Deep within the dry, rocky hill ranges of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh grows a biological treasure so coveted that it has been traded like gold for nearly two millennia. Pterocarpus santalinus, popularly known as Red Sanders or Rakta Chandan
Researchers Find Rare Plant Species after 161 Years
Researchers studying the floral diversity of the Chandoli national park in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra have accidentally discovered a rare plant species’. The species was last seen in 1851 and was thought to be extinct.
132 species of Plants and Animals Critically Endangered in India
The latest Red List of threatened species has been published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and according to the list India has 132 species that are critically endangered.