Movement of trains between Upper and Lower Assam got stalled for several hours on Wednesday after a leopard came under the Avadh-Assam Express at Chandrapur. A forest official was seriously injured when he tried to move the spotted cat from the tracks, assuming it to be dead. Passengers from the stopping train moved out to have a look at the animal created a chaos and the panic-stricken cat was seen trying to attack people. A police personnel also received injuries in the incident. The animal that lost two of its hind legs bled to death without any medical aid. The forest official was admitted to a city nursing home.
New Delhi: India has emerged as the largest participant in the 9th annual City Nature Challenge (CNC), with 206 Indian cities among the 675 global participants. This collaborative citizen science event, running from April 26 to 29, is organized in India by WWF-India to encourage people to document and share images of wild plants, animals, and fungi using the iNaturalist app.
WWF-India is spearheading this initiative across several states, including Assam, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and New Delhi. Neha Raghav, Director of Environment Education at WWF-India, highlighted CNC's importance, saying, "CNC is a great opportunity to engage people of all ages in citizen...
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