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Tamil Nadu forest department is all set to rewild tiger cub from March

COIMBATORE: In a first in the state, the Tamil Nadu forest department is all set to rewild a tiger cub at Monombolly forest range in Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) from March.

The Times of India · Feb 7, 2022

Chopping, twisting, felling: the unruly way to rewild Scotland’s forests

Orderly pine plantations in the Cairngorms are being messed up as part of a plan to let nature thrive

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2022

Southern right whale satellite tagging project blows migration assumptions out of water

Whales from New Zealand waters break all the rules on their migration path — heading west to Australia instead of to the South Pole.

ABC News · Nov 22, 2021

Some Florida manatees still struggle with starvation after peak die-off

Even as temperatures have warmed this spring and some Florida manatees have left the Indian River Lagoon, where many of them died this winter without enough food to eat, researchers are finding survivors up and down the coast struggling with prolonged effects of starvation.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2021

Melting ice in Arctic linked to bowhead whales holding off annual migration

Researchers in Canada find that population did not make the 6,000km roundtrip in 2018-2019

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2021

As gray whale migration reaches its peak, scientists fear another unexplained die-off

CARMEL, Calif. _ As California gray whales wind their way south along North America's Pacific coast _ from their feeding grounds in the Arctic to their spring destination in the secluded lagoons of Mexico's Baja Peninsula _ researchers from Alaska to Mexico are watching, worried about another year of unexplained…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 24, 2020

Cambridge zoology museum to reopen after £4.1m revamp

Sir David Attenborough to tour new premises that showcase the extinct moa bird’s feathers

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2018

The bustard loves the bomb

Ever since my grandfather told me about the majestic Tilor or Tuktar, the generic vernacular names for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) found in the desert areas of south-eastern Punjab, it was my earnest desire to see the great bird. By the time I grew up, the GIB, to my…

Newslaundry · May 21, 2018

Zoology Notes 11: a nose for danger? You won't sniff out a puff adder

Puff adders are masterful ambush predators. Coiled up in a pile of leaves, they are almost invisible. New research suggests they hide their smell too

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2016

Zoology Notes 10: Cuttlefish can hide their electrical signals

Cuttlefish are well known for their ability to transform their visual appearance, blending in with their background to hide from would-be predators. A new study shows they also respond to danger by clamping down on the electrical signals they emit.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2015