"Saving one animal won't change the world, but it will change the world for that ONE animal."

Rare Dhole Home Range Studied Using Camera Traps For The First Time

A new study led by scientists from Wildlife Conservation Society-India Program, Centre for Wildlife Studies (Bangalore), and University of Florida, USA, presents the first home-range size estimate of Asiatic wild dogs or ‘dholes’ based on camera trap surveys. Image via wikimedia The study, based on intensive camera-trap surveys conducted in Nagarahole and Wayanad wildlife reserves […]

Image Of The Day: Root Bridge Of Meghalaya

This photograph of the famous root bridge of Meghalaya was taken by Nityananda Mukherjee. This is what he had to say about this unique bridge, These bridges are not built, they are grown. And it takes almost a decade or more to become strong and sturdy. The original architects of this natural bridge building technology are […]

Eco Travel: Singalila National Park, West Bengal

Located 7000 feet above sea level in the northwestern extremity of West Bengal, Singalila is a high altitude national park which is a haven for trekkers, birdwatchers and nature lovers. It is home to an incredible diversity of Himalayan flora and fauna. SPECIES TO WATCH Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Endangered Clouded Leopard Neofelis Nebulosa Vulnerable […]

Image Of The Day: Let’s Start This Journey

This image of a baby Olive Ridley Turtle has been taken by GSurya. (Image copyright belongs to the photographer. Posted here directly from Flickr.) Olive Ridley turtles are known for their mass nesting called Arribada when thousands of female turtles nest at specific beaches all at once and lay eggs. India’s Gahirmata beach in Odisha […]

Image Of The Day: A Prized Baby

This baby civet cat was photographed by Alexander Ley Civets are animals with a cat-like body and a mongoose like snout. They are nocturnal animals found in tropical Asia and Africa. There are 6 species found in India including the Malabar Civet which is Critically endangered. Recently, the civet cats were in the news when […]

Image Of The Day: Mother And Cub

A snow leopard cub, lovingly licks its mother in this image shared by Marwell Wildlife Snow leopards are found in the Himalayan region and are an endangered wild cat. They are also very shy and have been rarely photographed in the wild. To know more about snow leopards click here. If you want to share […]

Saving An Endangered Tree Through Sustainable Use

Rainforest Trust’s partner Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF) in India uses unique economic opportunities to encourage communities to sustainably manage natural resources. Flowering Pterocarpus marsupium. Photo courtesy of AERF. After dedicating extensive time and resources to planting saplings of a threatened tree species, many people would find it incredibly discouraging to come across a pile […]

Image Of The Day: Yellow Footed Green Pigeon

People often do not realise that many birds that we commonly see also have cousins (sub-species) that are not often seen. Like this yellow footed green pigeon clicked by Paneendra BA in Guwahati, Assam, which is a fairly unknown cousin of the common grey pigeon. While the common pigeon has adapted itself to live in […]

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