The Desert National Park (DNP) in Rajasthan has become the first in the state to use an android-based software for tracking and patrolling the activities of frontline staff. The field staff make use of this software to make observations on important information while patrolling. This is transmitted in real time to the authorities through a […]
Camera Traps Reveal Rising Number Of Sunderban Tigers
The latest survey of tigers in the largest mangrove forests of the world, puts the number to 85 – this is 9 more tigers than the survey conducted last year. The assessment exercise carried out by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in 2015 had put the number of tigers to be 76. This year […]
How The Ken-Betwa Linking Project Might Lead To Loss Of Wildlife
Development and conservation are more often than not at loggerheads. The upcoming Ken-Betwa River linking project is likely to submerge a portion of the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) with about 7.2 lakh trees and about 90 square kilometer area of the reserve forest possibly getting submerged. From tigers to gharials, life could change for the […]
Rare Blue Flower Blooms In Nilgiri Hills
Every 12 years, the Nilgiri (literally meaning blue mountain) hills of southern India turn blue as the flowers that give the range its name are in full bloom. Kurinji or Neelkurinji is a shrub that is found in the shola or montane forests of Western Ghats and blossom once in every 12 years. Some sub […]
Leopard Cub Rescued In Karnataka
Leopards are quick to adapt to changes in the environment. This is the reason why they have managed to survive near villages and towns in recent times when their habitat is being rapidly taken over by human beings. It is due to dire necessity for food; owing to the diminishing population in their prey that leopards […]
A New Pika Species Discovered In Sikkim
It was the study of the pellets of the animal that led to the discovery of a new species of Pika from India. Named Ochotona sikimaria or Sikkim Pika, this is the 8th species of Pika to be found in India. Pikas are close cousins of rabbits and hares. They are mouse like in appearance, […]
Poachers Nabbed With Leopard Skins
The Special Task Force of Uttarakhand Police arrested two men from Uttarkashi on grounds of animal poaching and smuggling of animal skins at Clement Town area of Dehradun. The officials seized two leopard skins worth about 12 lakh rupees in the international market. The poachers were identified as Babu Ram Uniyal of Kot Village of […]
New Lizard Species Discovered In Mumbai
A new ground dwelling lizard was discovered in Mumbai by researchers from Villanova University , USA National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, and Bombay Natural History Society. The new species has been named Cyrtodactylus Varadgirii in honor of Bangalore based scientist Varad Giri. The lizard was found in Goregaon’s Aarey Colony and Thane’s Badlapur forested […]
Yashwant Sagar: A Home To The Vunerable Sarus Crane
This is a guest post by Ajay Gadikar an IT entrepreneur from Indore and an ardent bird watcher and conservationist. Yashwant sagar Lake is situated in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh. The total area of the reservoir is 14,000 hectares. Made by the construction of a dam on the Gambhir River, the reservoir is situated […]
Noise Pollution In Cities Detrimental To Birds And Animals
Most of us would remember a childhood filled with the pleasant chirping of birds early in the morning and at dusk. Those are acoustic memories that I do cherish a lot to the extent of setting the chirping of birds as my alarm. But rapid urbanization has totally reversed these trends. Citizens in Bangalore are […]
Rhino Saved From Poachers In Assam
Forest officials of Assam were able to save a rhino’s life and cruel butchering of its horn when they arrested 5 poachers in Assam’s Orang national park last Sunday. Mangaldoi wildlife divisional forest officer, Sunnydeo Choudhury said that the poachers had already chalked out their plan to sneak into Orang, on the northern banks of […]