JAMMU — A woman was severely injured after being attacked by a wild bear in a hamlet in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. The woman, identified as Tazeem Akhtar, was attacked outside her residence in Arai village of Mandi tehsil, they said. She sustained grievous injuries and was initially taken to […]
ANANTNAG, Sheikh Nadeem (KIMS) — A wildlife awareness programme on wild boar prevention and human-wildlife conflict mitigation was organized at Government High School Sadiwara under the supervision of the Range Officer Bringi Valley Achabal and on the directions of the Wildlife Warden South. The programme aimed to educate students, teachers, and local residents about the […]
JAMMU — A total of 15,661 cases of human-wildlife conflict were recorded across Jammu and Kashmir between 2023 and 2025, resulting in 32 deaths and 350 injuries, with Jammu district alone accounting for nearly 18 per cent of the incidents. Forest Minister Javed Rana shared the data in the Assembly on Tuesday in a written […]