Hoolock Gibbon
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Hoolock Gibbon

Oil and gas exploration likely to threaten Hoolock Gibbon habitat in Assam.

Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary

New plant species ‘Phlogacanthus sudhansusekharii’ has been discovered in Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Agarwood
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Agarwood

UNODC reports agarwood as one of the most affected by illegal smuggling.

Squalus Hima
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Squalus Hima

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently discovered a new species named Squalus Hima

Indian Leopard
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Indian Leopard

Solar powered blinking lights to check leopard attacks in UP

Rosewood
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Rosewood | CITES

CITES launched “CITES Rosewoods: The Global Picture” Report.

Indian Gaur and Sambar Deer
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Indian Gaur and Sambar Deer

Indian Gaur was spotted in Nallamala Forest. Sambar deer continues to be threatened by poachers.

Apatani Tribe
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Apatani Tribe

A new species of forest-dwelling horned frog found from Talle Wildlife Sanctuary has been named after the dominant Apatani community in Arunachal Pradesh

Bustard Recovery Program
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Bustard Recovery Program

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.

Mainland Serow
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Mainland Serow

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

Asiatic Lions
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Asiatic Lions

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

Diatoms
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Diatoms

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