What is similar between a clock and a humpback whale? The tick-tock sound! In a recent study conducted on humpback whales, it has been found that the marine mammals make a kind of tick tock noise at night, which helps them to trap their prey as well as to invite other whales to share the […]
Tigress knocked down by Train in Uttarakhand
A nine-year old tigress was run down by a train between Ramnagar and Kashipur stations in Uttarakhand. The incident which is the first of its kind in Uttarakhand occurred in the early hours of the morning and the injured body of the big cat was discovered by villagers later on after sunrise. Officials opine that […]
Oil Spill Creates Major Environment Crisis in the Sunderbans
Nearly 350 tonne of oil spilled into the Sela river of the Sunderbans on Tuesday after an oil tanker collided with an empty cargo vessel in the Bangaldesh side of the mangrove forests. The spill may cross over to the Indian side of the Sunderbans, and cause serious damage to the ecosystem which is home […]
IUCN Report Hastens Plans for a Breeding Centre for Great Indian Bustard
Serious conservation plans seem to have finally fallen in place for the Great Indian Bustard with the sanctioning of a breeding centre in Gujarat by the central government. The land identified by the state government for the first breeding centre is in Kutch and in close proximity to the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary. Image via […]
Satpura Reserve Adds Seven Cubs to its Tiger Populace
For the first time ever, Satpura tiger reserve has welcomed seven tiger cubs. The cubs were spotted for the first time by visiting tourists. Satpura tiger reserve spans over the districts of Hoshangabad, Betul and Chhindwara of Madhya Pradesh in Central India. “Yes, seven new guests have arrived in our park,” said the tiger reserve […]
Decades old Elephant Pits pose Danger to Animals in Kerala Forests
About 60 abandoned elephant capture pits that were created a decade ago in the forest ranges of Ernakulam district in Kerala pose a serious threat not only to the pachyderms for which it was first dug, but also other wild animals in these forests. The practice of capturing elephants using pits was officially banned by […]
Rare Turtle Springs a Surprise on Workers Cleaning a Lake in Patiala
The municipal workers clearing the Rajindra lake in the midst of Patiala city of Punjab in northern India were in for a surprise when they accidentally found a rare and endangered turtle in one of the busiest roads of the city. Representative image of Indian soft shelled turtle via biolib The 70-year old reptile was […]
Common Ancestors of Horses and Rhinos Found in India
A horse-like animal that lived in India during Eocene epoch, about 55 million years ago, has been discovered by an international group of paleontologists, making it the common ancestor of modern day horses, tapirs and rhinos. Common Ancestor of Horses, Rhinos and Tapir Perissodactyla (perissodactyls) is a small order of hoofed mammals, containing three families: […]
New Species of Golden-backed Frog Discovered
Closely following his discovery of the 14 species of dancing frogs earlier this year, the frogman of India, Professor Sathyabhama Das Biju of the Delhi University, has made yet another exciting find. Seven new species of Golden-backed frogs (Genus Hylarana) were discovered by Biju and his team in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka global biodiversity hotspot. […]
From Eggs to Baby Frogs! Rare Indian Frog bypasses Tadpole Stage
The bubble-nest frog or white-spotted bush frog is a Critically Endangered (CR) species found in the Western Ghats of India that was discovered again after 125 years. Now, researchers have also revealed a peculiar behavioral pattern of the frog. They observed that this white frog enters into a hollow living bamboo, lays its eggs there […]
Road Kills Pose High Risk to Leopards in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh may soon lose all its leopards if an action plan is not set in place very soon to conserve them. The beautiful spotted feline once found in good numbers in Madhya Pradesh is under grave threat mainly due to road kills. Image via cc/Flickr by Kosala Bandara On 24th September this year, at […]