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Megaderma spasma, an insectivorous bat. Credit: Harish Prakash

Forest fragments in agricultural areas are key to bat conservation: study

The odds of bats using forest habitats was nearly six times higher than open habitats

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In this Sept. 1, 2011, file photo, two Koalas climb a tree at a zoo in Sydney, Australia.

Australia may list east coast koalas as endangered

An Ashy Woodswallow perched on a palm tree near the Mudhaliarkuppam backwaters/ Odiyur lake. Photo: Sidharth Srinivasan

Uncommon Residents From Mandaveli to Mahabalipuram: How the ashy woodswallow receded from urban spaces

Prince Frederick As this bird’s breeding season reaches its tail end, a throwback to the days when nesting pairs could be seen in urban spaces, sometimes atop lamp posts. Despite being more easily sighted in Chennai and other bustling sections within its distribution range, an erroneous notion about the bird persisted for a long time

Paraceratherium linxiaense giant rhinos in the Linxia Basin during the Oligocene are seen in this handout rendering provided by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences June 18, 2021. Chen Yu/Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology/Handout via REUTERS

Fossils show new species of extinct giant rhino that roamed Asia

Reuters Paraceratherium linxiaense were hornless, long-necked herbivores

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Wild peacocks are seen in Cuttack district of Odisha. File

Peacock population booms in Odisha’s Pakidi hills

PTI There is a belief that peacock sighting brings good luck.

You can catch the life cycle of autumn leaf in its pristine habitat

'Life of Butterflies': a documentary that chronicles butterfly behaviour in great detail

K Jeshi Conservationist Sammilan Shetty's documentary 'Life of Butterflies', deftly and beautifully chronicles the behaviour and evolution of these winged insects

Bug at the eggs

A film on award-winning macro photographer K Jayaram

K Jeshi Mayan Mahesh’s film ‘Insects to Infinity’ documents the over five-decade work of award-winning macro photographer K Jayaram

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You can catch the life cycle of autumn leaf in its pristine habitat

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Forest fragments in agricultural areas are key to bat conservation: study

Australia may list east coast koalas as endangered

Fossils show new species of extinct giant rhino that roamed Asia

Uncommon Residents Environment

From Mandaveli to Mahabalipuram: How the ashy woodswallow receded from urban spaces

Peacock population booms in Odisha’s Pakidi hills

‘Life of Butterflies’: a documentary that chronicles butterfly behaviour in great detail

A film on award-winning macro photographer K Jayaram

Mayan Mahesh’s film ‘Insects to Infinity’ documents the over five-decade work of award-winning macro photographer K Jayaram

‘Silver Monstra’ captured, brought to camp

The injured elephant was captured using kumki elephants in Gudalur; it will be treated by a team of vets for an injury to its tail region

Hebbal-Nagawara valley project: Over 6,000 trees face the axe

A notification, published on June 14, has invited objections

New tardigrade species named after Kerala

Stygarctus keralensis was discovered from Vadakara

Using 'Footprint' as a guide to go green

Sustainability consultant Shriya Suriyanarayanan’s podcast, ‘Footprint’, is a beginner’s guide to sustainable living in India

Raimona boost for Greater Manas Landscape protection

Notification of new National Park in Kokrajhar fulfilled recommendation of UNESCO World Heritage Site committee

‘Crowded’ Theppakadu camp raises questions on protocols to capture wild elephants

The camp now has 28 elephants; ₹12 lakh needed to maintain an elephant annually

Two Nilgai herds spotted in Bidar district

With two herds of antelopes called Nilgai being spotted in Bidar, the border district has become home for the first time to all the four major types

1.5-lakh Casuarina trees to be planted in coastal areas of Alappuzha

Planting activities will begin in connection with ‘Vanamaholsavam’ from July 1 to 7

After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague

The government has announced millions of dollars in support and reached for a more potent poison

Watch | China's wandering elephants

A video on the 500-km journey undertaken by a herd of elephants in China

India's contribution to climate change in last 200 years just 3%: Javadekar

Developed nations owe USD 1.1 trillion to developing nations as a part of climate change mitigation under the Paris Agreement, and this was discussed at the G7 Summit, said the Union Environment Minister

Tale of a mystery cat echoes on Anamudi hills

There is no solid proof, but tribespeople of the hills in the Western Ghats swear by ‘Pogeyan’

15-metre tree discovered in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Pyrostria laljii is new to science, and also the first record of the genus Pyrostria in India.

Watch | This man from Kerala grew a mini-forest on his land

A video on Manoj Kumar from Kerala, who grew a forest on one-and-a-half acres

The impact of noise on trees

Scientists have long known that noise pollution affects birds and animals. A new study suggests that the detrimental effects have trickled down to plants as well and the risks can be long-term.

Green humour by Rohan Chakravarty

China’s wandering elephants on the move again

The group left a wildlife reserve in the southwest of Yunnan province more than a year ago and has trekked 500 kilometers north to the outskirts of the provincial capital of Kun

Why rosewood is in the cross hairs

IUCN has listed it in Red List

Monkeys poop ‘rotten’ fruit tree that’s new to science

Garcinia sibeswarii was recorded from Assam’s Lakhimpur district

Marine creatures come alive in the language of the common people

Local communities in Pulicat, Besant Nagar, Kovalam, Odiyur and Kaliveli borrow metaphors from their immediate world to name coastal fauna

Ghana plants 5 million trees in a single day to combat deforestation

The expansion of farming, and to a lesser degree mining and logging, has led to high levels of deforestation in Ghana, environmentalists say.

Plan to increase green cover on school premises through ‘Miyawaki’ forest method

The seeds for this was sown in the virtual meeting organised for the Green Corps and Environmental Groups of the schools in connection with the ‘World Environment Day’.

Fall in e-waste generation in poor countries shows growing digital divide, report says

E-waste in poor countries is managed inappropriately by the informal sector in open burning and acid baths, which are polluting the environment and depleting valuable resources

NGT forms 3-member committee to evaluate risk over Nayara Energy expansion

A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the project proponent Nayara Energy to ensure that all necessary safeguards are adopted and EC conditions duly complied.

Researchers identify gynandromorphism in crimson marsh glider dragonfly

Specimen spotted by schoolboy from Palakkad on his house premises

Dihing Patkai is Assam’s 7th National Park

It has 47 species each of reptiles and mammals, including tiger and clouded leopard.

New plant species from coffee family spotted in Wagamon

Argostemma quarantena is a perennial herb characterised by striking white flowers

How green is my post-pandemic world?

From tapping into renewable solar energy and sustainable fashion to going local with responsible tourism, experts from the field chart out a roadmap on green recovery

Two species of monals sighted together in Arunachal

The rarer Sclater’s monal is found in southern China and northern Myanmar

China's wandering elephants become international stars

“What possibly happened here is that in their search for new habitat, they got lost along the way and kept going,” said Nilanga Jayasinghe, manager for Asian species conservation at the World Wildlife Fund

Exit and re-entry of the cheetah and other animals

After the Supreme Court nod last year, the cheetah may roam Indian forests again by the end of this year. But it will be the African cheetah, not the Asian species. Has something similar been done before? What are the implications of such a move? Let’s find out

Drones keep an eye on Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Anamalai landscapes

Fear loomed over the quarters of tea workers near Valparai, around 100 km from Coimbatore, on June 4 after a 60-year-old man was trampled to death by

Watch | The sounds of monsoon

A video experience of Kerala's monsoon season

On World Oceans Day, naturalists unveil Chennai’s marine biodiversity

This effort is part of a larger exercise by MNS to study the Tamil Nadu coast and document its life forms and the threats they face. The coast of Chennai and surrounding areas marked phase one of the survey, carried out during the period that witnessed a let-up in Coronavirus cases

Plastic pollution posing threat to ocean’s ecosystem in Vizag coast, say biologists

‘Waste breaks down into tiny particles which are ingested by marine life’

New plant subspecies found in Shendurney sanctuary

Rungia longifolia subsp. keralensis was discovered by team from JNTBGRI and KU

Scientists saving endangered salmon get help from gene-slicing tool

Sherlock, which stands for Specific High-sensitivity Enzymatic Reporter Unlocking, identifies the fish using their genomic sequence

Save Fairy Creek: The battle over Western Canada's ancient forests

Fairy Creek protestor Shambu said it is "inevitable" old-growth logging will come to an end as the resource disappears and that government funding is needed to help the industry transition to logging and processing planted forest

Turkey says it will defeat 'sea snot' outbreak in Marmara Sea

A thick slimy layer of the organic matter, known as marine mucilage, has spread through the sea south of Istanbul, posing a threat to marine life and the fishing industry

Twitter owner’s firm launches solar-powered bitcoin mining facility in U.S.

Square will invest $5 million in the facility that will “demonstrate how bitcoin mining in conjunction with renewable energy can help drive clean energy transition”.

Why mangroves matter

In the wake of back-to-back cyclones, experts highlight the importance of mangrove forests in protecting the coastal regions against the damaging effects of storms. What are mangroves? Let’s find out in this Five Ws & One H

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