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The Age / March, 2005 http://www.theage.com.au Thylacinus cynocephalus, believed to be extinct, is a symbol of an eerie absence that fascinates people from around the world, writes Martin Flanagan. In 1926, a London newspaper report about the arrival of the animal known as a Tasmanian tiger at a local zoo ran under the memorable heading […]

Per Inge Oestmoen There came into the world a blue-gray wolfwhose destiny was Heaven’s will.His wife was a fallow deer.They travelled across the inland seaand when they were camped near the source of the Onon Riverin sight of Mount Burkhan Khalduntheir first son was born, named Batachikan. The seventh generation after Batachikan was Kharchu.Kharchu’s son

Jasper  Becker /  British Journalist / Mongolia Today Dawn is still hours away and the stars glisten cold and distant as the hunter Purevdorj listens, shakes his hands free of his long fur-ringed sleeves, cups them to his mouth and lets out the long howl of a she-wolf in heat. We are standing motionless at

By Dipesh Satapathy An Indo-U.S. team of zoologists uncovers fascinating evidence about the evolution of wolves in India Hindus and Parsis connect them to the evil. They were important totem animals in many Native American cultures and pre-Christian Europe, where they were considered powerful and helpful. Epics were written about their bravery and loyalty. It

Once the habitat of wolves and hyenas, now replaced by wind mills at Gajendragad Subhash Chandra N S / Newindpress.com / October 5, 2007 Endangered hyenas and wolves rapidly disappearing from Gajendragad HUBLI: Wind energy is safe and reliable. But the eco-friendly mills set up to generate wind energy, are posing a threat to the

newindpress.com / May 11, 2005 BANGALORE: A cry pierced the chilly night air and the woman woke up, startled and staring into the pitch dark. She quickly searched around but there was no sign of her three-year-old daughter Venkatasubbamma, who was sleeping beside her. The three dogs lying at their feet did not even react.

Manjari Mishra / The Times of India / May 11, 2005 Lucknow: Wolves will always stick to their wolfish traits. They neither learn table manners nor show due respect towards governmental policies. If only these carnivours were a little civilised, life for hundreds of poor families in Terai belt of Balrampur, Behraich and Shravasti- which

Rakesh Lohumi / The Tribune / Chandigarh, India The discovery that it was no ordinary wolf but a new Himalayan species whose lineage has been traced back to 8,00,000 years has made Julie a prized possession for the Himalayan Nature Park Kufri, near here. The female animal was brought to the park about 14 years

John Burns / The New York Times BANBIRPUR, India… When the man-eating wolf came to this tranquil village toward dusk on an evening in mid-August, it was every child’s worst nightmare come true. The wolf pounced while Urmila Devi and three of her eight children were in a grassy clearing at the edge of the

Hokkaido Webzine / Monthly Web Magazine It was learned on January 30 that what is likely to be an Ezo wolf cub preserved through taxidermy has been found at Sapporo Municipal Odori Elementary School. The Ezo wolf was an inhabitant of Hokkaido until it became extinct in the 1890s. There are only four taxidermic specimens