Dung menace

Food security for livestock

Focus must shift from supercows to cattlefeed  

The social lives of kangaroos are more complex than we thought

Like other large herbivores, kangaroos may form long-term relationships

Rustling for hair

America issues patents

Cattle slaughter banned

Meat for thought

A method used to slaughter cattle may spread mad cow disease

Row over research

Controversy over use of animals for medical experiments hots up

Look inside the whale

Scientists develop a method for studying the whales' stomach contents without killing them

Who flew?

Is influenza afflicting government?

New diet regime for calves

Sun bears appear so human-like they are mistaken for people in suits – experts explain

A video clip of a sun bear waving to visitors at a Chinese zoo was widely circulated on social media websites recently

India now has 212 indigenous livestock breeds after ICAR-NBAGR registers 10 new ones

The 10 new breeds included three new cattle, one buffalo, three goats and three pigs

Insects may feel pain, says growing evidence — here’s what this means for animal welfare laws

Animal welfare debates ignore insects as they are often viewed as too simple with too short a lifespan

Food and dissent

Sunita Narain's response to the comments on her previous editorial "Why I would not advocate vegetarianism"

Understanding the bug

Book>> The Viral Storm • by Nathan D Wolfe • Penguin • Rs 450

Unhearthed

Human encroachment has created imbalance in the avian ecology. Better management practices are needed for the conservation of species diversity

Witch-hunt on after elephant death in Chhattisgarh

The death of one rogue elephant in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur division on February 24 has taken a heavy toll. According to sources within the Union …

Lean pastures

Drought and a viral disease strike Jaisalmer’s livestock. Kurush Canteenwala finds out how the herders are coping

In vitro testing needs a push

SUBSIDISED KILLING

They may survive the drought. But they cannot survive government policies. When people have to abandon their livestock, they are reduced to misery,…

World Pangolin Day: Madhya Pradesh radio-tags first-ever Indian Pangolin

Step in order to know species’ ecology and develop an effective conservation plan

Unbearable

Zoo>> Cruelty To Animals • Iran

Rice originated in India

Fresh evidence from dung of dinosaurs changes many conceptions

Venomous vendetta