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11 stories for “Wildlife” · September 2026
Clear filtersMadhya Pradesh's Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, being developed as India's second home for cheetahs, has received a new female cheetah from Botswana. The sanctuary, about 300 km from Kuno National Park — the ground zer...
The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Global Conservation Conference opened in Jaipur, Rajasthan. WWF, an international NGO founded in 1961, works on wildlife conservation, habitat protection, climate action and sustainab...
Authorities will carry out spatial mapping and field verification of military installations inside the Changthang Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh. The survey will rely on GPS, GIS, geo-referencing and satellite...
The fourth Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR) Star Party was held at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh. It was jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Ladakh's Department of Wildlif...
Assam's population of the endangered pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) has grown from 6 in 1996 to 194 through captive breeding. The world's smallest and rarest wild pig is listed Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red Li...
National Forest Martyrs Day, observed on September 11, honours forest personnel who died protecting forests and wildlife. It recalls the 1730 Khejarli sacrifice in Rajasthan, when the Bishnoi community, led by Amrita Dev...
A new study has cautioned that the rare Myristica swamps of Kerala's Western Ghats are close to disappearing because of habitat loss. These freshwater swamps occur mainly in Kerala, with small patches in the Andaman and...
The Tamil Nadu government has identified 41 elephant corridors across the State and asked for three more months to finish studying and notifying them. The Wildlife Trust of India had earlier listed 17 corridors, while a...
Concerns over the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) have highlighted gaps in population data and conservation planning in India. The species is Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, with an estimated 5,000-14,000 animals wor...
The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Assam has marked 25 years of rescue and rehabilitation work. Set up at Panbari near Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, it is India's first dedicat...
The Smew (Mergellus albellus), a rare migratory duck, has been recorded for the first time at Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. It is a small diving duck of the family Anatidae that breeds in northern Eurasia and mov...
