The mass nesting of olive ridley turtles has begun at Odisha’s Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district. The phenomenon known as Arribada (Spanish for mass nesting) began on 14 March 2020. Already 15,000 turtles have come ashore to lay eggs and more will arrive soon. According to Bikash Ranjan Dash, the Divisional Forest Officer of […]
Sea Turtles are Attracted to Stinky Plastic
Sea turtles around the world are threatened by marine plastic debris, mostly through ingestion and entanglement. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology have new evidence to explain why all that plastic is so dangerous for the turtles: they mistake the scent of stinky plastic for food. “We found that loggerhead sea turtles respond to […]
Has Anyone ever seen a Malabar Civet?
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Rare Rusty-spotted Cat Seen in Uttar Pradesh Reserve After a Decade
The last time, the rusty-spotted cat was seen in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve was in 2011. It was recently spotted again by Director of the reserve, H Rajmohan on a usual patrolling in the park after nearly a decade. “I rediscovered the elusive cat last week during a usual patrolling in the Mala range. This was […]
21 Rare and Threatened Species of Kaziranga National Park
When one mentions Kaziranga, thoughts of the One-horned Indian Rhino roaming around verdant forests beside marshes with tall grass hugging the Brahmaputra immediately come into mind. The Kaziranga National Park (KNP) is located in Assam between Nagaon and Golaghat districts. It is approximately 40 km long and 13 km wide, crisscrossed with rivers such as […]
Does India have a Healthy Population of Himalayan Brown Bear?
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There are Two Distinct Red Panda Species, Reveals New Research
Scientists have discovered for the first time that there are two distinct species of the red panda, not just one. A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found that two varieties of the red panda which are native to the Himalayas and southwestern China, actually comprise two different species. Red pandas […]
How Bees, Oranges and Pepper are Saving Wild Elephants
Human-elephant conflict is the negative interaction between elephants and humans when they encounter each other near human settlements. When the elephant enters farms and raid crops, resources become inadequate for people. But when farms and villages are created on ancient elephant corridors, and the remaining forests are destroyed, elephant habitats and food supply become limited. […]
114 Species of Wetland Birds visit Pong Dam Lake
Species include Bar-headed geese, and the rare Northern Lapwing, Black-bellied Tern, and the Common Pochard The pong dam lake in Himachal Pradesh was erected back in 1974 over the Beas river to generate electricity and for irrigation needs. But when birds began flocking in hundreds to winter here or permanently reside, the entire reservoir was […]
What is the difference between extinct and extinct in the wild?
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River Ganga turning Lifeless in Parts finds Study
Researchers from Banaras Hindu University and Mahatma Gandhi Kashividyapith University in Varanasi have found that the underwater portion of River Ganga has got fragmented into areas where no aquatic life exists – a condition named hypoxia. Pollution of River Ganga with untreated sewage containing toxic metals has reduced the level of dissolved oxygen, especially near […]