A young tiger from Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan has moved to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The tiger was spotted by tourists recently in the Titkoli gate area of the park. The two national parks are 90 km away from each other.
Simlipal Black Tiger on National Geographic Cover
A captivating photograph of a rare black tiger from Simlipal National Park has earned global attention after gracing the cover of National Geographic’s October 2025 issue. The exceptional milestone belongs to Prasenjeet Yadav, a wildlife photographer originating from Nagpur, whose unwavering efforts in the forests of Odisha have spotlighted one of the world’s most unusual […]
Top 5 Endangered Animals Found In India
India is home to an extraordinary variety of wildlife, but many of its species are facing serious threats. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, India has 479 species of animals, 286 species of plants and 2 species of fungi that are considered as endangered*(IUCN2025). From these, certain animals stand […]
New Animal And Plant Species Discovered in India this August (2025 Update)
India’s biodiversity continues to reveal its secrets as scientists uncover a remarkable range of new species across the country’s rivers, forests, and hills. From two vibrant freshwater crabs in Kerala’s Western Ghats to a narrow-banded snake in Mizoram, the Western Ghats and North east India reveal more secrets that nature has still in store. Here […]
Anti-poaching Camp for the Sea Cucumbers of Lakshadweep
An archipelago of 36 palm-laden coral islands nestled amidst the endless Arabian sea, Lakshadweep embodies a precious heritage of ecology and culture and forms India’s smallest Union Territory. In July 2020 it also became home to the world’s first Sea Cucumber Conservation Reserve. Sea cucumbers convert decomposing organic matter into inorganic nutrients which are sparse […]
What is an American Wood Duck doing in Bengal?
There is a hubbub in the atmosphere. The residents of Ghoshpara Bakpukur, a Bengal village about 20 km from Kolkata cannot believe how their luck has turned around thanks to a duck. But it surely seems like it. Around ten days ago a single male American Wood Duck was seen swimming in the village water […]
Video: New Diatom Species Discovered in Meghalaya Cave
Researcher Dr. Karthick Balasubramanian and the team from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have discovered a new diatom species named Diploneis mawsmaii after the Mawsmai caves of Cherrapunji, where it was found.
Every Bite of Seafood you Eat is Full of Plastic: Study
If you are fond of eating prawns and sardines, crabs and oysters, chances are, you are eating plenty of plastic along with them. New research from Australia took these popular choices of seafood and found traces of plastic in every sample tested. The study — by the University of Exeter and the University of Queensland […]
Kerala’s Sacred Groves to Protect Endangered Trees too
God’s Own Country has launched a new campaign – the ‘GOD Trees’ and it might do a lot of good for endangered species. Growing Our Dying (GOD) Trees campaign has been planned by the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) where they plan to plant and protect a hundred of endangered and threatened trees in the […]
Air Pollution is Affecting Our Chief Pollinators
Geetha G Thimmegowda, a researcher with the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore, first noticed a few years back, that the number of Giant Asian honey bees were gradually decreasing in urban areas of the city. Immediately, the scientist in her wanted to find out more. She began traveling to different locations of Bangalore […]
Growing A Forest For Odisha’s Elephants
There was once a time, not very long ago when there were over 2,000 elephants in Odisha and the entire landscape from the coast of Mahanadi to the Satkosia Tiger Reserve and the Mahanadi Elephant Reserve was a single uninterrupted habitat for the elephants to roam. As times changed, villages, agriculture, urban developments, and infrastructure […]