Pondicherry forest dept cranks up the effort to keep animals cool

The quaint Union territory of Pondicherry, officially Puducherry, has been reeling under record-breaking high temperatures this year. While people find ways to beat the scorching heat, animals do not have many options. Thankfully, the office of the forest department near the AFT Ground in Mudaliarpet is working on a war footing to make sure no animal in its care suffers heat stroke, according to a news report. Dedicated to rescuing and treating stray and injured...

Numbers of hangul rising again in Kashmir

Kashmir is home to several wild animals. However, it was the critically low numbers of hangul, a species of deer, that alarmed wildlife experts. Now, however, the state is reported to have experienced one of the healthiest rutting, or mating, seasons in recent times. Experts estimate that there will be more than 300 hangul this spring. This threshold will be crossed after three decades, thanks to the painstaking efforts by wildlife preservation staff there. In...