[AdSense-A] Can you guess the name of the animals from the close up of their eyes? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Did you know tigers have a day time vision as good as humans but their night time vision is 6 times better than us! ANSWER (read from right to left!) […]
Big Dams Causing Extinction Of Species
[AdSense-B] A new study has found that reservoir islands created by large dams across the world suffer loss of species every year. Reservoir islands, however are termed conservation sanctuaries to protect species from hunting and deforestation. These islands were found to have 35 per cent lesser species than nearby mainland ecologies. In the case of […]
Rare Lion Tailed Macaque Seen For The First Time In Kaiga Forest
[AdSense-B] Kaiga forest area in North Karnataka is around India’s premiere Nuclear power plant in the Western Ghats. It is here that for the first time ever, the rare Lion tailed macaque were spotted for the first time. Lion tailed macaques are an endangered species of primate found only in the Western Ghats of India. […]
Indian Biologists Sets Record By Mapping 1128 Bird Species In A Year
[AdSense-B] An Indian biologist has become the first ever to spot and record the most number of birds across the country in a calendar year.This rare achievement in Indian ornithology was made possible by biologist Shashank Dhalvi, who travelled about 8000 kms, nearly covering the entire country, and recorded 1128 species of birds in the […]
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India’s Eastern State Odisha Has More Tigers Than Previously Thought
Not happy with the results of the tiger survey by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) last year on the number of tigers in the state of Odisha, the state government recently conducted another survey and found the eastern Indian state to be home to 40 tigers. These are 12 tigers more than the NTCA […]
Eurasian Otter Spotted For The First Time In India
For the first time in India, scientists have proof and photograph of the presence of the rare Eurasian Otter in India. These mammals were photographed using camera traps in the jungles of Satpura Tiger reserve and Kanha-Pench border of Madhya Pradesh. The photo evidence was obtained between November 2015 and February when Wildlife Conservation Trust […]
More Vultures In Madhya Pradesh
A census conducted by the Forest Department of Vultures in Madhya Pradesh; the second time this year showed a significant increase in its numbers. About 7000 vultures were counted in the census. The numbers in Panna, Neemuch and Mandsaur districts had increased considerably. The city of Indore however saw a decline in the number of […]
Community Effort To Save Intangki National Park
Worried about the diminishing forest and wildlife at Intangki National Park, the Zeliangrong Baudi (N) has taken up an initiative of taking prompt action against illegal logging. The organization has also sent an appeal to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Head Forest Force, Department of Forests, Ecology, Environment and Wildlife. The Committee for […]
Intangki National Park: Haven For Illegal Logging
One of the last refuges of forest wildlife in Nagaland- the Intangki National Park in Peren district is fast diminishing under the axe of illegal logging. A trek inside the Intangki National Park brings a sense of the helpless despondency it is facing – hardly any huge trees in sight; felled trees strewn around and […]
E-eye To Be Brought To All Sanctuaries To Keep An Eye On the Tiger
The E-eye surveillance project of the central government that began in Corbett National park in 2012, may soon be extended to cover the tracking of tigers in all the wildlife sanctuaries of India. This surveillance is aimed to also prevent poaching of animals to a great extent. As a first step towards this end, this […]