Researchers at Edinburgh university’s Roslin Institute plan to use mice in a contained lab environment to evaluate the effectiveness of the approach for controlling mammal pests including rodent vermin. Tests of infertility “gene drive” designed to era te disease-carrying mosquitoes have shown positive results in laboratory tests elsewhere. “We have the making of a…
An elephant taking part in a religious procession t the Tripunithura temple, in Kerala, South India, went berserk lat week during the Seeveli, a ritualistic procession around the temple accompanied by a percussion ensemble. The mahout with quick thinking got back control as a result no body was injured. Seven elephants were taking part in…
In Urulanthanni in Kothamangalam, Kerala, in South India, a wild baby elephant came out of the forest to explore a village and fell into a well at midnight. Soon after a herd of wild elephants was standing guard unable to rescue. At dawn when local residents who alerted the forest officials used a JCB to …
Pets are at risk of being affected by passive smoking as a human latest study by Glasgow University suggests. Animals inhale more smoke than human beings because of their grooming routines and also digest nicotine when licking their fur. Dogs are at risk of developing lung or sinus cancer while smaller pets such as birds,…
Hungry elephant stops a truck and started eating potatoes loaded in the vehicle en route to West Bengal’s West Midnapore area.