20 critically endangered vultures bred in captivity ready for release in tiger reserves

Twenty critically endangered vultures—10 long-billed, the rest white-rumped—bred in captivity at a conservation facility in Haryana are set to be released into the wild at two tiger reserves in Maharashtra, the website News18.com reported. “This is the first such release of captive-bred, critically endangered vultures in Maharashtra,” the report quoted Kishor Rithe, director, Bombay Natural History Society, as saying. “We brought 20 birds from the Vulture Conservation Breeding and Research Centre at Pinjore, Haryana, early...

Meow! High five! 5 cubs added to India’s cheetah tribe

A cheetah named Gamini recently became a mum to five adorable cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.  Thanks to these precious additions, the number of cheetahs in India now stands at 26. On March 10, Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, tweeted, “High Five, Kuno! Female cheetah Gamini, aged about 5 years, brought from Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa, has given birth to 5 cubs today.” He added,...

No more tiger safaris in Jim Corbett core

In a bid to secure India’s national animal from harm caused by greedy humans, the Supreme Court on Wednesday banned tiger safaris within the core reserve of Jim Corbett National Park, the country’s first, and best known, wildlife sanctuary. According to the order, these safaris are now allowed only in the peripheral and buffer zones surrounding Uttarakhand’s most famous tourist attraction. According to a report in The Times of India newspaper, the verdict is aimed...