A new ground dwelling lizard was discovered in Mumbai by researchers from Villanova University , USA National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, and Bombay Natural History Society. The new species has been named Cyrtodactylus Varadgirii in honor of Bangalore based scientist Varad Giri. The lizard was found in Goregaon’s Aarey Colony and Thane’s Badlapur forested […]
Yashwant Sagar: A Home To The Vunerable Sarus Crane
This is a guest post by Ajay Gadikar an IT entrepreneur from Indore and an ardent bird watcher and conservationist. Yashwant sagar Lake is situated in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh. The total area of the reservoir is 14,000 hectares. Made by the construction of a dam on the Gambhir River, the reservoir is situated […]
Noise Pollution In Cities Detrimental To Birds And Animals
Most of us would remember a childhood filled with the pleasant chirping of birds early in the morning and at dusk. Those are acoustic memories that I do cherish a lot to the extent of setting the chirping of birds as my alarm. But rapid urbanization has totally reversed these trends. Citizens in Bangalore are […]
Rhino Saved From Poachers In Assam
Forest officials of Assam were able to save a rhino’s life and cruel butchering of its horn when they arrested 5 poachers in Assam’s Orang national park last Sunday. Mangaldoi wildlife divisional forest officer, Sunnydeo Choudhury said that the poachers had already chalked out their plan to sneak into Orang, on the northern banks of […]
Indian Eagle Owl Rescued in Agra
Our friends in the wild are often in trouble because of poachers and threats to their habitats due to deforestation. There are many organizations which strive for their cause. At times, the animals succumb to the vile schemes of poachers. However, there are many instances when the efforts of the NGOs have paid off and […]
Climate Change Affecting Bird Migration Pattern In India
20 years ago, Chilika lake of Odisha was much cooler than at present. This helped birds migrating from the Arctic, gradually adjust to the warmer climate as they flew from sub zero temperatures to moderately cold regions of the world to spend their winters. Today, things are not the same. Climate change has unfortunately robbed […]
Animals Killed In Thousands, On World Environment Day Last Month
When the world was celebrating World Environment Day on June 5th this year, as part of a ritual of a hunting festival in West Bengal, about 5000 animals were being hunted using slingshots, bows, arrows and knives. This gruesome act was reported by a Kolkata-based organisation and Sanctuary Asia magazine. The shockingly brutal incident took […]
Assam Government Plans 8 Key Strategies To Protect Rhinos
The Government of Assam, in an initiative to protect wild animals including rhinos and to fight poaching has announced a set of measures to be implemented soon. These are, 1. Appointment of 104 forest constables. The Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananada Sonowal, directed the Chief Conservator of Forests, Darash Mathur to declare the results for […]
‘Targetted’ Shark Finning In India A Threat To Global Shark Population
“Today was a very sad day. This morning we went to Blue magic wich is famous for lot of action and big stuff like grey reef sharks and oceanic mantas. We drop down to around 14-16 meter and I saw a dead shark on the bottom, i just thought it was a dead shark but […]
Railways Asked To Slow Down To Stop Elephant Deaths In Kerala
The tragic death of a 10-year old tusker by a train near Walayar Railway Station in Kerala recently has prompted forest department officials to send a written request to the railway officials of Palakkad division to reduce the speed of trains in the elephant corridors. A request has also been sent to the chief wildlife […]
From Vulnerable To Endangered, Whale Sharks Closer To Extinction
They are the biggest fish in the world known also as gentle giants because of their calm nature. Whale sharks are sadly one step closer to extinction with International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) re-evaluating their status and putting Whale Sharks in the ‘Endangered’ list from ‘Vulnerable’. With constant decline in the population of […]