Two species of birds that were found in plenty around Nashik in Maharashtra, the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) and the Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus),are now feared to be extinct from the region. Seven other bird species have been classified as “highly endangered” by the Nature Conservation Society of Nashik (NCSN). The Great Indian Bustard […]
Camera traps Capture Six more Tigers in Sunderbans
Camera traps installed in Sunderbans have detected the presence of six new tigers. This comes soon after two tigers were seen outside the reserve area; thereby reassuring that the tiger population in the world’s only mangrove habitat of the wild cat is stable. Four among those big cats are female. According to forest officials, this […]
Hand Reared Tigress Gives Birth for the First Time in Panna Tiger Reserve
The birth of tiger cubs is always good news when the species is under great threat of extinction. But the joy is a greater one when the cubs are of a tigress that was hand-reared by humans. Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, which had witnessed total disappearance of tigers a few years ago due […]
Six lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Make their Way to the Sea
Six lakh Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings made their way to the sea in Orissa’s Rushikulya Rookery. One of the few mass nesting site for the rare marine animals, the turtles were first seen coming to nest at the shores in March and hatching began in the first week of April. According to forest officials, the […]
Poachers nabbed with Rare Soft Shelled Turtles
POACHING: Poachers were caught while trying to smuggle 27 soft-shelled turtles near the Badarpur bus stand, Delhi in a well-coordinated operation by Wildlife SOS, Delhi Wildlife Department, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and Delhi Police. The poachers had captured the turtles in Rajasthan; packed them in bags and were bringing it to Delhi by public transport. […]
Solar lights to keep Tigers at Bay in Sunderbans’ Villages
CONSERVATION ACTION: The use of a renewable non-polluting and viable source of energy that at one go helps tackle human-animal conflict and also lights up the lives of communities. This is the goal of the new, innovative method being employed to prevent tigers from entering Sunderbans’ village – solar lights. The project ‘Lights for Stripe’ […]
Olive Ridley Turtle gets Help from Locals in Protecting Eggs
Its ‘Arribada’ time on the East coast of India. Every year hundreds and thousands of Endangered Olive ridley turtles swim across miles of oceans to reach the beaches of Orissa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry to lay eggs and bring the next generation into the world at the same places where they were once […]
GPS Tracking to help Study Snow Leopards in India
TRACKING: Satellite-linked collars will be soon fitted on six snow leopards in the tribal Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh to get a deeper understanding of the behaviour of the endangered cat. The $40,450 project (Rs 25 lakh) will benefit the state wildlife department in studying the movement of the snow leopards in the Himalayas where […]
More Areas of Ladakh Declared as Wildlife Sanctuary
CONSERVATION: The enchanting mountainous region of Ladakh in the state of Jammu & Kashmir is soon to have greater protection for wildlife with the government recently declaring an increased area of Ladakh region being converted into wildlife sanctuary. Ladakh has the unique honour of being home to certain rare and elusive species such as the […]
Big Bird Day Records 787 Bird Species of India
SURVEY: February 16, 2014 marked an eventful Sunday for birders all over the Indian sub-continent when they celebrated the Big Bird Day. The 468 teams participating in the annual event this year (as compared to last year’s 168 teams) recorded 787 species of birds which accounts for 65 percent of the bird diversity in India. […]
Increase in Flamingo Population in Sambhar Lake,Rajasthan
RISING NUMBERS: The desert state of India is flocking with pink feathered birds this season. The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) which was completed on January 16th has noted an increase in the number of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) in the state. The census found 1300 greater flamingos and 1800 lesser […]