Tag Archives: endangered

04Nov/13

Sundarban Tigers Closely Related to Tigers from Central India

November 4, 2013News, Researchbengal tiger, central india tiger, DNA Haplotype, endangered, genetic, madhya pradesh tiger, royal tiger, sundarbans, tiger, West BengalAtula Gupta

RESEARCH: India is home to the largest wild tiger population in the world. The Indian tigers are sometimes also known as the Royal Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) also found in Bangladesh,Read More…

23Sep/13

Satellite tags to help reveal More about Lesser Floricans

September 23, 2013Conservation, Newsbird, endangered, endangered bird, indian bird, lesser florican, rajasthan, Rare bird, satellite tagAtula Gupta

CONSERVATION: Endangered species are animals and plants whose number in their natural habitat is so limited that they might get extinct if proper measures are not taken to save them. However, moreRead More…

04Sep/13

Defence Ministry Says No to use of Drones in Kaziranga

September 4, 2013General, Newsassam, drone technology, drones, endangered, kaziranga, paochers, poaching, rhino, UAVRohit Daniel

CONSERVATION CONCERN: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) more popularly referred to as drones, are successfully being integrated for forest and wildlife surveillance across the globe. However, the apprehensions of the Indian defence ministryRead More…

02Sep/13

New Fish Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

September 2, 2013Discovery, Newsarunachal pradesh, brahmaputra, endangered, garra fish, new fish species, ngop, siang, siang riverRohit Daniel

NEW SPECIES SIGHTING: In a world that is striving to save its numerous endangered species from extinction, the discovery of a new species is a welcome sign of hope. Whenever a hithertoRead More…

19Aug/13

Know Why the Snow Leopard is Endangered

August 19, 2013General, Knowledge, Species factsendangered, himalaya, leopard, livestock, snow leopardAtula Gupta

Name – Snow Leopard Scientific Name – Panthera uncia Status – Endangered In India also known as – Barfani tendua, Him chita Population – There are as few as 3,500 to 7,000Read More…

14Aug/13

UV Light Emitting Diode to Save Endangered Turtles from Fish Nets

August 14, 2013Endangered AnimalsDiode, endangered, fishermen, fishing gear, fishing nets, green turtle, Mexico, saving rare turtle, turtle, turtle caught in fishing nets, UV light, UV light emitting diodeAtula Gupta

One of the reasons, endangered turtles like the Olive Ridley turtles and Green turtles are dying in large numbers in the world oceans today is because they become victims of accidental by-catchRead More…

07May/13

Indian Tree species out of Critically Endangered list

May 7, 2013Uncategorizedcrtically endangered, endangered, endangered tree, IUCN, kerala, kerala tree, kollam, kulavetti, rare tree, red list, syzugium travancoricum, tree, vadhamkolliAtula Gupta

A tree species Syzygium Travancoricum (locally known as kulavetti or vadhamkolli) found only in the state of Kerala has been moved out of the Critically Endangered (CR) category of red list ofRead More…

04May/13

Hand reared Rhino Creates History: Gives birth in the Wild!

May 4, 2013Endangered Animalsassam, CWRC, endangered, manas national park, rhino, WTINimisha

Baby news is always good news, but this baby is special because it was born in the wild of a rhino mom who was hand raised by humans!

03Dec/12

Rare Golden Langurs Saved by a Ropeway

December 3, 2012Endangered Animalsassam, bodoland, chakrasila sanctuary, endangered, golden langur, IFAW-WTI, langur, rare langurAtula Gupta

What will a monkey do if it cannot jump from tree to tree? It will try to use the roads like humans do and often be mauled to death by passing cars. That was the fate of the Golden Langurs until a ropeway came to their rescue.

24Nov/12

India’s Endangered presents Poetry Contest – 1

November 24, 2012Uncategorizedcontest, contest prizes, emily dickinson, endangered, english poem, india's endangered, nature, nature poem, nature poetry, poetry contestAtula Gupta

Here is your chance to praise nature and thank her in your own words. Write a poem on the topic NATURE and stand a chance to get featured on this page along with other exciting prizes.

17Oct/12

Another 400 Species get Red listed

October 17, 2012Generalcritically endangered, endangered, extinct, extinction, IUCN, red list, red list of threatened species, vulnerableAtula Gupta

The RedList of Threatened species updated twice annually by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was updated on today and sadly there are now another 400 species of plants and animals that have been marked as racing towards the tipping point.

21Jun/12

132 species of Plants and Animals Critically Endangered in India

June 21, 2012Generalcritically endangered, endangered, endangered animal, endangered plant, garuda, great indian bustard, IUCN, lapwing, red list, siberian craneAtula Gupta

The latest Red List of threatened species has been published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and according to the list India has 132 species that are critically endangered.

30Mar/12

Asiatic Lions no more Critically Endangered

March 30, 2012Generalasiatic lion, critically endangered, endangered, gir, gujarat, IUCN, lion, red list of threatened species, sasan girAtula Gupta

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has just demeaned the threatened status of the Asiatic Lion. Observing the healthy population of the animal in the wild, the organization has re-categorized the Asiatic lions in its Redlist of threatened species from Critically Endangered (CR) to Endangered (EN).

26Apr/11

Poor Genetic Diversity Spelling Doom for Great Indian Bustards

April 26, 2011Generalendangered, genetic diversity, great indian bustardAtula Gupta

The Great Indian Bustard is an endangered bird species in India. While the bird is already facing extinction threats owing to habitat loss and urbanization, a recent research has shown that the species has very small population of breeding adult birds, which may make the bird extinct, earlier than expected.