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Leopard trapped in cage set up by Forest dept. in Keralaโ€™s Palakkad

The animal had spread panic among residents of Tathengalam, Thenkara and Mezhukumpaara in the district

Hong Kongโ€™s wild boar population halves under capture-and-kill strategy

The number of wild boars in Hong Kong has declined by more than half in the four years since authorities adopted a capture-and-kill policy, with HK$105.6 million (US$13.46 million) spent over the same period. A Legislative Council study published on Monday found that the number of boars culled since 2021 rose elevenfold to 723 last year under the new policy. Over the same period, the number of injuries from boar attacks declined by 80 percent. In the research brief seen by the South China...

Government orders capture of Aralam Farm tusker KM1, to be fitted with radio collar and released into forest

According to the Forest department, KM1 regularly breaches various protective barriers installed along the forest boundary to enter in habitat areas

TTD plans stronger safeguards for pilgrims amid leopard threat

Integrated wildlife management system, rapid-response teams and scientific monitoring proposed for Alipiri and Srivari Mettu footpaths

Rogue elephant sparks safety concerns along Chittoor-Bengaluru highway

Forest Department has intensified field-level mitigation measures; DFO appeals to the public not to approach, provoke, or disturb the elephant and to immediately report its movement to the forest officials.

How a Japanese prefecture is managing rising bear population with microchips

A prefecture in western Japan is drawing attention for a unique bear management programme that uses microchips implanted in captured animals to estimate population levels and guide culling decisions, as rising sightings across the country fuel calls for more effective countermeasures. Hyogo prefecture says it is the first in Japan to use information gathered from microchipped bears to determine an appropriate population size and maintain a balance between conservation and population control. The...