Flight Ban on Parrots Leaves Bronx Grandmother in Limbo for 4 Days

Flight Ban on Parrots Leaves Bronx Grandmother in Limbo for 4 Days

Maria Fraterrigo, a grandmother from the Bronx, was booked in seat 4A on a flight from San Juan to Kennedy International Airport on Saturday night. But when she got to the gate for her return flight to New York, she said, an agent for Frontier Airlines stopped her. Her companion, an African gray parrot named … Read more

Why Are Dolphins and Sea Lions Washing Up Dead on Southern California Beaches?

Why Are Dolphins and Sea Lions Washing Up Dead on Southern California Beaches?

Adam Fox grabbed the nets and the cage from the back of his pickup truck. Something in the sand was disturbing the iconic Southern California scenery at the Santa Monica Pier on Friday morning. A sea lion washed up on the beach just north of the Ferris wheel. It was alive but gravely ill and … Read more

Mizoram police seize 24 exotic animals, two held

Mizoram police seize 24 exotic animals, two held

GUWAHATI The Mizoram police seized 24 exotic animals and arrested two people, both residents of Tripura, for smuggling wildlife on Thursday. The exotic animals – 18 snakes, four turtles, and two monkeys – were smuggled from Myanmar and were destined for Tripura’s capital Agartala, a Mizoram police spokesperson said. “The animals were found in a … Read more

Charitable Trust keeps water tanks across city for birds and animals; urges CM to consider Cloud Seeding

Charitable Trust keeps water tanks across city for birds and animals; urges CM to consider Cloud Seeding

A charitable institution in Mysuru has kept water tanks across the city to quench the thirst of birds and animals in the searing summer heat. KMPK Charitable Trust, Mysuru, has kept about 35 to 40 water tanks, each having a capacity ranging from 50 to 75 litres, in different parts of the city to quench … Read more

‘’Wild animals have no boundaries’‘

‘’Wild animals have no boundaries’‘

The Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B. Khandre has said that wild animals have no State boundaries and follow their natural path in quest of fodder and prey. Speaking to media persons here on Saturday the Minister said that an elephant which was radio collared in Karnataka had crossed over to Kerala and had … Read more