A new survey of 3,331 scientists studying biodiversity across 187 countries has revealed that more species are threatened with extinction than previously thought. As many as 50% of species have been threatened with extinction or driven to extinction since 1500, according to survey results. The survey, published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the […]
Tag: Wildlife Sanctuary
Patrols of elephants hunt for tigers after five people killed in grisly attacks
Authorities have sent out a team of elephants to hunt for a killer tiger after five people died in a string of gruesome attacks. Locals in Khairatiya, India vented their fury at forest rangers after Nagendra Singh, 33, became the village’s latest victim of violent big cats last Thursday (June 23). He had gone to […]
In eastern India, an elephant killed a 70-year-old woman before returning to trample her body during her funeral
In eastern India, an elephant killed a 70-year-old woman before returning to trample her body during her funeral. According to authorities, the event occurred on Thursday in the state of Odisha. Maya Murmu was fetching water from a tube well in Raipal village, Mayurbhanj district, when the wild elephant emerged out of nowhere. It had […]
Wild Animals Roam on 2,500-Acre Kenya Golf Course Which The Resort Says is A ‘Wildlife Sanctuary’
At Kenya’s Vipingo Ridge, wild animals roam throughout the only PGA-accredited golf course in the country. Giraffes, birds, impala, eagles, deers, waterbuck, and alligators are some of the animals roaming around this course that the company says is part of their “conservation project to establish a wildlife sanctuary.” Vipingo Ridge is 2,500 acres of land […]