On 30th September, 2015,a young leopard, no more than 3 years old, made its way from Rajasthan’s Kumbhalgarh National Park to Sardul Kheda village of Rajsamand district, where its head got stuck in a pot, probably while it was looking for water. This story has a happy ending. The villagers who found the shell-shocked leopard […]
Sonakshi Sinha Is The Face Of Animal Planet’s 2016 Tiger Campaign
India’s foremost wildlife channel Animal Planet has announced its 5th annual campaign to protect and conserve the tiger population in India. Bollywood’s leading actor Sonakshi Sinha is the face of Animal Planet’s 2016 WHERE TIGERS RULE campaign. “Danger Se Darr Nahi Lagta Endanger Se Lagta Hai” said Sonakshi Sinha expressing her long held emotion […]
The Noise You Are Spreading Is Making Animals Hide, Run And Panic
Communication through vocal sound is the major means for a great number of mammalian, birds and other animals. In their day-to-day activities of locating food, escaping from predators, navigating in their environment and enticing their mates, sound lays a major role. However, the noise arising out of voyaging ships, sonar probes in the sea and […]
Tickling Tuesday: Hoop The Horn!
Rhino horns are made of the same substance as hair and nails but are very tough. Rhinos use it to fight with other rhinos and to defend themselves from attacking animals! In a jungle full of monkeys, could it be used for a quick game of hoop throw too? Image courtesy Joy of cartoon pictures […]
Tickling Tuesday: Fun With Tigers
Tigers are the ultimate predators, ferocious, majestic and strong but sometimes… they can also be funny! Source “I loooove my bed!” Source “Ready or not..here I come!” Source “You talking to me?” Source “Laughing tiger? Never heard of such a thing!” More Related Stories, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve Welcomes 12 Tigers Cubs In A […]
New Himalayan Singing Bird Discovered
A team of scientists from India, China, the US and Sweden has discovered a new species of bird dwelling in the northeastern parts of India and regions adjacent to China. The new found species is a Himalayan thrush. In honor of the famous Indian ornithologist, Salim Ali, it is named “Zoothera salimalii” and common […]
29 Parakeets Rescued From Smugglers
[AdSense-A] 29 parakeets being smuggled from Chennai to Mysuru were intercepted and confiscated from smugglers by the Bangalore City police recently. Among these 17 are baby parakeets that were forced out of their nests by poachers depriving them of their habitat and parental care. These birds are now in the care of Wildlife Rescue & […]
Book Review: The Tusk That Did The Damage
It is not often that a book of fiction is written based on the story of an elephant. It is even rarer when the author tries to see a situation as sensitive as human-animal conflict from the perspective of the human and also the animal and yet maintain a neutral ground. In ‘The Tusk That […]
New Species Of Moray Eel Discovered In India
A new species of eel has been discovered along the coast of Digha in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district by scientists of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). The species has been named Gymnothorax mishrai. It is 32.4 cm long, brown in colour and is devoid of any pattern on its body. The species is distinguished […]
All In An Year’s Work: An Environmental Round Up 2015
“When this flood blocks the road, I am worried more by my soil getting washed, than by getting late, to reach my destination,” wrote Nepalese poet Suman Pokhrel. For India, no words could be truer for the year 2015. If something has blocked the road of India’s savvy future in the last year, it has been the […]
Animals Your Kid Might Not Get To See
India is home to over 45,000 species of plants and over 70,000 species of animals. However many of these species are on the verge of extinction and may not survive if constant efforts are not put to save them and their homes. Here’s an infographic from trodly that shows some of the animals that your kid […]