This shot of a lizard on a yellow flower was taken by Ramalingam, shared at India’s Endangered Wild Shots (IEWS) If you want your photos to feature here, and get a chance to become our photographer of the month, share your original photos at out Flickr Group today – https://www.flickr.com/groups/indenwildshots/ The theme for February is “All […]
Image Of The Day: Colours Of A Butterfly
This Common Jezebel butterfly was shot by Vijay Kumar in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The common jezebel is easily found all over India, especially in temperate regions. While the colours of the butterfly make it beautiful to look at, they are also a warning that this butterfly is poisonous! If you want to share your photos […]
Image Of The Day: Portrait of a Hornbill
This Great Indian Hornbill was photographed by Steve Wilson at Chestor Zoo. These are one of the largest members of the hornbill family but are Near Threatened (NT). The spectacular casque on the beak of these hornbills looks heavy but is hollow from inside. If you want to share your photos of ‘All Things Yellow […]
Wild Cats And Wild Dogs Of India Choose To Co-Exist Rather Than Compete
A new study in India by Wildlife Conservation Soceity (WCS) shows that three carnivores – tigers, leopards, and dholes (Asian wild dog) – seemingly in direct competition with one other, are living side by side with surprisingly little conflict. Usually, big cats and wild canids live in different locations to avoid each other. Read More: […]
Image Of The Day: Kingfisher Dance
Kingfishers are super divers. When spotting a fish in the water, they would fly zipping through the air, dive and catch the fish. If you have such amazing wild shots and want us to feature it here on India’s Endangered, write to us and send the photo to contact@indiasendangered.com FEBRUARY TOPIC FOR INDIA’S ENDANGERED WILD […]
Quiz: Spot The Spots
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Image Of The Day: Spotted A Deer
A spotted deer was found skipping, jumping and running in the forests of India. Is it late for a lunch meeting? Or is there a tiger right behind?! If you have such amazing wild shots and want us to feature it here on India’s Endangered, write to us and send the photo to contact@indiasendangered.com You […]
IEWS Photographer Of The Month Is…
Thank you for your overwhelming response to our new segment India’s Endangered Wild Shots (IEWS). We launched our Flickr group this January and asked you to contribute photos related to wildlife. The topic for the month was water birds and we received more than 80 photos! From fluttering flamingos to cormorants, egrets taking a ‘piggy […]
Short Film: Documenting Asia’s Illegal Animal Trade
‘There are more bengali tigers in Texas now than their are are tigers in the Bay of Bengal’ This statement comes from a photographer whose big revelation of the extent of wildlife trade came when he photographed shops selling tiger claws and bones for the first time near Burma border. The following video is by […]
Watch: Extinct Animals On Film
Have you ever wondered what the dodo birds looked like in real life? Or if the western black rhinoceros was really a beautiful black subspecies of the rhino that became extinct in 2011. Here is a rare video that shows some incredible footage of animals that once roamed this earth but are now extinct. See […]
From Loathed To Loved: Villagers Rally To Save Greater Adjutant Stork
This is a post written by Diane Toomey republished here with permission from Mongaybay.com . Original source. Greater Adjutants in a nest at the Dadara village nesting colony in Assam, India. Photo by Purnima Barman You know a bird has a PR problem when an ornithologist refers to it as “a prodigy of ugliness.” […]