India's Wildlife ( Flora & Fauna ) : News & Discussions .

[vin pahadi (kumauni)]

If I were living in a region that is frequented by such large predators, I'd never go out without wearing one of those spiked colars around my neck, LMAO.

well we put that spiked colars around our bhotia dogs (guarding pahadi dogs) old times. coz our ancestors traveled during nights also. they spend nights in jungle during their long seasonal migration journey. spiked colars is very effective. 1-2 bhotia dog with spiked colars can fight with leopard also. although they can fight leopard even without spiked colar, but they can be wounded or some rare time killed. thats why shepherd nd travellers keep bhotia dogs in uttarakhand (other state also).

 

[Blood+]

well we put that spiked colars around our bhotia dogs (guarding pahadi dogs) old times. coz our ancestors traveled during nights also. they spend nights in jungle during their long seasonal migration journey. spiked colars is very effective. 1-2 bhotia dog with spiked colars can fight with leopard also. although they can fight leopard even without spiked colar, but they can be wounded or some rare time killed. thats why shepherd nd travellers keep bhotia dogs in uttarakhand (other state also).

I fucking hate leopards with a passion, little better than pests... a deadly pest.

 

[Varoon4]

dude where i currently live is hilly town. nd my house is far away from main market. so we hv many step fields to reach my home. below 200-300 meter down there is forest. we heard leopard roar many times in night from our homes, coz leopards wander near our area in search of food at night. yes some leopard attacks happen in our state (uttarakhand). but i never heard any incidents around me. coz we follow common rule. we come to our home at summer night before 9-10 PM nd only go in morning after 5 AM. winter time we come to home near 7-8 PM nd morning 6-7 AM. by following this basic rule, we never face leopard in our life, although they lived 200-300 meter down in forest. believe me many time i heard their roar etc only 50 meter away from my home near 11 PM. my parents show leopard in our front gate only one time in middle of night. although we hear their roar nd sound many times in a year. same goes for wild boars.

So we can easily avoid wild animals...if we know their behaviour, pattern nd adjusting our time. yeah unlucky inccident can happen with someone, but its rare. we already bring them in some thousand number. so no need to kill them. if we keep doing it, it will definitely effect food chain of ecosystem. which is also harmful for us.

I'd like to know more about this food chain science, and how/if deadly predatory animals are integral to it! I do know that last year in Kumaon or Garhwal, at least 6 people were killed by deadly wolves. That is too many in too brief a time.

 

[vin pahadi (kumauni)]

I'd like to know more about this food chain science, and how/if deadly predatory animals are integral to it! I do know that last year in Kumaon or Garhwal, at least 6 people were killed by deadly wolves. That is too many in too brief a time.

that infamous wolf attacks where 10 people killed nd 51 people injured happened in Bahraich (uttarpradesh).

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/bh-FvpNJdgc?si=SkY-0Mmgw_quCn2Z

tiger importance in ecosystem.

View: https://youtu.be/Z_3wF7BqZzs?si=YsAi03M6iBJgxD7h

 

[Varoon4]

10 people killed by wolves, that is totally unacceptable. One trusts that each one of those wolves were captured and put down.

 

[asl001]

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/oz2xTAVCCb

 

[asl001]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/4eVD-PgZupQ?si=kW8pxwpEu77wxG-K

 

[Wayfarer]

Lion population in Gujarat goes up from 674 to 891 in 5 years; footprint expands too

Gujarat sees a rise in Asiatic lion population. The count reaches 891, up from 674 in 2020. Lions now roam across 11 districts of Saurashtra. They are spotted beyond Gir National Park. The census reveals 196 males and 330 females. It also counts 140 sub-adults and 225 cubs. The forest department...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[Magadha Naresh]

2025 Lion census shows 32% population rise: Why Asiatic lion’s future can’t be secured by numbers alone

From under 200 in the 1960s, the population of Asiatic lions has grown to nearly 900 in 2025. To continue this success story, the big cats now need more quality forest habitats away from human settlements.

indianexpress.com

They will move out themselves.
It's ridiculous that gujju sarkar won't allow them to move out .
Lions were present there because nawab of junagadh, was a animal lover of sorts ( same guy who ran to pakistan)
Thus he banned their hunting, it strated with 6 lions , just 6 now it's 900.
There is a chance of inbreeding too .
They need to move out, instead of wasting money to settle african cheetahs in kuno, modi should allow the Indian ( not just gujrati ) lions to move to kuno for god sake.
It was created for same thing, this cheetah episode came later.

 

[Wayfarer]

Probably as important a story as big cat conservation. The disappearance of vultures is the biggest wildlife crisis India's ever faced, but it's hardly ever spoken of.

Vulture population rises in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka

The latest exercise showed 390 vultures in the seven zones, a significant increase from 320 reported during the second landscape synchronized population estimation conducted in December 2023, while the first exercise in February 2023 put the number at 246.

www.deccanherald.com

Madhya Pradesh Now Home to India’s Highest Vulture Population

Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest vulture population in India, reaching 12,981 in the first phase of the 2025 census, up from 10,845 in 2024 and 8,397 in 2019. The state conducts systematic vulture censuses, covering 16 circles, 64 divisions, and 9 protected areas.

currentaffairs.adda247.com

 

[Wayfarer]

They will move out themselves.
It's ridiculous that gujju sarkar won't allow them to move out .
Lions were present there because nawab of junagadh, was a animal lover of sorts ( same guy who ran to pakistan)
Thus he banned their hunting, it strated with 6 lions , just 6 now it's 900.
There is a chance of inbreeding too .
They need to move out, instead of wasting money to settle african cheetahs in kuno, modi should allow the Indian ( not just gujrati ) lions to move to kuno for god sake.
It was created for same thing, this cheetah episode came later.

I dunno, man. 30,000 sq km is a huge area. How is the journalist claiming that isn't enough for 900 lions?

 

[Magadha Naresh]

I dunno, man. 30,000 sq km is a huge area. How is the journalist claiming that isn't enough for 900 lions?

Human habitation bhai
Kuno is larger, as far I know , insaan itne zyada nai hai wahan .
Net pe kitne videos hai gir ke sheron ke raat ko gaav etc me ghumne ko .
Also you need to realise, diseases are a mjor threat to them now .
Sher territorial hote hain unke liye gir aur gujrat bohot chota hai

 

[Doreamon]

story of queen of ranthambore (rajasthan) tigress "machhli"......most photographed tigress in the world.

View: https://youtu.be/1dQY2DBLI1U?si=zKG3S8T9RwB-Q0QY

4 years back there was a news of civil war between dogs and monkeys in Maharastra . Dogs killed some monkey children . Monkeys decided to take action and killed almost dozens of puppies by throwing them from roof tops . They are more intelligent than we think ... I once saw a big monkey on my boundry wall and shouted at it , interestingly the monkey looked at me into my eyes and then showed it's injury in leg . I just closed the door and went on with my business .

 

[Magadha Naresh]

4 years back there was a news of civil war between dogs and monkeys in Maharastra . Dogs killed some monkey children . Monkeys decided to take action and killed almost dozens of puppies by throwing them from roof tops . They are more intelligent than we think ... I once saw a big monkey on my boundry wall and shouted at it , interestingly the monkey looked at me into my eyes and then showed it's injury in leg . I just closed the door and went on with my business .

It's good that you didn't indulge in any monke business with the monke.
And without doreimi, you could suffered bad consequences.
Take Ni chan with you , next time.

 

[Wayfarer]

Human habitation bhai
Kuno is larger, as far I know , insaan itne zyada nai hai wahan .
Net pe kitne videos hai gir ke sheron ke raat ko gaav etc me ghumne ko .

Kuno's less than 800 sq kms in area. Can't acommodate even 20 lions, if you go by the numbers in GJ. Maybe Gujarat government is not keen on transferring lions to other states because it won't make any difference anyway? Just speculating here.

 

[Varoon4]

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/oz2xTAVCCb

This shouldn't happen, when someone is peacefully walking on a road. Good that someone came to his assistance and hit that thing. Deserves a salute!

 

[Magadha Naresh]

Kuno's less than 800 sq kms in area. Can't acommodate even 20 lions, if you go by the numbers in GJ. Maybe Gujarat government is not keen on transferring lions to other states because it won't make any difference anyway? Just speculating here.

Sorry, I didn't know that mate
Still some should be transferred.
Simply to spread them , that's it .