In July, during a trip from Haridwar to beyond Rishikesh in India’s Uttarakhand state, we happened to cross […]
Category Archive: News
This one is a mind twister, really! India’s government says it wants to increase forest and tree cover […]
Chopper services to one of Hinduism’s holiest hill shrines in northern India may be scaring away wildlife from […]
Since our childhood days, our rendezvous with wildlife was limited to the local temple elephant. Though the animal […]
Hornbill Comes Calling at Office
July 21’s tiger death in Madhya Pradesh’s Sanjay Dubri area took the total fatalities this year to 36. […]
Gir sanctuary in India’s Gujarat state, home to Asiatic lions, has welcomed 11 cubs in the first piece […]
India’s Bihar state is planning a survey of the endangered Gangetic dolphins to help it better plan conservation […]
~ Tuesday Snippets ~
No Room in Buxa, Tigers Move Out
Tigers from Buxa reserve have moved close to the Bhutan border edged out by growing human settlements. Camera traps in Buxa have failed to produce any evidence of tiger presence in the reserve. Read more from the original source here.
New Butterfly Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Banded Tit, a new butterfly species that lives for nearly 2 weeks, has been found in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district. It’s believed to spend a large part of the year in a dormant state. Read more from the original source here.
Border Security Forces Can’t Wish Away the `Elephant in the Room’
Elephants have made it a habit of walking through the living room, or in this case completely destroying the makeshift living quarters, of Indian border security force personnel in Garo hills in Meghalaya bordering Bangladesh. Officials aren’t sure if this treatment is only reserved for Indian forces. Read more from the original source here.
Forest department officials trapped a 15-year-old tiger after it moved closer to a Kerala village and started preying […]