Chilli-based repellents have shown promise as deterrents against crop-raiding elephants in Africa. We experimented with ropes coated with chilli-based repellent as a cheap alternative to existing ...

PEASE POTTAGE, England, Jan. 3 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in England were called to free a deer that became tangled in a length of rope that then became tangled in a barbed wire fence. The RSPCA said ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An innovative project is being implemented in the Mankulam forest division in Idukki to stop the intrusion of wild elephants into the human habitats. DFO B. N. Nagaraj has devised ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:After trying out various options including solar fencing, rail fencing, elephant-proof walls, the Kerala Forest Department is all set to try out ‘rope fence’ to deter elephants from ...

CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 12 (UPI) --A clumsy kangaroo is going viral after its attempt to jump over a rope fence caused it to face-plant on a paved road. The kangaroo was being filmed by a witness ...

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Coimbatore: The Coimbatore division of the forest department has submitted a proposal to the state government, requesting an allocation of 19.4 crore to install a state-of-the-art ‘steel wire rope ...