Altruism is a much-debated topic in biological studies, and the prevailing conclusion is that almost all forms of altruism are reciprocal. “So, you’re either helping your kin, or you’re helping a ...

The lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), endemic to rainforests of the Western Ghats in southern India, is an endangered species. Most of its population now lives in fragmented pockets of rainforests ...

This special report focuses on the Central Government's decision to put Karnataka's 2000 MW Sharavathi Pumped Storage ...

In the misty jungles of the Western Ghats, high up in the canopy, a seldom-seen primate bounds through. A silver mane and curious face mark the lion-tailed macaque, one of India's most endangered ...

Rainforest of India’s Western Ghats. All photos by Kalyan Varma. The rainforests of Western Ghats are home to some of the most wonderful creatures which are found only in these forests and no where ...

According to the Pune Municipal Corporation, which runs the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park and Wildlife Research Centre, the ...

Claudette, an elderly lion-tailed macaque, was euthanized Thursday morning at the El Paso Zoo after being treated for age-related health problems, officials said. El Paso Zoo officials said that ...

Both the Deputy Inspector General of Forests (Central), Bengaluru, and the Chief Wildlife Warden of Karnataka opposed the ...

In a new study, the Bengaluru-based Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) has shed light on how the endangered and endemic lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) selectively and strategically uses its ...

KOCHI: An increase in human interaction is posing a threat to the already endangered lion-tailed macaque. The primate, endemic to the Western Ghats, is classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 23-year-old male lion-tailed macaque, ‘Raman’, died at the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo on Friday morning ...