Chirrups, squeaks, roars and howls may not be much more than animal calls for most of us but for one man these are music to his ears quite literally. a j mithra is a self taught Zoo musicologists, someone who uses animal sounds to create music.
Tiger Poaching goes down in 2011
The number of tigers hunted down and killed in India in the year 2011 came down drastically according to Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI). Compared to 2010, there was almost 60 percent reduction in tiger poaching.
Artificial Beaks help save the Hornbills
On the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in the State of Arunachal Pradesh lies Pakke Tiger Reserve. The park is proud to have four resident hornbill species but the area is also home to the Nyshi tribe, whose illustrious headgear includes a hornbill beak. But now fibre replicas of the beaks have helped save the birds from being killed for their beaks, at the same time also saving the age-old identity and headgear of the tribe.
One horned Rhinos to be saved from Annual Floods
To save the One-horned Rhinos from the annual floods of the river Brahmaputra in Assam, the state is all set for trans-location of the animals from Kaziranga national park to Manas Tiger Reserve.
Tiger Numbers Increase in Assam
Country’s north eastern state, Assam has always been a favorite destination of wildlife and a new census reveals that the natural surroundings are still in the animals’ favored list. From Royal Bengal Tigers to elephants and one horned Rhinos, population of all wild animals is showing an upward trend.
Olive Ridley Turtle nesting delayed due to Climate Change
Gahirmatha Marine sanctuary is one of the biggest mass nesting grounds of Olive Ridley Turtles in the world. But this year, forest department is concerned that the nesting of the endangered turtle will be delayed due to climate change.
And then I saw a Lion at Gir!
What started as a casual lunch time conversation at work turned into an experience of a life-time.
Beware! Your Paint Brush might be made from Mongoose Hair
The next time you pick up a paint brush or a make-up brush, think twice. Chances are the brush might have been made of mongoose hair and you have inadvertently become part of an international illegal trade which is going unnoticed for decades. India is the one of the largest exporters of such kind of brushes made by killing thousands of mongoose annually.
Researchers create first Snow Leopard stem cells
The white skinned leopards of the high altitude have for centuries lived a nomadic and isolated life in the snow peaked mountains of Central Asia. Born shy, no one knows for certain how many of the snow leopards today live in the wild, but that their numbers is diminishing is a given, looking at the conditions of the modern world. In order to make sure that the species can be genetically bred and preserved from extinction; scientists have now created for the very first time stem cells from the ear tissue of a snow leopard.
Rajan, the Sea Faring Elephant of Andaman
At 60, he needs his well deserved retirement after working 30 years of his life. But Rajan the elephant, does not feel like that at all. Even today, the elephant would love to ferry people as a sea taxi around the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
Tiger Count goes up in Panna but Threat still looms Large
The Panna Tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh was in the news for all the wrong reasons in 2009 when the park did not a single tiger left inside the protected area. But the picture is different today, thanks to tigers re-located from other parks of India who are now well settled in Panna and have also added litter to the population.
