The Bengal Florican is a critically endangered bird found in India, and any sighting of the species is a rare event and a cause to rejoice. Recently one member of the species was sighted in the grasslands of Dudhwa National Park for the first time this season. According to a report by the Bombay Natural […]
In Conversation With The Gharial
Can you introduce yourself? Hello, my name is Gharial. I live in India and Nepal and have become a very rare animal in this world. What are some of the other names given to you? 1. Gavial 2. Fish Eating Crocodile 3. Gavialis gangeticus (In scientific terms) …but I think the name Gharial suits me […]
A Simple Test Just Proved Again How Smart Elephants Are
My pet labrador’s favourite play of the day is to stand in front of the mirror and look at himself. What’s amusing is the way he always tries to look behind or beyond the mirror and sometimes even threaten the ‘dog’ he is face to face with, with a growl. I know, he is very […]
World’s Oldest Plant Fossil Discovered In India
A recent discovery of a 1.6 billion year old plant fossil from India has led to a reassessment by scientists of timelines in the evolution of life on Earth. The plant fossils appear like red algae and may signify the earliest-known plants when earth was very much a barren land. They were excavated from phosphate-rich […]
Book Review: The Secret Lives Of Indian Mammals
Very rarely does a guidebook on wildlife cover the many complex facets of their behavior. Even more rarely does such a book succeed in evoking the reader’s desire to participate in their conservation. Vivek Menon’s The Secret Lives of Indian Mammals is one such rare book. In a mere 260 pages, it takes a comprehensive […]
Quiz: Two Truths And A Lie
Here’s how to play this quiz – Read the 3 facts about animals found in India. 2 are true, 1 is a lie, can you spot the lie? [quiz-cat id=”4917″]
#FridayFrogFact – The Largest Tadpoles In India
This is a guest post by Madhushri Mudke from GirlGoneBirdzz.com I sat looking at the misty mountains of the Western Ghats, appreciating the landscape of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. A slow moving stream beside me changed its colour as the sun rose from behind the mountains shining its dim orange light. I glanced at the beautiful vegetation […]
26 Cubs And Counting…Pench Tigress ‘Collarwali’ Gives Birth To 4 More Cubs
She is known by many names – Queen of Pench, Pench Princess, T-15 technically and the most popular ‘Collarwali’ (one with a collar) because of the radio collar around her neck. But now the princess has turned mother and brought good news by giving birth to 4 tiger cubs in Pench tiger reserve in Madhya […]
When Will India’s Flamingo Hub Cease To Be A Flamingo Graveyard?
Flamingoes have been known to fly into high-tension wires strung over saline wetlands, where the birds like to feed, but efforts to take the wires down have seldom succeeded. Some of the images below might be disturbing. Viewer discretion is adviced. Brijesh Shah of Bhavnagar Animal Helpline has had a habit of visiting the […]
Kanha Tiger Reserve Gets An Official Mascot – ‘Bhoorsingh The Barasingha’
Kanha tiger reserve is now the first in India to have an official mascot – ‘Bhoorsingh the barasingha’. The barasingha or swamp deer is the state animal of Madhya Pradesh and is found only in the Kanha tiger reserve, across Mandla and Balaghat districts. The swamp deer has been chosen as the mascot in order […]
Don’t Be Extinct Yet, The Bustard Breeding Centre Is Coming Soon
Since 2013 there have been innumerable proposals of starting a captive breeding centre for the Great Indian Bustard – a bird on the verge of extinction. While the breeding programme is yet to take off, the bird might just become the first species to vanish caught in inter-state politics and red tapism. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, […]