of India's ...EcoGuardians: Vivek Menon on Establishing Wildlife Trust of India, the Current Status of India's ...
The Weather Channel
... people sharing space with 60% of the world's Asian elephants; 65% of the world's tigers; 85% of the one-horned rhino and 100% of the Asiatic lion.
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Lioness dies from COVID-19 in Indian zoo

Lioness dies from COVID-19 in Indian zooLioness dies from COVID-19 in Indian zoo
Reuters
A nine-year old Asiatic lion has died from the coronavirus in a state-run zoo on the outskirts of the south Indian city of Chennai, the zoo said on Friday.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Missing 4-Year-Old Girl Mauled to Death by Leopard in Budgam, Body Parts ...

Jammu and Kashmir: Missing 4-Year-Old Girl Mauled to Death by Leopard in Budgam, Body Parts ...
Yahoo India News
The body of the kid was found the body in a nearby plant nursery. Gujarat: 8-Year-Old Girl Mauled to Death by Leopard in Gir East Forest. Check the ...
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Rewilding India

Rewilding India
The Hindu
... in Kuno, Madhya Pradesh, that began in the 1980s [by reintroducing lions from Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat] was reasonably well thought out.

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Neyyar Lion Safari Park's last inmate too dead

Neyyar Lion Safari Park's last inmate too dead
The Hindu
Though it had been established in 1984, the park meant to house Asiatic lions gained prominence only a decade later when the Forest Department ...
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Lion tries to pounce on Scots boy through glass at Edinburgh Zoo

Lion tries to pounce on Scots boy through glass at Edinburgh Zoo
Scottish Daily Record
The clip shows the eleven-year-old Asiatic lion holding his gaze before pouncing on the boy. Luckily there was a sheet of glass between them.
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Gujarat: Elderly man mauled to death by leopard in Bhavnagar

GGujarat: Elderly man mauled to death by leopard in Bhavnagarujarat: Elderly man mauled to death by leopard in Bhavnagar

Yahoo India News

... under Mahuva range of the Shetrunji wildlife division in Greater Gir area, Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), Junagadh, Dushyant Vasavada said.

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Experts divided over park for lion, cheetah relocation

Experts divided over park for lion, cheetah relocation
Hindustan Times
“You can relocate people to safer places before a cyclone comes. Not wildlife. You need a second home for them to ensure that the Asiatic lion species ...

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All 8 Covid +ve Asiatic lions in Hyderabad recover

All 8 Covid +ve Asiatic lions in Hyderabad recover
Hindustan Times
Eight Asiatic lions at Nehru Zoological Park (NZP), Hyderabad, which tested positive for Sars-Cov-2 in the last week of April, have now completely ...

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Cyclone Tauktae felled 30 lakh trees in Gir; path cleared for lions to prosper?

Cyclone Tauktae felled 30 lakh trees in Gir; path cleared for lions to prosper?
Times of India
The sanctuary covers 258 sq kms of Gir National Park area. Uday Vora, former chief conservator of forests (wildlife), said the state forest department had ...
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PETA India Denies COVID Transmission From Animals To Humans, Says 'No Reported Cases'

PETA India Denies COVID Transmission From Animals To Humans, Says 'No Reported Cases'
Republic World
Two days after eight Asiatic lions in Hyderabad were found COVID-19 positive, a lion at the Etawah Safari Park had also tested positive and another was ...

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Jaipur Zoo lion tests positive for COVID-19; other animals in line for resampling

Jaipur Zoo lion tests positive for COVID-19; other animals in line for resampling
Knocksense
The CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology had informed that eight Asiatic lions in the Hyderabad zoo have also tested positive for Covid.
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Lioness, 4 blackbucks found dead in Gir forest

Lioness, 4 blackbucks found dead in Gir forest
The Indian Express
A lioness and flour blackbucks have been found dead near a dam site in Visavadar range of Gir West division on Friday, the forest department said.

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Endangered Species Day 2021: 10 animals that are on the verge of extinction | Check out details ...

Rare Video: Asiatic lions pride crossing to a safe area as Cyclone Tauktae trails damage in Gujarat
NYOOOZ
Rare Video: Asiatic lions pride crossing to a safe area as Cyclone Tauktae trails damage in Gujarat. | Thursday | 20th May, 2021.
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IAS officer clarifies on 'fake video' of Gir lions

IAS officer clarifies on 'fake video' of Gir lions
Deccan Herald
Additional Chief Secretary, Forest and Environment Department, Rajiv Kumar Gupta on Friday issued a 'clarification' on his Twitter account, saying ...

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Gir Lions Safe After Cyclone Tauktae; Video Shows Them Crossing Waterlogged Path

Gir Lions Safe After Cyclone Tauktae; Video Shows Them Crossing Waterlogged Path
OdishaTV
An amazing video of at least 10 Asiatic lions crossing an overflowing waterway is doing rounds on the internet. This purported clip is from Gir forest of ...

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Susanta Nanda IFS on Twitter: "Heartening news from Gir Forest, abode of our Asiatic lion. All are ...

Susanta Nanda IFS on Twitter: "Heartening news from Gir Forest, abode of our Asiatic lion. All are ...
twitter.com
Heartening news from Gir Forest, abode of our Asiatic lion. All are safe from the impact of cyclone Tauktey. Staff kept a strong vigil on their movements ...

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A walk on the wild side at Cotswold Wildlife Park

A walk on the wild side at Cotswold Wildlife Park
This Is Wiltshire
Community contribution · Amy spots this beautiful owl · Stunning tiger · Majestic Asiatic lion takes a snooze · An inquisitive visitor · Penguin heads back ...

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Monday, June 28, 2021

Gujarat: In lion landscape, birds' nests blasted and chicks crushed

Gujarat: In lion landscape, birds' nests blasted and chicks crushed
Times of India
On Tuesday, Tauktae wreaked havoc in Gir and other areas of Saurashtra, ... The state forest department on Tuesday rescued 89 cattle egrets from ...

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Thiruvananthapuram loses two big cats

Thiruvananthapuram loses two big cats
The Hindu
A 12-year old Asiatic male lion and 17-year old male tiger die at the Neyyar Lion Safari Park and the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo respectively.

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Cyclone Tauktae: Safety of Asiatic lions a worry as 350 are in Gujarat coastal area

  Cyclone Tauktae: Safety of Asiatic lions a worry as 350 are in Gujarat coastal areay

Clone Tauktae: Safety of Asiatic lions a worry as 350 are in Gujarat coastal area

Times of India

In June 2015 flash floods following unprecedented heavy rain, at least 14 Asiatic lions lost their lives and 20-odd had gone missing. The missing lions ...

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