Come monsoons, and the thick undercover of Western Ghats forests are transformed into a magical kingdom of mushrooms – ending their mysterious life spent underground and popping out for a brief momentRead More…
Scientists have obtained the first evidence of the elusive snow leopard in Arunachal Pradesh. Camera traps have captured images of the big cat at Thembang village’s Community Conserved Area, a community-owned reserve, in WestRead More…
Travelers on the coastal highway between Bhavnagar and Una in Amreli district in Gujarat were in for a surprise when they sighted a pride of seven wild Asiatic lions casually walking by.Read More…
Our planet may be undergoing the sixth mass extinction, believe many scientists placing three fourth of animals on the planet at risk. In an attempt to learn more on which species couldRead More…
Quick Notes The number of Great Indian Bustards in Rajasthan has gone up from 11 to 31. The bird is one of the rarest in the world and is marked Critically EndangeredRead More…
Quick Notes A new species of aquatic snake has been discovered in the Western Ghats. It is endemic to India. The snake prefers to live in fresh water streams. Juveniles and adultsRead More…
World Rhino Day is a day to celebrate these extraordinary creatures across the world and Baby Rhino Rescue – who support baby rhinos orphaned through poaching, is launching the first of its artRead More…
Quick Notes Humpback whales can learn songs in segments – verse by verse – like humans Songs are not passed on from generation to generation but learnt from peers as a socialRead More…
This is a guest post by Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, republished from Mongabay with permission. Kasema Khatun’s tiny, thatched-roof house lies just a few feet from the swaying elephant grass thickets of OrangRead More…
Poacher menace once again reared its ugly head in Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Assam; where a rhinoceros was killed and its horn was taken away by poachers. According to officials, theRead More…
For researcher Sonali Garg, the discovery of not 1 but four new species of frogs by her comes as a complete surprise. It is because for her field study in the WesternRead More…
A new method of tracking endangered species using drones and smartphones has been developed by researchers. The new footprint identification app called ConservationFit has been created to help scientists locate animals byRead More…
India’s 49th National Park – Orang Tiger Reserve may not be big in size, but it has proven to be a big habitat for wild cats with a total of 28 bigRead More…
A study by the Wildlife Protection Survey of India (WPSI), has revealed that Maharashtra lost 159 big cats including leopards and tigers due to poaching between 2010 and 2017. The state nowRead More…
Watch how a wild elephant stuck in mud for more than 20 hours was rescued by villagers in Tamil Nadu