Since 2013 there have been innumerable proposals of starting a captive breeding centre for the Great Indian Bustard – a bird on the verge of extinction. While the breeding programme is yet to take off, the bird might just become the first species to vanish caught in inter-state politics and red tapism. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, […]
Bhitarkanika national park and Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha with their salt-water estuaries form an ideal habitat for endangered Irrawaddy dolphins. A census made recently by the Odisha forest department estimated their number at 55 in the water-bodies of Bhitarkanika and Gahirmatha. These numbers indicate a slight drop from the last census which was conducted […]
The Bombay High Court made a monumental decision in 2005 that led to the strict protection of the mangrove forests lining the city coasts. The decision came after the tragic Tsunami that struck the eastern Indian coasts and when it was found that the areas which had mangrove forests were saved from the disastrous high waves. These areas also recovered faster after the aftermath. Worldwide mangroves are fast depleting but because of the conservation order, Mumbai and its neighboring areas now boast of more than 5,800 hectares of mangrove land which is protected and will protect the city in future.
The abundant verdure of South Gujarat has led to favourable conditions for wildlife to thrive in the region, bringing joy to enthusiasts. The biggest news has been the sighting of more than 80 forest owlets in Dang, Gujarat. Forest owlets are one of the rarest birds of India and marked Critically Endangered. You can learn […]
“Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks”-Plutarch Poetry is a mode of expression with few equals. Good poetry, with its powerful imagery and the judicious use of rhyme, simile, metaphor and appropriate words, can greatly influence the reader and leave behind a powerful impression. With this aim in mind, H.R. Singh and […]
For the first time in India, the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard has been tracked for a distance of 7774 km using satellite telemetry. This tracking has provided information about the bird such as its breeding pattern, feeding behavior and preferred habitat. With only 300 of the birds left in the wild, this insight would […]
The latest survey conducted by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has revealed that three of the most prominent World heritage sites of India have been subjected to great threats due to industrial activities such as mining. These sites are Western Ghats, Sunderbans National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary. Besides these, 114 out of 229 World Heritage […]
A rare species of moth, Indian Owlet moth (Spirama retorta) belonging to the Erebidae family was spotted at the foothills of the Pachamalai hills in Tamil Nadu. Additionally, a species of butterfly , Common banded peacock (Papilio crino) was also seen at the Puliyancholai hills at the base of the Kolli hills by ecologists from […]
BIRTH Newborns tigers are born blind and are completely dependent on their mother. Image via Discover Wildlife GROWING YEARS Fewer than half of the cubs that are born live past two years of age. Image via Softpedia Image via Dailymail AS ADULTS Image via cc/Flickr by stachelbeer
About Pangolins There are eight existing species of pangolins in the world. Four of the species are Asian: Chinese, Malayan (or Sunda), Indian and Palawan; while the others are African: Tree pangolin, Giant ground pangolin, Cape pangolin and Long-tailed pangolin. The Indian Pangolin is found in Nepal, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka and believed to […]
The Western Ghats of India are a true explorer’s haven because of the diversity of life forms that exist here. This has been proven yet again with the discovery of 5 new species of brightly coloured freshwater crabs from this biodiversity hotspot. These crabs prefer to live on land and need freshwater pools for breeding. […]
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