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Vantara has started what is described as the world's first global university devoted to wildlife and veterinary sciences. The institution is located in Jamnagar, Gujarat. It is intended to focus on education and training...
Blackbuck Reintroduction Success: A Century-Long Wait Ends The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) has officially returned to the wild in Chhattisgarh after a gap of nearly 100 years. Following a sustained reintroduction pro...
Madras Hedgehog Genome Study: Unlocking the Mystery of the Bare-Bellied HedgehogScientists have completed the first-ever mitochondrial genome analysis of the Madras hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), providing a scienti...
Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR) in Madhya Pradesh has been developed as India's third designated site for bringing back cheetahs under Project Cheetah. The reserve was created by merging the Nauradehi and Durga...
CMS COP15: Strengthening the Global Shield for Migratory WildlifeThe 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP15), held in Campo Grande, Brazil, concluded in late March 2026 with a hi...
Three notable biodiversity records have been reported. A new parasitic wasp, Chelonus (Carinichelonus) mahadeb, was discovered in tea estates of Assam; it belongs to the Braconidae family, known for parasitoid behaviour....
A faunal survey by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, has identified nine species new to science. They include the jumping spider Stenaelurillus megamalai, the mayflies E...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked authorities to reconsider a quarry proposal near the Vallanadu Blackbuck Sanctuary in Thoothukudi district, with protection for blackbucks in mind.Tamil Nadu's State Environmen...
Andhra Pradesh has launched Project HANUMAN to deal with rising human-wildlife conflict in the State.The project seeks to reduce clashes between people and wild animals while protecting both.Rapid response teams will han...
The second edition of the Indian Bison Fest is scheduled for 8 March 2026 at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha.The festival honours the Indian bison or gaur (Bos gaurus), the largest bovine species in the world.The...
Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh made news on two wildlife fronts.Nine cheetahs brought from Botswana arrived at Kuno under India's cheetah reintroduction programme, raising the country's total cheetah population to...
Tamil Nadu's Naagam mobile platform will bring 100 trained snake rescuers on board. The Forest Department unveiled the app in July 2025 to make wildlife rescue more technology-driven and to improve scientific data collec...
