A Sumatran orangutan named Rakus has been observed using a medicinal plant to treat an injury on its cheek in a remarkable display of the the sophisticated health practices of animals in the wild.

“This is the first time that we have observed a wild animal applying a quite potent medicinal plant directly to a wound,” said co-author Isabelle Laumer, a biologist at the Max Planck ...

The Bill, introduced by environment minister Bhupender Yadav amid a din, also aims to reduce pressure on wild medicinal plants by encouraging cultivation of such plants and facilitate transfer of ...