Let’s just face it, we humans don’t want anyone to judge us by our looks but we do so for others. Now just on the land but our beauty bias also extends to the oceans. Don’t believe us? Well, a new study from the University
In a shocking discovery, several bats are dying due to wind turbines in Germany. Led by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), the study found that the increasing number of deaths of bats will harm the populations of their species. It will
Nature always proves that it’s beyond our understanding, while mankind continues to find its mysteries through scientific ways. A rediscovery of Galápagos species, the ‘fantastic giant tortoise,’ has left everyone amused. It is because this species was declared extinct a century ago. But biologists have
Things that we lose to the sea tides are rarely good for the waters and the aquatic animals. Much of ocean waste contains plastic waste, chemical discharge from industries, textile waste, oil spills, shipwrecks, and so on. Until now, all of these things were considered
The history of human-wildlife conflicts dates way back to primitive times when man and animals lived in close proximity to each other. As human civilization advanced, the area inhabited by wildlife began to reduce. The land is limited and so are the resources. This created
Donning a snake around his neck, sitting over a tiger skin, and riding a Brahman bull, Lord Shiva is one of the most decorated gods of the Hindus, and pilgrims barrage in numbers at his abode in Kedarnath. Considered one of the holiest temples of
Recently, Sutter County Sheriff’s detectives have managed to rescue over 60 animals from deplorable conditions in California. They act on a seizure warrant attained based on allegations of animal cruelty and neglect. To be precise, the rescuers saved 39 dogs, 13 horses, four exotic birds,
Beautiful and endangered Asian elephants love to eat human cultivated food, including bananas and rice. However, often Asian elephants sneak into dumps and landfills near forest habitats to gobble up food. But instead of actual food, these innocent animals mistakenly consume plastic, including wrappers, plastic
Zimbabwe is home to the second-largest elephant population in the world. However, the population of African elephants in the country is steadily rising by 5 percent every year, which is leading to a jumbo-human conflict with casualties on both sides. Around 60 people were killed
Do you know that the Sunda pangolin is the world’s most poached and trafficked mammal? It is due to its high demand for meat and scales. Recently, in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Malaysia’s Sabah state, the wildlife department fears that the Sunda pangolins will