5 New Ramsar Sites
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5 New Ramsar Sites

Five more wetlands added to the list of Ramsar sites

Laughing Gull
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Laughing Gull | Chittari Estuary

 First time in the country, laughing gull from North America spotted at Chittari estuary in Kasaragod.

Golden Tiger
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Golden Tiger

Image of rare ‘golden tiger’ captured in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.

Kanger Valley National Park
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Kanger Valley National Park

A plan for the restoration of Kanger Valley Park is currently in the works.

Saltwater Crocodile
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Saltwater Crocodile | Bhitarkanika National Park

Marginal increase of salt water crocodile in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika

Pench Tiger Reserve
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Pench Tiger Reserve

Pench Tiger Reserve has been designated as India’s 1st and Asia’s 5th Dark Sky Park

Snow Leopards
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Snow Leopards | Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

Announcement by WAZA (World Association for Zoos and Aquariums) about the success story of India’s lone Conservation Breeding Programme, at Darjeeling zoo making the world’s largest number of Snow Leopards captivity.

Pong dam
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Pong dam | Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary

A draft policy has been created by Union Environment Ministry to declare region around Pong dam as eco-sensitive zone

Hog Deer
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Hog Deer | Rajaji Tiger Reserve

Hog deer spotted inside Rajaji Tiger Resrve for the 1st time.

Eagle’s Nest Wildlife Sanctuary
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Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary (EWS)

IISc study in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary has revealed the migration of birds uphill amid rising temperatures.

Wetland City Accreditation (WCA)
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Wetland City Accreditation (WCA)

Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) submitted first of its kind of proposals for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) under the Ramsar Convention.

Eurasian otter
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Eurasian otter | Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

Recently, Eurasian otter was found in the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.