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Drypetes porteri, a highly endangered species found in tropical dry evergreen forests (TDEF) near Gingee in Villupuram district.

Initiative to conserve sacred groves

There are 163 sacred groves on the Marakkanam-Puducherry-Cuddalore stretch

Here's a look at 6 biodiversity hotspots of India

A wild cobra | File

Rare species, victims of speeding vehicles in the Nilgiris, says study

Rohan Premkumar Authors record the number of animals killed by vehicles between Coonoor and Mettupalayam

Frontline forest staff searching for catfish in a waterbody in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.

Rampant spread of catfish endangering native aquatic species of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

E.M. Manoj ‘Unprecedented floods may have facilitated introduction of invasive alien species into new habitats’

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A forest guard keeps vigil at the Kaziranga National Park.

More firepower for Kaziranga guards approved

Special Correspondent The Assam government has also sought notification of all animal corridors and exploration of helicopter services to and from the one-horned rhino habitat

Low diversity: The researchers noted a drastic loss of pollinator birds and insectivores in the degraded forests, monocultures and urbanised sites.

Declining forest bird species in Western Himalaya

Aswathi Pacha Invasion by non-native species, land-use changes led to decrease in abundance of important birds

Threespine stickleback fish Credit: Rowan Barrett

Which fish will survive climate change?

Shuvabrata Garai The stickleback fish can survive under a wide range of temperatures and are found in both fresh and marine water in the temperate region of the Northern Hemisphere

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Here's a look at 6 biodiversity hotspots of India

Initiative to conserve sacred groves

Rare species, victims of speeding vehicles in the Nilgiris, says study

Rampant spread of catfish endangering native aquatic species of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

More firepower for Kaziranga guards approved

Declining forest bird species in Western Himalaya

Invasion by non-native species, land-use changes led to decrease in abundance of important birds

Tales from the Transhimalaya

If numerical strength was needed to survive and compete in the bleak terrain, how had the lone she-wolf dodged the packs of wolves and dogs?

Which fish will survive climate change?

The stickleback fish can survive under a wide range of temperatures and are found in both fresh and marine water in the temperate region of the Northern Hemisphere

Kazakhstan sees rare antelope rebound after mass die off

Poaching is a persistent threat to the Saiga and is fuelled by demand for their horn in traditional Chinese medicine

NGT forms 5-member Committee to probe violation of environmental norms by JSW in Raigarh

The Committee will be at liberty to take assistance from any other expert institution or individual and conduct proceedings online, except for site visit, if necessary,” the Bench said.

Back from the brink: Iberian lynx population rises to over 1,000

In 2015, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) downgraded the threat level for the Iberian lynx to ‘Endangered’ from ‘Critically Endangered’

Chew on some dinner plates

With consumption of single-use plastic on the rise in India, edible tableware makers are on a trendsetting mission

Global temperature poised for record rise before 2025

Warming likely to cause more extreme weather events, impact food security, says World Meteorological Organisation

Dragonfly species Little Bloodtail that are harbinger of rains widely sighted in Kerala

The life cycle of colourful and diminutive Little Bloodtail, or Lyriothemis acigastra, is tied to southwest monsoon

Rising global temperatures 'inexorably closer' to climate tipping point: UN

The WMO report predicts an increased chance of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, that Africa's Sahel and Australia will likely be wetter, and that the southwest of Northern America is likely to be drier.

Three environmentalists receive A.P. Biodiversity Conserver Awards

They have played a pivotal role in conservation of Godavari estuary and ecosystem

More sightings sign of rise in striped hyena population, say forest officials

A reason for the decline in the Sigur plateau is that in the 1980s and 90s, people reared cattle in pens.

Cicada sushi, anyone? U.S. chef serves up sustainable delicacy

Billions of "Brood X" cicadas are appearing in U.S. states including Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana and Tennessee

New species of African violets found in Mizoram

Scientists from IISER Bhopal found the plant in three locations near the Myanmar border

Fashion's green future of seaweed coats and mushroom shoes

The sustainability movement's strength comes from many actors pulling in the same direction.

Gharial hatchlings seen in natural habitats after years in Odisha

A fishing ban over a 10 km stretch of the Mahanadi river made their habitat inviolate.

Delhi records 8 more species of snakes

Persecution of snakes, road mortality, lack of knowledge, habitat modification, and habitat fragmentation are the major threats to snake species in urban Delhi, say the researchers

Sunday quiz: on scientific names of animals

If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things: Confucius

How whiteflies came, saw and conquered India’s crops

The first reported invasive spiralling whitefly is now distributed throughout India except Jammu & Kashmir

Invasive species costing Africa $3.66 trillion a year: study

The species found to cause the most crop losses was a moth known as Phthorimaea absoluta, which affects tomato plants, at an estimated cost of $11.4 billion annually.

Bitcoin miners and oil drillers bond over natural gas

Oil companies face pressure from investors and government officials to reduce emissions that lead to global warming. Sometimes they give the gas away for free to cryptocurrency miners; other times they sell it.

‘Teak and the Tiger’ is an evocative trek through the evolution of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

Directed by Suresh Elamon, the documentary narrates the history and biological diversity of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

Translocation of 49 old trees in full swing in Kakinada city

Visakhapatnam-based experts roped in the initiative

Purple sweet potatoes from Odisha trending

The sweet-scented spuds from Sanjog Sahu’s Mati Farms are a summer surprise at chefs’ tables and will soon find a prominent place in restaurant menus

Foot patrolling by forest staff stepped up in Kawal Tiger Reserve

Ensuring minimal human presence has increased animals at the waterholes, says DFO

European colonists drove mass reptile extinction on Guadeloupe Islands: study

By carbon dating the remains and their surrounding sediment, they found that the mass extinction occurred over only the last 500 years

Famed Darwin's Arch in Galapagos Islands collapses

The arch is famed for the variety of underwater life teeming nearby, including schools of hammerhead sharks.

Olive Ridley conservation efforts pay off in Nellore

Forest Dept. ropes in fishing community for the cause

Dead sperm whale washed off Antarvedi coast in Andhra Pradesh

A giant dead sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) was sighted by local fisherfolk off Antarvedi coast near the confluence point of river Godavari

COVID-19 pandemic powers eco-awakening globally

Global research finds dramatic rise in numbers of people concerned about nature loss

Floodplain fishing continues unabated in Kerala

It is a serious threat to survival of many inland fishes, say experts

Two Kaziranga animals in photographers’ global Big 5, rhino not in list

More than 50,000 wildlife lovers across continents voted for their favourite animals to shoot with the camera.

This game of beach bingo spreads awareness of Chennai’s seaside species

Created by a group of students and naturalists, the simple PDF game can now be downloaded and played for free. Blistering barnacles ahoy!

New dinosaur found in Mexico was 'very communicative': study

These "peaceful, but talkative" dinosaurs could also have had the ability to emit loud sounds to scare off predators, the National Institute of Anthropology and History said

Rare foaming frog resurfaces after 108 years

The natural history and distribution of Doria’s foam-nesting treefrog, last recorded in India in 1912, is virtually unknown

New species of skink found from Western Ghats

Skinks are non-venomous, their inconspicuous limbs make them resemble snakes

Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty

Watch | Eco-friendly masks that grow into plants upon disposal

These are eco-friendly cotton masks that can grow into plants upon their disposal. Social entrepreneurship called Paper Seed, based out of Mangaluru

Probe ordered into death of 18 elephants in Assam

The hillock where a thunderbolt is said to have killed the pachyderms is close to the site for a controversial solar power plant

Native Indian turtles face U.S. slider threat across Northeast

Herpetologists have warned that the invasive red-eared slider, released in natural water bodies by people who keep them as ‘cute’ pets, could turn nasty for 29 native species of turtles and tortoises.

What India had to offer Fashion For Good this year

Amsterdam-based Fashion For Good annual exhibition focusses on sustainability in the fashion industry

A new species of snake from Tamil Nadu and an old naming confusion from London

Detailed investigation of unpublished manuscripts, paintings and even CT scanning old specimens showed that the Banded racer and Anamalai wolf snake were misidentified

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