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A Siberian tiger stole everyone's heart by travelling for three years to reunite with his former mate. 
The two tigers - Boris and Svetlaya - reunited in the Russian forest after the former covered nearly 200 kilometres to end their separation.
The tigers, who were rescued from the Sikhote-Alin mountains in 2012 as orphans, were brought up together as part of a conservation programme that had minimal human contact. 
The programme aimed to release the tigers and send them back to the forests after they were 18 months old. The tigers were then left in the Pri-Amur region in 2014, which was the Amur tigers' historic habitat, reported the New York Times.
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The officials working on the conservation project tracked the tigers and ensured that they were separated by hundreds of kilometres so that their population spread. 
<h2>How tiger Boris covered 200 km to meet his mate</h2>
Boris, however, had other plans. Conservationists saw that tiger Boris was showing unusual movement patterns and travelling in a straight line. 
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They were shocked to see his determination as the tiger travelled across 200 km for almost three years and reunited with Svetlaya. After six months, they gave birth to some cubs.
Speaking about the unique love story, Dale Miquelle, lead author from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said, "The data demonstrated that orphaned cubs, raised in captivity and released, were just as good as wild tigers at hunting, targeting the same types of wild prey, and very rarely killing livestock."
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"This success demonstrates that tigers, with proper isolation from humans and provided the opportunity to learn to hunt, can be successfully re-released into the wild. But this process requires great caution and attention to details in preparing cubs for this journey," said Miquelle. 
The Siberian tiger is also called the Amur tiger. It is a powerful and majestic subspecies of tiger that is native to the Russian Far East. 
However, considering various threats, the Siberian tiger was listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List.
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Siberian tiger Boris showed commendable determination by spending three years travelling to meet former mate Svetlaya

 



Moscow, Russia A Siberian tiger stole everyone's heart by travelling for three years to reunite with his former mate. The two tigers - Boris and Svetlaya - reunited in the Russian forest after the former covered nearly 200 kilometres to end their separation. The tigers, who were rescued from the Sikhote-Alin mountains in 2012 as orphans, were brought up together as part of a conservation programme that had minimal human contact. The programme aimed to release the tigers and send them back to the forests after they were 18 months old. The tigers were then left in the Pri-Amur region in 2014, which was the Amur tigers' historic habitat, reported the New York Times. Also Read: If all humans die, an animal that doesn't even live on land will RULE the world The officials working on the conservation project tracked the tigers and ensured that they were separated by hundreds of kilometres so that their population spread. How tiger Boris covered 200 km to meet his mate Boris, however, had other plans. Conservationists saw that tiger Boris was showing unusual movement patterns and travelling in a straight line. If Humans Can Go Miles for Love, So Can Tigers ? In Russia’s Sikhote-Alin mountains, two orphaned unrelated Amur tiger cubs, Boris and Svetlaya, were rescued as fragile infants. Raised together in a semi-wild environment, scientists prepared them for life in the wilderness,… pic.twitter.com/RHlSiL6nLe — Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) December 15, 2024 × They were shocked to see his determination as the tiger travelled across 200 km for almost three years and reunited with Svetlaya. After six months, they gave birth to some cubs. Speaking about the unique love story, Dale Miquelle, lead author from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said, "The data demonstrated that orphaned cubs, raised in captivity and released, were just as good as wild tigers at hunting, targeting the same types of wild prey, and very rarely killing livestock." Watch: South Africa: Animal Group Seeks Ban on Tiger Farms "This success demonstrates that tigers, with proper isolation from humans and provided the opportunity to learn to hunt, can be successfully re-released into the wild. But this process requires great caution and attention to details in preparing cubs for this journey," said Miquelle. The Siberian tiger is also called the Amur tiger. It is a powerful and majestic subspecies of tiger that is native to the Russian Far East. However, considering various threats, the Siberian tiger was listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List. (With inputs from agencies)

Siberian tiger crosses 200-km stretch of Russian forest to meet former mate

A Siberian tiger stole everyone's heart by travelling for three years to reunite with his former mate.&nbsp;

The two tigers - Boris and Svetlaya - reunited in the Russian forest after the former covered nearly 200 kilometres to end their separation.

The tigers, who were rescued from the Sikhote-Alin mountains in 2012 as orphans, were brought up together as part of a conservation programme that had minimal human contact.&nbsp;

The programme aimed to release the tigers and send them back to the forests after they were 18 months old. The tigers were then left in the Pri-Amur region in 2014, which was the Amur tigers' historic habitat, reported the New York Times.

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The officials working on the conservation project tracked the tigers and ensured that they were separated by hundreds of kilometres so that their population spread.&nbsp;

<h2>How tiger Boris covered 200 km to meet his mate</h2>

Boris, however, had other plans. Conservationists saw that tiger Boris was showing unusual movement patterns and travelling in a straight line.&nbsp;

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They were shocked to see his determination as the tiger travelled across 200 km for almost three years and reunited with Svetlaya. After six months, they gave birth to some cubs.

Speaking about the unique love story, Dale Miquelle, lead author from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said, "The data demonstrated that orphaned cubs, raised in captivity and released, were just as good as wild tigers at hunting, targeting the same types of wild prey, and very rarely killing livestock."

Watch:&nbsp;South Africa: Animal Group Seeks Ban on Tiger Farms

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"This success demonstrates that tigers, with proper isolation from humans and provided the opportunity to learn to hunt, can be successfully re-released into the wild. But this process requires great caution and attention to details in preparing cubs for this journey," said Miquelle.&nbsp;

The Siberian tiger is also called the Amur tiger. It is a powerful and majestic subspecies of tiger that is native to the Russian Far East.&nbsp;

However, considering various threats, the Siberian tiger was listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List.

(With inputs from agencies)

A Siberian tiger stole everyone's heart by travelling for three years to reunite with his former mate. The two tigers - Boris and Svetlaya - reunited in the Russian forest after the former covered nearly 200 kilometres to end their separation.

A Siberian tiger stole everyone's heart by travelling for three years to reunite with his former mate. The two tigers - Boris and Svetlaya - reunited in the Russian forest after the former covered nearly 200 kilometres to end their separation. The tigers, who were rescued from the Sikhote-Alin mountains in 2012 as orphans, were brought up together as part of a conservation programme that had minimal human contact. The programme aimed to release the tigers and send them back to the forests after they were 18 months old. The tigers were then left in the Pri-Amur region in 2014, which was the Amur tigers' historic habitat, reported the New York Times. Also Read: If all humans die, an animal that doesn't even live on land will RULE the world The officials working on the conservation project tracked the tigers and ensured that they were separated by hundreds of kilometres so that their population spread. How tiger Boris covered 200 km to meet his mate Boris, however, had other plans. Conservationists saw that tiger Boris was showing unusual movement patterns and travelling in a straight line. If Humans Can Go Miles for Love, So Can Tigers 😀 In Russia’s Sikhote-Alin mountains, two orphaned unrelated Amur tiger cubs, Boris and Svetlaya, were rescued as fragile infants. Raised together in a semi-wild environment, scientists prepared them for life in the wilderness,… pic.twitter.com/RHlSiL6nLe — Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) December 15, 2024 × They were shocked to see his determination as the tiger travelled across 200 km for almost three years and reunited with Svetlaya. After six months, they gave birth to some cubs. Speaking about the unique love story, Dale Miquelle, lead author from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said, "The data demonstrated that orphaned cubs, raised in captivity and released, were just as good as wild tigers at hunting, targeting the same types of wild prey, and very rarely killing livestock." Watch: South Africa: Animal Group Seeks Ban on Tiger Farms "This success demonstrates that tigers, with proper isolation from humans and provided the opportunity to learn to hunt, can be successfully re-released into the wild. But this process requires great caution and attention to details in preparing cubs for this journey," said Miquelle. The Siberian tiger is also called the Amur tiger. It is a powerful and majestic subspecies of tiger that is native to the Russian Far East. However, considering various threats, the Siberian tiger was listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List. (With inputs from agencies)

'How far will you go for me?' is perhaps the most cliched question lovers ask each other just to tease. By this literal measure, humpaback whales should be called the most ardent lovers on the planet. Because a study says that they swim across oceans crossing more than 3000 miles just to find a mate.

For this study, the scientists took a look at and analyzed more than 450,000 pictures of whales in the wild in order to track movements of the animal. Scientists found that the whales travelled thousands of miles in search of a mate.

The researcher tracked two distinctive males that had unique markings on their tails. They were observed off the western coast of Mexico and near Hawaii in a span of less than two months. The distance between these two oceanic regions is 3700 miles. The time taken by the whales to swim the distance revealed that they were swimming a bit faster than their typical speed of 2.5 miles per hour.&nbsp;

"They might just be traveling the ocean like it's their own backyard," said James Darling of the Whale Trust Maui in Hawaii and an author on the study. He was quoted by The New Scientist.

So next time you have to go the extra mile for your significant other, don't crib too much. Just try to keep up with the race to be a good lover. You probably would never win it. Doesn't hurt to try,&nbsp;eh?

'How far will you go for me?' is perhaps the most cliched question lovers ask each other just to tease. By this literal measure, humpaback whales should be called the most ardent lovers on the planet.

'How far will you go for me?' is perhaps the most cliched question lovers ask each other just to tease. By this literal measure, humpaback whales should be called the most ardent lovers on the planet. Because a study says that they swim across oceans crossing more than 3000 miles just to find a mate. For this study, the scientists took a look at and analyzed more than 450,000 pictures of whales in the wild in order to track movements of the animal. Scientists found that the whales travelled thousands of miles in search of a mate. The researcher tracked two distinctive males that had unique markings on their tails. They were observed off the western coast of Mexico and near Hawaii in a span of less than two months. The distance between these two oceanic regions is 3700 miles. The time taken by the whales to swim the distance revealed that they were swimming a bit faster than their typical speed of 2.5 miles per hour. "They might just be traveling the ocean like it's their own backyard," said James Darling of the Whale Trust Maui in Hawaii and an author on the study. He was quoted by The New Scientist. So next time you have to go the extra mile for your significant other, don't crib too much. Just try to keep up with the race to be a good lover. You probably would never win it. Doesn't hurt to try, eh?

Humpback whales swim more than 3000 miles to find a lover, says study

Every week, scientists in southern China release three million bacteria-infected mosquitoes on a three kilometre (two-mile) long island in a bid to wipe out diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, and Zika. 
 
The scientists inject mosquito eggs with wolbachia bacteria in a laboratory, then release infected male mosquitoes on the island on the outskirts of the city of Guangzhou. The bacteria, which occurs naturally in about 28 per cent of wild mosquitoes, causes infected males to sterilise the females they mate with. 
 
&quot;The aim is trying to suppress the mosquito density below the threshold which can cause disease transmission,&quot; said Zhiyong Xi, who is director of the Sun Yat-sen University Centre of Vector Control for Tropical Diseases and pioneered the idea. &quot;There are hot spots,&quot; Xi said. &quot;This technology can be used at the beginning to target the hot spots ... it will dramatically reduce disease transmission.&quot; 
 
Mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for more than one million deaths worldwide every year and Zika has become a concern for athletes at this year&#39;s Olympic Games, which open in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Some athletes, including the top four ranked male golfers, have declined to take part. 
 
An outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil last year has spread through the Americas and beyond, with China confirming its first case in February. 
 
US health officials have concluded that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies. 
 
The World Health Organization has said there is strong scientific consensus that Zika can also cause Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological syndrome that causes temporary paralysis in adults. 
 
Sun Yat-sen&#39;s Xi said that several countries had expressed interest in his experiments, especially Brazil and Mexico. In the laboratory, mosquito eggs are collected from breeding cages containing 5,000 females and 1,600 males and injected with the wolbachia bacteria. 
 
Xi&#39;s facility has the capacity to breed up to five million mosquitoes a week. While a female mosquito that acquires wolbachia by mating is sterile, one that is infected by injection will produce wolbachia-infected offspring. Dengue, yellow fever and Zika are also suppressed in wolbachia-injected females, making it harder for the diseases to be transmitted to humans. 
 
Xi set up his 3,500 square metre (38,000 square feet) &quot;mosquito factory&quot; in 2012 and releases the males into two residential areas on the outskirts of Guangzhou. 
 
Xi said the mosquito population on the island has been reduced by more than 90 per cent. One villager on the island, 66 year-old Liang Jintian, who has lived there for six decades, said the study was so effective he didn&#39;t have to sleep with a mosquito net any longer. 
 
&quot;We used to have a lot of mosquitoes in the past. Back then some people were worried that if mosquitoes were released here, we would get even more mosquitoes,&quot; he said. &quot;We have a lot less mosquitoes now compared to the past.&quot; 
 
(Reuters)

Scientists inject mosquito eggs with wolbachia bacteria, then release infected male mosquitoes to sterilise females they mate with

Every week, scientists in southern China release three million bacteria-infected mosquitoes on a three kilometre (two-mile) long island in a bid to wipe out diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, and Zika. The scientists inject mosquito eggs with wolbachia bacteria in a laboratory, then release infected male mosquitoes on the island on the outskirts of the city of Guangzhou. The bacteria, which occurs naturally in about 28 per cent of wild mosquitoes, causes infected males to sterilise the females they mate with. "The aim is trying to suppress the mosquito density below the threshold which can cause disease transmission," said Zhiyong Xi, who is director of the Sun Yat-sen University Centre of Vector Control for Tropical Diseases and pioneered the idea. "There are hot spots," Xi said. "This technology can be used at the beginning to target the hot spots ... it will dramatically reduce disease transmission." Mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for more than one million deaths worldwide every year and Zika has become a concern for athletes at this year's Olympic Games, which open in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Some athletes, including the top four ranked male golfers, have declined to take part. An outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil last year has spread through the Americas and beyond, with China confirming its first case in February. US health officials have concluded that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies. The World Health Organization has said there is strong scientific consensus that Zika can also cause Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological syndrome that causes temporary paralysis in adults. Sun Yat-sen's Xi said that several countries had expressed interest in his experiments, especially Brazil and Mexico. In the laboratory, mosquito eggs are collected from breeding cages containing 5,000 females and 1,600 males and injected with the wolbachia bacteria. Xi's facility has the capacity to breed up to five million mosquitoes a week. While a female mosquito that acquires wolbachia by mating is sterile, one that is infected by injection will produce wolbachia-infected offspring. Dengue, yellow fever and Zika are also suppressed in wolbachia-injected females, making it harder for the diseases to be transmitted to humans. Xi set up his 3,500 square metre (38,000 square feet) "mosquito factory" in 2012 and releases the males into two residential areas on the outskirts of Guangzhou. Xi said the mosquito population on the island has been reduced by more than 90 per cent. One villager on the island, 66 year-old Liang Jintian, who has lived there for six decades, said the study was so effective he didn't have to sleep with a mosquito net any longer. "We used to have a lot of mosquitoes in the past. Back then some people were worried that if mosquitoes were released here, we would get even more mosquitoes," he said. "We have a lot less mosquitoes now compared to the past." (Reuters)

China: Scientists release 3 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes to combat Zika, other diseases

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