BREAKTHROUGH: Consoling words or a gentle touch of a friendly hand are sometimes all that is needed to lift your mood at times when you feel sad or distressed. But new evidenceRead More…
Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh continue to Tussle over Asiatic Lion Translocation The grown up fight for the big cat in India will not be over anytime soon it seems. In April 2013Read More…
SPOTTED: It is one of the most elusive wild cats in the world, aptly called the mountain ghost by locals. But officials at the Gangotri National Park in India’s northern state UttarakhandRead More…
CONSERVTION: A unique Asian nocturnal lizard, the Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) has now been given additional safety net in India with the Environment Ministry bringing the species under the protection of ScheduleRead More…
GOOD NEWS: The New Year has started in a cheery note at Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan as three tiger cubs have been spotted here. The cubs are said to be approximatelyRead More…
If you happen to be a bird-lover residing in Maharashtra, here is a golden opportunity to participate in a bird counting exercise and feast your eyes on a wide variety of birdsRead More…
Nalsarovar Bird sanctuary in Gujarat, an ideal winter ground for migratory birds has turned into a favourite spot for poachers trying to capture birds and small animals in and around the sanctuary.Read More…
Poachers have stooped to a new low in India by using crude bombs and cable snares to poach wild animals in forested areas and peripheral areas of wildlife sanctuaries in Goa. TheRead More…
GOOD NEWS: In an exciting news for animal lovers, forest officials inform that there could be more tigers in the Sunderbans than what was earlier believed to be their numbers. This newsRead More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…