Wildlife
- Bangalore
Leopard spotted again in Bengaluru’s Yeshwanthpur
Bengaluru: Panic has returned to Yeshwanthpur Assembly constituency after a leopard was spotted once again in Bharat Nagar under Byadarahalli limits, marking the fourth sighting in less than two weeks. Residents have…
- News
Karnataka: Wild elephant captured after days of crop raids
Davanagere: After days of fear and crop damage in several villages, the Forest Department on Thursday, July 16, successfully captured a wild elephant that had been straying into agricultural fields in Channagiri…
- Telangana
Giant butterfly spotted at Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Southern Birdwing, India’s largest butterfly, was recently spotted in Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve. Primarily found in the Western Ghats, the Southern Birdwing has only occasionally been recorded in parts of…
- Telangana
Kamareddy police bust wildlife hunting gang, 8 arrested
Hyderabad: The Kamareddy police busted an illegal wildlife hunting gang and arrested eight persons involved in poaching activities. Police seized five country-made firearms, an air gun, hunting equipment, explosives, and two motorcycles…
- India
India’s vultures are coming back, one tiger reserve at a time
Mumbai: Two decades after toxic veterinary drugs cleared India’s skies of its ultimate scavengers, vultures are making a comeback with more than 700 birds bred in captivity and phased wild-release programmes turning…
- Featured News
David Attenborough at 100: Opened eyes to nature’s beauty and need to preserve it
Perhaps no other person has done as much as Sir David Attenborough to make humans appreciate the beauty of planet Earth, its significance and the need to preserve it for posterity. The…
- Hyderabad
Six arrested for illegally hunting deer, peacock in Telangana forest areas
Hyderabad: The Commissioner’s Task Force (Golconda team), in a joint operation with the Forest Department, busted a gang of six persons who were illegally hunting wild animals – including deer, peacock, rabbits, quail and doves…
- Featured News
Is it a mystery that the number of peacocks are not increasing in the KBR Park
Hyderabad: KBR Park, earlier known as Chiran Palace, is home to about 600 peacocks. With little variation, the number has remained the same over the years. Why? Have the peacocks stopped breeding?…
- Telangana
Cut off, no hospital, school far: 5 Telangana tiger reserve villages want out
Hyderabad: Residents of five villages inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district took to the streets in Achampet town recently, demanding that forest authorities speed up their voluntary relocation, while pushing…
- Top Stories
Two leopards spotted in Telangana’s Kanakagiri forest, footage goes viral
Hyderabad: Trap cameras installed by the Forest Department in the Kanakagiri forest range of Khammam district have captured footage of two leopards roaming the area, with the videos going viral on social media.…
- India
No violations: SC rejects petition seeking probe into Vantara wildlife imports
New Delhi: The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking a probe into the alleged irregularities of wildlife imports by Reliance-owned animal rescue and rehabilitation facility Vantara. The petition sought disclosure of records…
- Lifestyle
This hidden nature park near Hyderabad is a paradise for bird lovers
What if your weekend plan included feeding colourful parrots from your own hands and watching them sit calmly on your shoulder? In the middle of busy city life, there is a peaceful…
- Telangana
Telangana concludes Tiger survey, logs 994 carnivore signs
Hyderabad: The All India Tiger Estimation-2026 conducted in Telangana has recorded 994 preliminary evidence of the presence of tigers and other carnivorous animals, forest officials said on Tuesday, January 28. The six-day…
- Telangana
Vikarabad quarry stops work to let rare rock eagle owl hatch eggs
Hyderabad: In an environment-friendly gesture, quarrying has been stopped for about a month at a stone quarry in Vikarabad district in Telangana to let a rock eagle owl, a rare bird, hatch…
- Hyderabad
Tipai: A weekend getaway where wildlife meets luxury
Hyderabad: When you think of tiger reserves or about going to watch wildlife, luxury or food aren’t usually that come to mind first. But honestly, the two nights I spent at Tipai…
