The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has just demeaned the threatened status of the Asiatic Lion. Observing the healthy population of the animal in the wild, the organization has re-categorized the Asiatic lions in its Redlist of threatened species from Critically Endangered (CR) to Endangered (EN).
New Site gives Everyone a Chance to Count Tigers
Have you been to a tiger reserve recently? Did you click the image of a tiger in the wild? Or do you simply love tigers and want to do something more than just sigh at their depleting numbers. Then here is your chance. A new website offers people like you and me to be part of the save tiger campaign simply by helping count all the tigers in the wild.
Tea-Coffee Plantations Changing Habitat of Western Ghat Otters
According to a new research published in mongabay.com’s open access journal Tropical Conservation Society (TCS), the Asian small-clawed otter is widespread in the Western Ghats but can’t keep up with changes brought to the region by humans.
From the Camera of a 7 Year Old!
Aarav seems like any other seven year old, but give him his camera and the boy will stun you with amazing pictures of birds that he can identify just by listening to their calls.
Only Five Vultures remain in Andhra Pradesh
In a shocking revelation the state officials of Andhra Pradesh have found that there are only five vultures left in the state and that too the ones captive at the Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad.
Squatters and Solid Waste threatening Kaziranga wildlife
India’s Kaziranga national park is a world heritage site and a park that is home to at least 15 of India’s threatened mammal species including the one horned Rhino. But now the forest officials are concerned that the animals are being threatened by increased plastic waste and other solid waste strewn all over the protected forest grounds.
Villagers Rescue Baby Slow Loris in Tripura
Locals recently came to the rescue of a Baby Slow Loris in Tripura’s Khowai District. Villagers noticed the animal all alone in the jungle and knowing that it could be harmed by poachers or could die if left alone, they rescued and gave the animal to the local forest officials.
Pet Parrot Trade Killing millions of Birds
A bird in a cage is a concept some people find fascinating and thus there are hundreds of parrots and love birds sold everyday around India. What many do not realize though is that by buying these birds they are letting an illegal trade flourish that is killing lakhs of beautiful birds each year.
Tips for an Eco-conscious Traveler by IUCN
A normal travel plan can change into an eco-travel plan if you only spend a little more time deciding on the place to go. It is not necessarily the trip to a national park or a beach that makes into the list of an eco-tourism spot. The important thing is to minimize the amount of fossil fuels you burn, plan the amount of things you are carrying before you go and if possible opt to help a local conservation organization.
Rare Mouse Deer Sighted in Maharashtra
Last February wildlife enthusiasts were greeted by one great news when the rare mouse deer was found grazing in the Nagzira wildlife sanctuary in Nagpur. Although the species has a wide range in India from the Western Ghats till Orissa, but they are difficult to spot because of their nocturnal nature.
War torn Kargil now Home to Snow Leopards
Camera Traps find evidence of the elusive leopard in Kargil.