Rise in leopard, tiger attacks on livestock, wildlifers say urgent mitigation measures needed | Goa News

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Keri: Wildlife experts have called for urgent mitigation measures to counter the rise in attacks on livestock by leopards and tigers. The past month has seen a jump in such incidents in the Mhadei basin areas of Sattari and Dharbandora. Wildlifers have said that the poor prey base has been the reason for the occurrence. Wildlife biologist AJT Johnsingh submitted a report to the state forest department suggesting mitigation measures like enhancing the population of sambars to bring tigers back to the forests. He said no sincere efforts have been made in this direction, due to which leopards and tigers…

Run Rabbit Run: Is the Rabbit Real or CGI?

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Netflix’s ‘Run Rabbit’ Run’ is a horror thriller film directed by Daina Reid and written by Hannah Kent. Set in the South Australian countryside, it stars Sarah Snook (‘Succession’) as Sarah, an experienced fertility doctor whose life takes a drastic turn when her 7-year-old daughter, Mia, claims to have memories of another life. Mia’s claims unravel Sarah’s past, leading to a creepy exploration of motherhood and resulting anxiety. In the movie, Mia has a pet rabbit which marks the start of her strange behavior amidst some truly unsettling scenes. If you are wondering whether the rabbit in ‘Run Rabbit’ Run’…

The SPCA seizes 162 rabbits from the Abbotsford property

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The BC SPCA seized 162 rabbits from an Abbotsford home on May 26, but the man behind the operation says the animals were not in any danger and he is fighting to get them back. SPCA spokesperson Eileen Drever said the agency received a call from someone concerned about animals being “possibly in distress” at a home in a residential neighborhood in central Abbotsford. She said she couldn’t comment on the specifics of the case, but, generally, the agency visits a reported location and makes recommendations on improvements that should be made. “If they fail to follow our recommendations, then…

Pet rabbits need freedom to exercise, study finds

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A young rabbit looking through the grass. Credit: Ksd5/Wikipedia Pet rabbits have higher levels of the stress hormone—corticosterone—and show rebound activity when kept in small hutches with restricted exercise, new research led by the University of Bristol Vet School has found. The research highlights the importance that pairs of pet rabbits should have the freedom to exercise outside their home enclosure even when they are kept in hutches larger than the traditional size. Rabbits are a popular choice for many families, with an estimated 900,000 rabbits kept as pets in the UK. Several studies have looked at the housing needs…

Mini zoo in Kolkata’s New Town to have Himalayan black bear, lion, tiger

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A separate enclosure for carnivores has been earmarked at ‘Harinalaya’, the new zoo set up in New Town area of ​​the city, which houses birds and several species of herbivores, a senior official of West Bengal Zoo Authority said Monday. The mini zoo, located near Eco Park’s gate number 6 in Action Area 2 of New Town area, a satellite township near the city, has been renovated recently and new enclosures have been built for housing carnivores, the official told PTI. “As of now, there are more than 100 rare birds, two giraffes, two zebras and one hippopotamus at the…

New way for novice birders to visit Richmond and Vancouver

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Richmond birding trails have doubled since 2020. Tourism Richmond and various communities in BC have jointly launched a mobile app for novice birders through the BC Bird Trail project. The project was launched in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to promote birding across the province. Ceri Chong, destination and industry development at Tourism Richmond, said birding has been a growing interest in Richmond and the project aims to help those who are new to the hobby. “We want to encourage people to come and visit the city and experience birding while making sure they’re doing it in a responsible way,”…

Plans to reintroduce lynx and wolves to England could be put on hold

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Lynx is seen by many as the next good candidate for rewilding in the UK, although plans have met resistance from some farming communities. Credit: Tomas Hulik ARTpoint/Shutterstock The UK’s environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has told farmers that she does not support reintroducing wolves or lynx to the English countryside. While this was welcomed by some farmers, it has angered conservationists who argue that wild carnivores are needed to successfully restore the environment. The UK’s environment minister has poured cold water on any potential future plans to reintroduce species such as wolves and lynx to England. Speaking at the annual…

Annual bird census conducted in Vellore, nearby districts

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Rare local birds were spotted during the second and final census in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Red-vented bulbul, yellow-throated bulbul and coppersmith barbet were spotted during the census of terrestrial birds (both in protected areas and outside) in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts on Sunday. Forest officials said the exercise was done for the first time on a large scale after the pandemic to assess the variety of bird species, their habitat, prey availability and the condition of the ecosystem. “Birds are known as indicator species. The condition of the…