#wildlife

Assam Boosts Forest Protection for Upcoming Tourism Season

Assam’s Forest Department is ramping up wildlife corridor security and anti-poaching patrols ahead of the 2026-27 tourism and research season.

Bibar Daimary • 12 Oct 2026

Assam Launches Nameri Wild Classroom for Students

Assam launched the Nameri Wild Classroom initiative, offering students field-based training in wildlife conservation at the Nameri Tiger Reserve.

Timungpi Terang • 11 Oct 2026

Rescuers Save Injured Jackal Found Near Digboi Highway

Rescuers saved an injured jackal from National Highway 38 in Assam. The animal is now receiving medical treatment from the Wildlife Trust of India.

Bibar Daimary • 10 Oct 2026

Assam Launches Hands-on Wildlife Education at Nameri Tiger Reserve

Assam Forest Department starts Nameri Wild Classroom, offering residential wildlife training to students at Nameri Tiger Reserve through immersive study.

Timungpi Terang • 10 Oct 2026

Three Royal Bengal Tiger Cubs Born at Sepahijala Zoo

Three Royal Bengal tiger cubs were born at Tripura's Sepahijala Zoo in late August, bringing the park's total tiger count to seven.

Nihar Jamatia • 9 Oct 2026

Nameri Tiger Reserve joins elite international conservation list

Assam now has four internationally recognized tiger reserves after Nameri earned CA|TS approval on September 10.

Timungpi Terang • 8 Oct 2026

Experts and Communities Push for Wildlife Conservation in Nagaland

Wildlife Week 2026 events in Nagaland focus on biodiversity documentation, community participation, and strengthening grassroots conservation research.

Naro Jamir • 8 Oct 2026

Assam Conservationist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman Brings Hargila Army Model to Cornell

Wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman is sharing her community-led stork conservation work with students and researchers at Cornell University.

Timungpi Terang • 7 Oct 2026

Wokha Forest Division Uses Thermal Drones to Track Elephant Herds

Nagaland's Wokha Forest Division successfully used thermal drones to track a herd of wild elephants near Seluku village to prevent human-animal conflict.

Kiyeto Swu • 7 Oct 2026

Centre Tightens Rules on Elephant Transfers Following Assam-to-Tamil Nadu Controversy

The MoEFCC issued new elephant transfer rules after 53 groups demanded a probe into the movement of five young elephants from Assam to Tamil Nadu.

Timungpi Terang • 7 Oct 2026

GPS Study Reveals Assam Elephants Frequent Tea Estates and Farms

A five-year GPS study shows Assam elephants regularly roam tea gardens, farms, and cross borders, creating new challenges for human-elephant conflict.

Bibar Daimary • 6 Oct 2026

Meghalaya Tracks Rare Small Cats Using 161 Camera Traps

Meghalaya officials are using 161 camera traps to map rare wild cats and create a state-level conservation action plan for elusive mammal species.

Walrik Marak • 6 Oct 2026

Critically Endangered Gharial Spotted in Assam's Tinsukia District

Researchers spotted a rare, critically endangered gharial in Assam's Tinsukia district, marking a significant find for the Brahmaputra river basin.

Bibar Daimary • 6 Oct 2026

Chandel Forest Division Marks World Animal and Habitat Days

Chandel officials visited St. Paul Higher Secondary School to teach 1,500 students about the vital importance of wildlife and habitat conservation.

Ratan Singh • 5 Oct 2026

Tuensang Forest Division hosts Wildlife Week in Nakshou village

Officials and villagers gathered at Nakshou on Monday to discuss wildlife conservation and forest management during a week-long regional event.

Naro Jamir • 5 Oct 2026

Bordoibam villagers battle land erosion and wild elephant attacks

Assam villagers face dual threats from persistent riverbank erosion and destructive wild elephant herds emerging from the nearby forest.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Oct 2026

Northeast Frontier Railway Prevents 255 Elephant Train Strikes

The NFR saved 255 elephants from train collisions between January and September by using advanced tracking technology and better track monitoring.

Timungpi Terang • 4 Oct 2026

Leopard Trapped After Days of Terror in Margherita

Forest officials captured a female leopard in Assam after it hunted domestic animals and forced local residents to stay inside for several days.

Timungpi Terang • 3 Oct 2026

Wild Elephant Kills Elderly Woman in Assam Village Attack

A 65-year-old woman died following a wild elephant attack in Assam's Kamrup district, sparking outrage over recurring human-wildlife conflict.