Category: Protected Sites
Kanger Valley National Park
A plan for the restoration of Kanger Valley Park is currently in the works.
Saltwater Crocodile | Bhitarkanika National Park
Marginal increase of salt water crocodile in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika
Pench Tiger Reserve
Pench Tiger Reserve has been designated as India’s 1st and Asia’s 5th Dark Sky Park
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 | 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 | Rajaji Tiger Reserve
Hog deer spotted inside Rajaji Tiger Resrve for the 1st time.
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary (EWS)
IISc study in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary has revealed the migration of birds uphill amid rising temperatures.
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 | Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Recently, Eurasian otter was found in the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.
Kakad Bhairav or Bhilat Baba
A stone deity worshipped by the Bhils in Madhya Pradesh’s Bagh was recently proved to be a fossilized dinosaur egg.
Neora Valley National Park
Recently, Royal Bengal Tiger has been seen in the Neora Valley National Park.
Similipal Tiger Reserve | Black Tiger
According to Union government Melanistic tigers have been recorded only in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha.