This post is from are archives originally published on 19 February, 2011. The state of Karnataka in the southern part of India has plenty of ancient monuments, structures and history that it takes pride in. But giving due respect to its natural heritage too, the state has now come up with the latest list of […]
IEWS Photographer Of The Month (March) Is….
India’s Endangered Wild Shots (IEWS) is are new segment that asks you to contribute photos related to nature and wildlife on a given topic each month. At the end of each month, we select a photographer as our IEWS Photographer Of The Month. You can find more details about Wild Shots Here. The topic for […]
#FridayFrogFact – Are There Any Poisonous Frogs In India?
This is a guest post by Madhushri Mudke from GirlGoneBirdzz.com The Poison Dart Frogs are the deadliest frogs in the world. When the poison from a Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) is rubbed on an arrow head and shot at a monkey high up in the canopy – the monkey falls straight down. Natives living […]
Image Of The Day: Root Bridge Of Meghalaya
This photograph of the famous root bridge of Meghalaya was taken by Nityananda Mukherjee. This is what he had to say about this unique bridge, These bridges are not built, they are grown. And it takes almost a decade or more to become strong and sturdy. The original architects of this natural bridge building technology are […]
Image Of The Day: Let’s Start This Journey
This image of a baby Olive Ridley Turtle has been taken by GSurya. (Image copyright belongs to the photographer. Posted here directly from Flickr.) Olive Ridley turtles are known for their mass nesting called Arribada when thousands of female turtles nest at specific beaches all at once and lay eggs. India’s Gahirmata beach in Odisha […]
Image Of The Day: A Prized Baby
This baby civet cat was photographed by Alexander Ley Civets are animals with a cat-like body and a mongoose like snout. They are nocturnal animals found in tropical Asia and Africa. There are 6 species found in India including the Malabar Civet which is Critically endangered. Recently, the civet cats were in the news when […]
Image Of The Day: Mother And Cub
A snow leopard cub, lovingly licks its mother in this image shared by Marwell Wildlife Snow leopards are found in the Himalayan region and are an endangered wild cat. They are also very shy and have been rarely photographed in the wild. To know more about snow leopards click here. If you want to share […]
Image Of The Day: Yellow Footed Green Pigeon
People often do not realise that many birds that we commonly see also have cousins (sub-species) that are not often seen. Like this yellow footed green pigeon clicked by Paneendra BA in Guwahati, Assam, which is a fairly unknown cousin of the common grey pigeon. While the common pigeon has adapted itself to live in […]
Image Of The Day: A Dazzling Himalayan Snake
This Himalayan Trinket Snake was captured by Matthijs Kuijpers in the himalayan border region of India. It is a non venomous snake that feeds on rats, small mammals and lizards. Also known as Hodgson’s Rat Snake. This photo was shared at India’s Endangered Wild Shots (IEWS) If you want your photos to feature here, and get a […]
IEWS Photographer Of The Month (February) Is…
Thank you for your overwhelming response to our new segment India’s Endangered Wild Shots (IEWS). We launched our Flickr group this January and asked you to contribute photos related to wildlife. The topic for the month of February was “All Things Yellow Found In Nature”. Yellow flowers, yellow bees, yellow trees, yellow seeds and even […]
Image Of The Day: Life Is A Bed Of Flowers For Me
This shot of a lizard on a yellow flower was taken by Ramalingam, shared at India’s Endangered Wild Shots (IEWS) If you want your photos to feature here, and get a chance to become our photographer of the month, share your original photos at out Flickr Group today – https://www.flickr.com/groups/indenwildshots/ The theme for February is “All […]