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Raimona, Assam’s sixth national park.

Raimona boost for Greater Manas Landscape protection

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

The Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.

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

Rohan Premkumar

Long trek: The herd of elephants near the Shijie Township in Yimen County on Friday.

Watch | China's wandering elephants

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

Casuarina plants on the Puthvype beach.

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

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

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Manoj in his fruit forest at Edavanakkad near Kochi. THULASI KAKKAT

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

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

One of the herds that was spotted in the grasslands of the forest track in Aurad taluk, Bidar district, recently.

Two Nilgai herds spotted in Bidar district

Staff Reporter 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 of antelopes found in the country. As per information provided by Deputy Conservator of Forests Sivasankar S., 37 Nilgai in two herds, one with two males, 11 females, two calves and the other with nine males, 10 females and three calves, have been spotted in the district. The district has been host to the other three types of antelopes, the

Pyrostria laljii has been assessed as ‘Critically Endangered’ based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List criteria.

15-metre tree discovered in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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

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Long trek: The herd of elephants near the Shijie Township in Yimen County on Friday.

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How to go green

Raimona boost for Greater Manas Landscape protection

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

Two Nilgai herds spotted in Bidar district

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

After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague

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

Odisha to create extensive natural barriers along its coast

To mitigate the impact of cyclones, 3,500 hectares have been identified for coastal shelter belt plantation and 400 hectares for mangrove forests

Revival of road in tiger reserve shocks activists in southern districts

They have moved National Tiger Conservation Authority to stop any improvement work on ‘illegal’ road in core habitat of the Srivilliputhur-Megamalai reserve

1,049 new species of flowering plants added to Tamil Nadu’s flora

Care Earth Trust publishes book documenting flowering plants

In pictures: World Environment Day 2021

World environment day is celebrated on June 5 every year. Focusing on pressing environmental issues, this day has been celebrated since 1974. On the

A photograph of great hornbills engaged in mid-air duel wins award

Photographer Dhanuparan’s photograph of a pair of great hornbills engaged in a mid-air duel fetches him recognition

New species a-flutter in India

India’s field researchers have kept the insect world buzzing with new additions. We speak to some of them about the species they found

Photograph of great hornbills engaged in mid-air duel wins award

Two bright, yellow-and-black birds, perched on a tree take off and engage in aerial jousting. Photographer K A Dhanuparan captures the moment and the

An unexpected tryst with the Bengal fox

An entire family of the rarely spotted Bengal fox graced the lens of a photographer recently, in Tamil Nadu

A modern fable: Learn from this cuckoo on how to beat the Coronavirus

The male Asian koel’s pleading koo-oo is the avian world’s answer to Cliff Richard’s Ocean Deep. With the lockdown cutting out the whir of engines,

World Environment Day: A new proposed law backs construction projects in eco-sensitive areas

From ports to hydroelectric projects, in places from Tamil Nadu to Uttarakhand, the new environmental law being drafted has come under severe criticism from activists

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