POACHING: Poachers were caught while trying to smuggle 27 soft-shelled turtles near the Badarpur bus stand, Delhi in a well-coordinated operation by Wildlife SOS, Delhi Wildlife Department, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and Delhi Police. The poachers had captured the turtles in Rajasthan; packed them in bags and were bringing it to Delhi by public transport. […]
Interview: Ramit Singal, In the World of Birds
It was the chance to pursue an engineering degree at India’s prestigious Manipal Institute of Technology that brought Ramit Singal to Manipal, a town ideally located near the world heritage site- The Western Ghats. But in the four years of his stay there, while the engineering degree became part of the formal curriculum, the real […]
End of a Dark Era: India’s Most Notorious Poacher Dead
Infamous poacher Sansar Chand, who single-handedly wiped out all the tigers of Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan died on Tuesday of lung cancer. Often called the deadliest wildlife criminal of India, Chand and his family killed more tigers and leopards of the country than anyone else till date. 60 year old Sansar Chand was suffering […]
‘SMS’ for Elephants: Innovative Idea Resolves Man-Elephant Conflict
CONSERVATION SUCCESS: An early warning system using SMSes or text messages is now showing results, reducing the human-pachyderm conflict in the Anamalai hills of Tamil Nadu. Read the story in this guest post by Ananda Banerjee. One night the watchman at the Parry Agro tea factory in Valparai, Tamil Nadu, saw a man getting off […]
7 Spectacular Butterflies of India (Photos)
PHOTOS: According to Hindu mythology when Lord Brahma – the creator, created this world he made the flowers, trees, fishes, animals and insects, but his personal favorites were the plants and the flowers. One day to his horror, Lord Brahma found all plants had been stripped off their leaves. Soon, he found the culprit. It […]
More Areas of Ladakh Declared as Wildlife Sanctuary
CONSERVATION: The enchanting mountainous region of Ladakh in the state of Jammu & Kashmir is soon to have greater protection for wildlife with the government recently declaring an increased area of Ladakh region being converted into wildlife sanctuary. Ladakh has the unique honour of being home to certain rare and elusive species such as the […]
The Song of the Indian Purple Frog
Scientists Study Rare Species With Unique Behavior UNUSUAL: Have you ever come across a weird-looking purple colored frog with a plump body and characteristic pointed snout? Chances are you have never even heard about their existence until now, because these fascinating members of the animal kingdom were only discovered as recently as in 2003. Now […]
Train Stops to Rescue Baby Elephant that Fell into a Ditch (Photos)
RESCUED: It could have been a really sticky situation for one baby elephant when it slipped into a ditch and got stuck in it, in Assam, India. But thanks to a train full of passengers passing bye, the calf was rescued and re-united with its herd. When a herd of elephants was passing a railway […]
Whose Lion is it Anyway?
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 2013 the Supreme Court of India ordered the translocation of Asiatic Lions from Sasan Gir in Gujarat to Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh […]
Unusual Sighting: Blue-Eyed Leopards Seen in Jungles of India
SPOTTED: The animal world has always been known to be resplendent with colors. However, as with human beings, the color blue is a rare eye color even for animals. Nevertheless, a recent sighting of an entire family of blue-eyed leopards (Panthera pardus) in Pali district in Rajasthan reinforces the fact that nature is filled with […]
Green Living Areas Make You Happier
Did you know that having green spaces in your neighborhood can have a long-term positive effect on your mental well-being? A group of researchers in the UK studying the effects of green spaces in urban areas have found that unlike the temporary boost that pay rises and promotions bring about, moving to a greener neighborhood […]