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Orangutans put off puberty to build up strength

Male orangutans are ready for reproduction around the age of 15 but they also need to develop second...

Magnitude 5.7 quake off Indonesia`s Sumatra

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake on Monday struck off the coast of Indonesia`s Sumatra island but there we...

Earthquake rattles Indonesian province

The province is located in the northern tip of Indonesia`s Sumatra island.

Alert sounded along Odisha coast

An alert was sounded along the Odisha coast on Wednesday with warnings issued to fishermen and peo...

Sumatra quake: 12 NDRF teams kept on stand

Six teams of National Disaster Response Force have been kept in readiness at Chennai.

Sumatra quake: Nine AP districts put on high alert

The Andhra Pradesh government put officials of nine coastal districts in the state on high alert fo...

HUGE AFTERSHOCK SHAKES INDONESIA

Hours after an 8.6 earthquake struck Indonesia, another earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter Sca...

Indonesia quake: Tsunami watch in Indian Ocean

The United States earthquake monitoring system has issued a notification for a tsunami watch in the ...

Massive 8.6 earthquake hits Indonesia; tremors in India

A massive earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Islands on Wednesday...

Habitat loss drives Sumatran tiger to verge of extinction

Destruction of vegetation is driving Sumatran tiger to the brink of extinction, WWF researchers say.

`Sumatran elephants driven closer to extinction`

The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild in under 30 years unless immediate steps are take...

Major quake rattles Indonesia`s Sumatra island

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rattled the northern tip of Indonesia Monday, geologists said, but there ...

Tsunami drill carried out

Sirens wailed and panic spread in Pillaichavady village near Puducherry early on Wednesday with a ...

Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill today

A mock tsunami caused by a 9.2 magnitude earthquake will cross the north-west coast of Sumatra, Indo...

Sumatran tiger population now only 400

The tiger population in the Sumatra region is believed to have dwindled to only 400 heads due to ill...

Strong quake jolts west Indonesia; 3 killed

The magnitude-6.6 quake hit about 1 am, waking people across Sumatra island`s northern tip.

Poaching still threatening Sumatran Tigers

Poaching and illegal trade in tiger parts are still major threats to the survival of the Sumatran ti...

Moderate 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Sumatra

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia`s Sumatra island, the US Geological Sur...

Tsunami victims relive painful memories of tragedy

The 2004 tsunami was triggered by a 9.3 magnitude earthquake, off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, c...

`World`s tigers on brink of extinction`

Tigers are on the brink of extinction because only about 3,200 tigers are left in the world.

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Indonesian Sumatra

A magnitude-6.5 undersea earthquake shook the western shore of Indonesia`s Sumatra island on Friday...

Rare Sumatran Rhino gets pregnant

A Sumatran rhinoceros, world`s most endangered rhino, has become pregnant and is expected to give ...

Sumatran tiger may become extinct in 2015

The endangered Sumatran tiger in Indonesia`s Riau province is predicted to become extinct in the nex...

Indonesian ferry captain blames storm as search resumes

The captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding on M...

Indonesian ferry sinks; 25 dead, some 240 rescued

Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough w...

2nd quake shakes Indonesia after temblor kills 770

Rescuers in Indonesia are struggling to reach survivors of Wednesday`s quake, which claimed 770 live...

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