5th June, World Environment Day. A day to buy green gadgets, use recycled paper, create conservation posters, have environment day contests, ditch the cars and pledge to love Mother Earth. Like a sudden burst of emotions for our planet, most of us treat this once-in-a-year occasion as a vain display of our undying love for […]
Assam Rhino Numbers Rise under the Shadow of Poacher’s Gun
There are whispered ‘hurrays!’ among numerous wildlife conservationists of the country. The population of Indian rhinos or one horned rhinos living in Assam has increased by 27 percent in the last seven years according to the latest census reports. Even as the news is a big relief the worry lines still exist as India tries […]
A Dozen Tigers More!
What is better than spotting one tiger cub in the wild? Spotting a dozen! Forest officials of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh say that camera trap results show at least a dozen tiger cubs below the age of two in the core area. If this news is confirmed through further field study, it […]
Barbaric Poachers Take a Rhino’s Life Yet Again
Rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) at Kaziranga National Park are not safe. Yet again, on Sunday one of the adult female rhinos of the park was killed and its horn chopped off by poachers. Although park rangers heard the gun shot and rushed to the spot, the subsequent rounds of fire between them and the poachers led […]
14 Species of Unusual Dancing Frogs Discovered in Western Ghats
They can rightly be called the dancing frog prince trying to charm their princesses. Scientists have discovered 14 unique species of frogs from World Heritage Site Western Ghats that can dance! The male of the species show a unique breeding behaviour called foot-flagging that leads to an interesting ‘dance routine’ and helps them attract the […]
Which is the Heaviest Flying Bird in India?
The heaviest flying bird in India is the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps). It is in fact one of the largest flying birds in the world. The bird is tall, long-legged with an outstretched neck whitish in appearance. The wings are grey to brown and black. There is also a black crown on the forehead, […]
Photographer Clicks Stunning Images of Snow Leopard with Kill
Adam Riley was with a tour group at the Hemis National Park in North India when he witnessed something he had not seen in his entire career leading tours to spot wild cats. A snow leopard waiting in its mountainous hideout, stalking its prey and diving at the opportune moment for the kill. As the […]
Caught on camera: Himalayan Vultures in Kashmir (Photos)
Vijay Jamwal, a tunnel construction and geo-technical expert was working on an Indian Railways tunnel project in Ramban district of Jammu & Kashmir valley when he spotted a committee of vultures sitting around and probably finishing their meal. Vijay soon got busy with his camera and send us, some incredible images of the Himalayan Griffon […]
Save Genetic Diversity to Save Tigers
In a research published today (17 April) by Stanford scholars, scientists have found that it is not just numbers but genetic diversity that will help save the tigers from extinction. Having lost 90 percent of their historical habitat almost half of the 3000 wild tigers in the world today live in India in national parks […]
7 Hour long Rescue Operation Helps Save Elephant Mom and Calf from Water Tank
SAVED: A wild elephant and her calf that fell into a water tank in the army cantonment area of Narangi in Assam were rescued after a 7 hour operation on April 6th. At about 2.30 pm the staff of 14 Field Ammunition Depot in the cantonment noticed the elephants had fallen in the static water tank […]
Interview: Ramit Singal, In the World of Birds
It was the chance to pursue an engineering degree at India’s prestigious Manipal Institute of Technology that brought Ramit Singal to Manipal, a town ideally located near the world heritage site- The Western Ghats. But in the four years of his stay there, while the engineering degree became part of the formal curriculum, the real […]