Namibia to pay $8,297 to relatives of people killed by wild animals

However, families whose kin have been killed by crocodiles and hippos while swimming and bathing in rivers won’t get any compensation

संरक्षित क्षेत्रों के बाहर बढ़ रहा है तेंदुए का अनुकूलन

पश्चिम बंगाल के चाय बागानों और उनके बीच स्थित मिश्रित भ�…

Researchers quantify damage caused by peafowl to farmers

They selected two plots. Peafowl were allowed in one and not in the other. After four years of repeated estimates, the researchers have concluded …

A tiger’s tale

Avni, the Yavatmal tigress, died because she was caught in the crossfire of people's expectations from the government and the pretence …

Damage to crop and livestock from wildlife continues to be high despite mitigation efforts: study

AS per the study, 71 per cent of the households surveyed had suffered crop loss, and 17 per cent livestock loss

Early elephant warning systems help, but are short-term measures: experts

Two projects in Karnataka and Jharkhand meant to warn people about elephant movements have led to a decrease in human-elephant conflict. But they …

Why black kites attack humans

A new study has found that the probability of attack by kites, birds of prey that inhabit urban areas, increases in neighbourhoods where human …

MoEF&CC increases compensation for crop damages and loss of life by wild animals

The compensation amount in case of loss of life by a wild animal has been increased from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh

9 human-animal conflicts every day in Bandipore, Nagarhole National Park

Most of these involved crop and property damage, shows data by the Wildlife Conservation Society

Another person killed by tiger near Corbett

Forest officials term tiger attack accidental; tigress declared man-eater yet to be captured