Amrita Sharma reviews for India’s Endangered, Grey Hornbills at Dusk by Bulbul Sharma Delhi is a truly fascinating city. It reflects the diversity of India where religions, languages, customs & cultures co-exist in a splendid plural harmony. Magnificent ancient monuments and architectural wonders, enchanting museums and art galleries, a scintillating performing-arts scene, exceptional eating places […]
Villagers Plan Wedding of Sparrows on World Sparrow Day
It was a wedding that had an invitation list of more than a 1000 guests. In Mohanpur village in Banda district of UP, India, Chunmun the ‘groom’ sparrow wed Guuriya the ‘bride’ sparrow, in a ceremony that had the usual grandeur of a big fat Indian wedding. On world sparrow day which is celebrated on […]
Eco Travel: Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir
A monthly focus on one of the many national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of India. In the northernmost Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, lies the Dachigam National Park, the only remaining home of the endangered Kashmir Deer Stag or the Hangul. Species to Watch Hangul or Kashmir Deer stag (Cervus elaphus hanglu) – Listed as Endangered on […]
Pigeon Brains Work just like Children
Their brains may be pea-sized, but a new study on pigeons reveal that the bird shows remarkable intelligence in recognizing, categorizing objects and even naming them, just like human children! Image via cc/Flickr There is a similarity between the way pigeons learn the equivalent of words and the way children do, found Ed Wasserman and […]
IUCN Concerned about World Heritage Sites of India
A recent report by the Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has brought forth the question whether the places declared as World Heritage Sites are really well conserved. The assessment made by the IUCN showed that the sites such as the Western Ghats, Kaziranga National Park, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and Sunderbans in India are under […]
India’s Tiger Numbers Rise to 2226
There is a big reason to hail India’s conservation efforts. The tiger population of the country has risen from 1706 in 2010 to 2226 in 2014. This is a 30 percent rise from the last count of wild tigers in India. The nation already hosts the biggest population of tigers in the world and with […]
Leopards Prefer to Live Near Human Habitats
An international study of radio-collared leopards in India has led to an unusual and unexpected finding . Scientists say that the common belief that leopards found near human residences are mostly those that have strayed from the forest habitat might not be entirely true. It is now thought more likely that the leopard is a […]
Butterfly Photos could Help you Win!
We are searching for butterflies this month and you can help! If you have captured a butterfly in your camera and want the world to appreciate its beauty, just post the image on our Facebook Page or send it to contact@indiasendangered.com. The person with the butterfly image that gets the most likes on our facebook […]
Tiny National Park Showcases Huge Butterfly Diversity
Gorumara National Park in West Bengal is one of the smallest known national parks of India with a total area of just 80 sq km. Nonetheless, what it lacks in size, the park compensates in the rich diversity of fauna, especially butterflies thriving in this area. A recent study recorded more than 300 species of […]
Humpback Whale
www.indiasendangered.com HUMPBACK WHALE (Megaptera novaeangliae) Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List Included on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), making international trade in this species illegal The Arabian Sea subpopulation and the Oceania subpopulation are classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List HABITAT Found in […]
Humpback Whales Sing at Night to Hunt and Communicate
What is similar between a clock and a humpback whale? The tick-tock sound! In a recent study conducted on humpback whales, it has been found that the marine mammals make a kind of tick tock noise at night, which helps them to trap their prey as well as to invite other whales to share the […]