Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife’

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a near threatened herbivore animal native to Australia. The Koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Koala is the only living representative of the family Phascolarctidae. The word koala comes from Dharuk gula. Although the vowel /u/ was originally written in the ... Full story

Yesterday, marking the World Environment Day, Assam Chief Minister Mr. Tarun Gogoi announced that the critically endangered river dolphin of Assam, locally known as the 'Xihu' or 'Sisu' would now be the "State Aquatic Animal of Assam". Gogoi said anounced it during a programme organised at ... Full story

A 30 year old male One Horned Rhino of the Assam State Zoo died of suspected anthrax on Tuesday morning. According to the officials, some night guards of the zoo spotted the rhino collapsing, with blood oozing out of its nose and anus around 5.30 a.m. Later preliminary tests of ... Full story

An innovative Chester Zoo project that uses smoke bombs comprising chilli powder to ward off marauding elephants from human habitation and crops in Assam was awarded the field conservation award at this year's annual BIAZA awards on Wednesday evening. Charles Walker, MP, presented the prestigious conservation and wild life awards ... Full story