The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has taken a significant step to aid wildlife conservation by setting up a DNA bank for wild animals at Bareilly. This is the first of its kind in the northern part of the country after Hyderabad which already has a DNA bank for wild animals. The centre at Bareilly […]
Critically Endangered Bengal Florican Seen In Dudhwa
The Bengal Florican is a critically endangered bird found in India, and any sighting of the species is a rare event and a cause to rejoice. Recently one member of the species was sighted in the grasslands of Dudhwa National Park for the first time this season. According to a report by the Bombay Natural […]
A Simple Test Just Proved Again How Smart Elephants Are
My pet labrador’s favourite play of the day is to stand in front of the mirror and look at himself. What’s amusing is the way he always tries to look behind or beyond the mirror and sometimes even threaten the ‘dog’ he is face to face with, with a growl. I know, he is very […]
World’s Oldest Plant Fossil Discovered In India
A recent discovery of a 1.6 billion year old plant fossil from India has led to a reassessment by scientists of timelines in the evolution of life on Earth. The plant fossils appear like red algae and may signify the earliest-known plants when earth was very much a barren land. They were excavated from phosphate-rich […]
When Will India’s Flamingo Hub Cease To Be A Flamingo Graveyard?
Flamingoes have been known to fly into high-tension wires strung over saline wetlands, where the birds like to feed, but efforts to take the wires down have seldom succeeded. Some of the images below might be disturbing. Viewer discretion is adviced. Brijesh Shah of Bhavnagar Animal Helpline has had a habit of visiting the […]
Kanha Tiger Reserve Gets An Official Mascot – ‘Bhoorsingh The Barasingha’
Kanha tiger reserve is now the first in India to have an official mascot – ‘Bhoorsingh the barasingha’. The barasingha or swamp deer is the state animal of Madhya Pradesh and is found only in the Kanha tiger reserve, across Mandla and Balaghat districts. The swamp deer has been chosen as the mascot in order […]
Wild Buffaloes Radio Collared To Study And Conserve
Marking the beginning of a novel and unique project, the Forest Department officials of Chhattisgarh along with wildlife biologists, succeeded in placing radio collars on two wild buffaloes at the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary last week. This is the first time that the species have been collared in India to learn more about their movement and […]
5000 Olive Ridley Turtles Released Along Andhra Pradesh Coasts
Avanigadda Forest Reserve Authorities are doing a remarkable job in the conservation of Olive Ridley Turtles. Over 5,000 Olive Ridley Turtle hatchlings were released into the Bay of Bengal, along the coastline of the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh by mid-March. In all, about 88,554 turtle eggs were conserved by in situ conservation method. The […]
Rhino Killed In Orang National Park, Assam
The rhino count in Assam has gone down yet again as a full grown male one-horned rhino succumbed to the attack of poachers in Orang National Park in Assam. Authorities at the park found the carcass near Pichola anti-poaching camp in the park. The missing horn was tell-tale evidence of the incidence of poaching. There […]
Tracing The Evolutionary History Of Asian Horned Frogs, Without Fossil Records
If you are in Nagaland, the next time you put frogs in the cooking pot, beware – you might be an unsuspecting contributor to wiping out evolutionary history. A culinary delight to many Southeast Asian communities, frogs are no stranger to Nagaland’s food menu. Held in high gastronomic regard, aficionados here claim that frogs taste […]
Rescued – Wild Boar And Lioness Trapped In A Well
The residents of Vijayanagar village, about 10km from Savarkundla and forest department staff were witness to this rare spectacle of a wild boar and a lioness sitting quietly for hours inside a well filled with sand. Though the two were trapped inside the 15-feet deep well for hours, the boar was absolutely not harmed by […]