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 […]
Discovery Communication To Fund And Conserve 1 Million Acre Tiger Habitat
Discovery Communications announced a historic partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) through which Discovery will fund and help conserve nearly 1 million acres of protected habitat in India and Bhutan to protect and increase the wild tiger population. “The global movement to protect tigers just got one million acres stronger,” said David Zaslav, President and […]
Photos: ‘An Otter Bit Me!’ Cries The Crocodile
This is nature at its best. On a trip to India’s Jim Corbett National Park, one person witnessed not tigers as he had imagined, but a strange interaction between a crocodile and an otter with the prey-predator roles completely reversed! A crocodile basking in the sun was taken completely by surprise when an otter came […]
IUCN Heritage Hero Is Indian Conservationist Bibhuti Lahkar
He has worked tirelessly for close to 20 years for the protection of wildlife at the Manas National Park in India. Now, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has recognised him as the people’s choice, Heritage Hero – Indian conservationist Bibhuti Lahkar, for his dedication to the conservation of India’s Manas Wildlife Sanctuary. Bibhuti Lahkar […]
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 […]
Important Environment & Wildlife Days For October
India celebrates Wildlife Week from 2nd to 8th October 2016.
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 […]
Fun With Elephants
“Whoooo…mud slide!!!” “The grass is always greener on the other side, my friend.” “See, I told you those humans have hidden all the water here!” “Mmmmm…mud…mud..I love muddy mud..” “So, this is what this long thing on my face is for!” More Related Stories, Crowd Make Way For Elephant To Rescue Her Calf Find […]
9 Amazing Facts About The Red Panda
World Red Panda Day is celebrated on 21 September and this gives us the perfect chance to learn some amazing facts about this animal. Take a look, They Are Not Pandas Despite their name, they are not closely related to pandas. Red Pandas are placed in a common group with bears, pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, […]
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 […]