In a heartening turn of events sure to warm the hearts of wildlife enthusiasts, a pod of nearly a dozen dolphins, with their tender calves in tow, has been rescued and returned to the waters of the Ghaghara river in Uttar Pradesh. The dolphins were stranded due to low water levels
The recent discovery of carcasses of two tiger cubs in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and a tigress in Uttar Pradesh’s Kheri forest division has brought the total tiger death toll to 39 even as the third month of this year is yet to conclude.
This accounts to nearly one tiger death
Divisional Forest Officer, South Kheri, Sanjay Biswal issued the advisory asking villagers to not allow children to venture out alone and work in groups in fields while playing loud music to deter the 'unidentified carnivore'
On September 1, a seven-year-old girl from Mukundapur village was killed in an attack by the animal while on September 7, the animal attacked a 14-year-boy of Khaiya village