Category: Species in news

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved ₹56 crores for the next phase of the conservation of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican.

The mainland serow was recently recorded at 96 metres above the mean sea level in western Assam’s Raimona National Park.

6 Asiatic lions have migrated from Gir Forest to the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS).

A new freshwater diatom genus named Indiconema discovered from Eastern and Western Ghats

Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary being developed as 2nd home for Cheetahs.

World Crocodile Day was celebrated on 17th June. Also 2024 marks 50th year of India’s Crocodile Conservation Project.

Conservation planning for Gangetic dolphin in smaller rivers of the Ganga

Bharal and ibex are major prey of snow leopards whose numbers have recently seen a rebound.

A rare hemi-parasitic terrestrial plant (Phtheirospermum lushaiorum) has been found in Phawngpui National Park of Mizoram.

During forest fires in Mussoorie and Landour, one of the pine cones would catch fire up above and come rolling down and start it all over again.

A Red panda was recently sighted in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh).

Kerala has banned oleander (arali) flowers in temple offerings, after a woman died after accidentally chewing leaves of the oleander plant.