Wildlife
India Has 59 Cheetahs, 40 of Them Born Here. Only 15 of Kuno’s 53 Are Free-Ranging.
Indian-born cheetah KJP21 gave birth to five cubs at Kuno on 5 October. India's count hit 60, then fell to…
38 Red Munias Seized From a Jagraon Pet Shop: Why These Tiny Birds Are Illegal to Sell
Punjab forest officials seized 38 red munias from a Jagraon pet shop. Why these birds are protected, what the law…
A Mother and Two Calves, Dead in a Paddy Field: India’s Deadliest Threat to Elephants Is a Length of Wire
A mother elephant and her two calves died on a live wire in Salboni, West Bengal. Electrocution causes about 75%…
India’s Tiger Reserves Will Now Be Scored on Waste Management. Last Time, Five Barely Scraped a Pass
India's sixth tiger reserve evaluation adds solid waste management as a criterion across all 58 reserves. Here's how reserves scored…
Four Years, Four New Lives: India-Born Cheetah’s Cubs Mark a Turning Point for Project Cheetah
India-born cheetah KGP12 gave birth to four cubs at Kuno National Park, a day after Project Cheetah turned four, pushing…
India’s “Tiger State” Wants More Elephants, Here’s Why MP Is Asking Four States to Share Their Jumbos
Madhya Pradesh has asked Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and West Bengal for spare captive elephants to strengthen tiger reserve patrolling…
A Colt’s Broken Leg, a $69.5 Million Price Tag, and the Bill That Could Ground America’s Wild Horse Roundups
During a 2022 roundup in Nevada, a colt broke his leg while a helicopter relentlessly chased him across rough terrain…
After 13 Months and a Year-Long Legal Battle, Elephant Madhuri Returns Home to Kolhapur
Elephant Madhuri, aka Mahadevi, returned to Nandani Jain Math after 13 months at Vantara, with strict lifelong welfare conditions and…