The year that went by could have been remembered for being the year that Western Ghats became a world heritage site or the year when Asiatic Lions were no more considered Critically Endangered. But ruining the joys of all the positive is one scar constantly surfacing as a conservationist’s worst nightmare. 2012 recorded the largest number of killings of endangered animals in India making it the worst poaching year in the last decade.
New Adventures Begin for Twins of Ranthambore
They were just three months old when the twin tigresses lost their mother. Raised by their unusually caring father, the ladies have come a long way quite literally by leaving their birth place Ranthambore and now beginning a new life in the jungles of Sariska after the forest department trans-located the two this week.
Foreign Invasions Ruining Native Forests of Eastern Ghats
It is the case of an unwelcome guest, who not only continues to live in your home for eternity, but occupies so much space, that it is finally you who are forced to vacate your very own native home.
Monkeys of India
Ever wondered how many different types of monkeys are found in India? Here is quick list of different species of monkeys found in India.
Watch Video: Baby Elephant Rescued from a Well in Jharkhand
An elephant calf that fell into a well in Jharkhand state, was rescued by forest officials.
Ailing Sundarbans losing Beauty and Diversity
The mangrove belts of Sundarbans expand from India till Bangladesh. Here, the border between land and water hazes away. It is a place where the ocean and rivers embrace each other and give aquatic life forms a perfect spot to thrive and create young ones. Terrestrial forms like the Royal Bengal Tiger have ample area to lead their solitary life, hunt, hide and stay away from the curious and sometimes irritating two legged humans. But human are rapidly encroaching this ideal habitat. Coasts are receding, mangroves are vanishing. So much so that experts say, the Sundarbans forests may soon become a thing of the past.
Marine Animals Shrinking due to Global Warming
Global warming is affecting sea animals more than land animals, scientists found after a large study. The research shows that aquatic creatures are shrinking 10 times more than the land dwellers due to severe climate change.
Tigers Making a Comeback
It is a fitting beginning to a new year. Scientists have announced that the global tiger population is slowly and steadily rising thanks to strong government initiatives in particularly three countries – India, Russia and Thailand.
Big, Old Trees are Dying
World’s leading ecologists have found out in a long term study that most world trees between 100-300 years old are dying around the world. The reasons for their deaths include forest fires, logging and cutting because of urban developments
Interview: Deepak Dalal, Penning Stories of Nature & Adventure
An author par excellence who has notably for the past 14 years taken up the arduous task of bringing nature and adventure into our lives through his books – The Vikram Aditya Adventure Series.
Vanishing Ecological Inheritance
One researcher fears that as the society becomes more homogenous we are losing out on our uniqueness as traditional knowledge is no more being passed on. The one learning path that is vanishing at the speediest pace is ecological knowledge – the understanding of the natural world