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CONSERVATION PROGRAMME
40 buffaloes die of haemorrhagic septicaemia in Odisha’s Kendrapara
Locals blame officials for not acting on time, worried about livelihood
Wild buffaloes threatened
Hunting for good
Penny foolish, pond wise
Once parched, Dewas in Madhya Pradesh is now a lush green district
India emerges as largest buffalo meat exporter
Exports by the country exceeded that of Brazil and Australia last year
News Briefs
Know what the Indian elephant, one-horned rhino and Asiatic wild buffalo usually eat and are eating instead
A shortage of food inside Indian forests is forcing these 3 megaherbivores to eat invasive species & farm crops
Cases of Buffalopox, India's latest emerging viral threat, underline need to understand evolutionary biology
West India has seen multiple outbreaks of buffalopox that belongs to the same family of viruses as monkeypox
Breeding benefits
A community-led initiative in Gujarat has been instrumental in getting government recognition for the Banni buffalo, a drought- tolerant breed
Of Van Riebeeck and the ‘Big Boss’: European colonisation decimated Cape Buffalo in South Africa, study finds
Several large mammals were hunted to extinction or near-extinction during the 3 centuries of colonial rule in the region
Government steps up efforts to revive wild water buffalo
Years of neglect and shortage of funds have been blamed for near-extinction of the species
Centre to roll back controversial ban on trade of cattle for slaughter
The government’s May 23 notification on changes made to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market) Rules, 2017, …
Toda traditions in peril
Can this tribal community in the Nilgiris survive the concrete trappings of civilisation? Tarun Chhabra on the eco-friendly Todas
Patna scientist makes feta cheese from buffalo milk
Sanjeev Kumar secures patent for technology that replaces sheep and goat milk
India has a failed salvation policy on the not-so-holy buffalo
India’s only scheme to leverage the expanding buffalo meat exports has been in doldrums. To make it work, the government must first get rid …
Why is north India suffering from a fodder crisis
The rise in wheat straw prices is a combined consequence of an unrelenting summer, water shortage as well as better prices for other crops like …
Pawns in conservation
Maharashtra forest department’s conservation model puts Madia tribals in Naxals’ line of fire
How to save Banni grasslands from invasive species? Here’s what a new study suggests
A mosaic of restored grasslands and patches of Prosopis juliflora may be key to sustainability. Until other pieces of the puzzle are figured out
NGT upholds rights of pastoralists in Banni grasslands, wants encroachments removed
The court highlighted the lack of coordination between revenue and forest departments for the problem
Cross-breeding, herd management key strategy to maximise India’s milk production: Study
New British-Australian study lays emphasis on cross-breeding to increase milk yield in India without neglecting indigenous animals
State animals and birds: Do they make a difference to conservation?
As the Indus Dolphin is declared Punjab’s State Aquatic Animal, Down To Earth pops the question to conservationists