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Raimona, Assam’s sixth national park.

Raimona boost for Greater Manas Landscape protection

Special Correspondent

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.

Watch | China's wandering elephants

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Foot patrolling by forest staff stepped up in Kawal Tiger Reserve

European colonists drove mass reptile extinction on Guadeloupe Islands: study

Famed Darwin's Arch in Galapagos Islands collapses

Olive Ridley conservation efforts pay off in Nellore

Dead sperm whale washed off Antarvedi coast in Andhra Pradesh

COVID-19 pandemic powers eco-awakening globally

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

Kufos looks to leverage biofloc method for Vannamei farming

Fish culture can be taken up in limited space using the technology

Nearly a fifth of Earth's surface transformed since 1960

High oil prices also fuelled conversion of forests to bioenergy crops

Forests as big as France have grown back since 2000, research shows

The study found the Atlantic Forest in Brazil regained an estimated 4.2 million hectares — an area roughly the size of the Netherlands — since 2000, something it described as a success story.

Ecologically-sensitive corridor adjoining Mukurthi National Park under threat from illegal construction

Buildings, and a road leading to the construction site were illegally set up; Forest Department has cut off access to the road and has booked a case

In New York, artist Maya Lin's 'Ghost Forest' warns on rising sea water

The trees, some of them 80 years old, are from the Atlantic Pine Barrens of New Jersey

U.K. names David Attenborough COP26 People’s Advocate

“The next decade will be make, or break, for cutting global emissions sufficiently to avoid the worst effects of climate change,” said British MP Alok Sharma

Green panel allows Great Nicobar plan to advance

Environment Appraisal Committee which flagged concerns over project has now ‘recommended’ it ‘for grant of terms of reference’ for EIA studies

Baby bongo: Critically endangered antelope makes debut at Polish zoo

Mountain bongos, the largest among African forest antelopes, are a critically endangered species with only about 70-80 adults left in the wild

Last wild macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love

Juliet hasn’t coupled, built a nest or had chicks, so at most she’s “still just dating.”

Wildlife forensics helps cause of pangolins

Researchers sequenced 624 pangolin scales, categorising the species

How donkeys digging wells help life thrive in the desert

They found that wells dug by the "equids" to depths of up to six feet increased water availability for many native desert species

The business of gardening continues to bloom across India amid the pandemic

As first-time gardeners find comfort in nurturing plants and growing their own food at home, nurseries across the country bolster their inventory to keep up with rapid sales

It’s a goal for Forest Department in Tamil Nadu as it nets wild elephant Rivaldo

Pachyderm had got used to humans and stayed near village for months

Germany could lose last glaciers in 10 years

Scientists had previously estimated the glaciers would be around until the middle of the century. But the melting has accelerated dramatically over the last years.

Why vultures are important to protect nature

Arulagam Foundation’s Instagram video throws light on why the much-maligned vultures are vital for infection control in our ecosystem

New species of shrew discovered in Andamans’ Narcondam Island

Crocidura narcondamica, an insectivorous mammal, was found in the volcanic and uninhabited island.

This woman-run startup uses crop residue to create bio-batteries

Solving three problems at once, Odisha startup Nexus Power uses crop remnants to create bio-organic, fast-charging batteries for electric vehicles

Ghost forests, an indicator of climate change

Grey and barren dead trees dotting coastal regions across many parts of the world are the immediate consequences of sea-level rise. With climate change bringing in more threats in the form of coastal erosion, frequent hurricanes and drought, things can only get worse for coastal vegetation.

TUDA plans ‘mini forest’ near Tirupati

It is based on reforestation approach advocated by Japanese botanist

Botanists spot new bryophyte species in Kerala

Bryocrumia malabarica discovered in Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary

‘Patriarchy and the Pangolin’ review: Ecology notes from the field

Aditi Patil and her team on what the National Agroforestry Policy means to the people on the ground

Melee of the macaques

Even though both people and monkeys eat pandanus fruit, the indigenous Nicobarese feel their produce belong to the monkeys

Mining robot stranded on Pacific Ocean floor in deep-sea mining trial

Critics, including environmentalist David Attenborough, say seabed mining is untested and has a largely unknown environmental impact

Gorilla among 200 endangered species threatened by conflict: conservationists

The report found that armed conflicts were particularly prevalent in some of the world's more bio-diverse regions

Two damselfly species discovered in Western Ghats

Euphaea thosegharensis and Euphaea pseudodispar were spotted at Thoseghar in Satara district of Maharashtra in May 2020

Photographs of Nature to highlight plastic pollution in the wild

A social media campaign featuring photographs of birds amid plastic pollutants tweeted with #SayNo2Plastic, highlighted the life-threatening side of the material

Carbon emissions are more than countries are reporting: study

There was a gap of about 5.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year

Orchids in full bloom at the Kaziranga National Orchid Park in Assam

The Orchid park near Kaziranga National Park, Assam, is a treat for the eyes and a paradise for flower lovers

Good news for endangered Sumatran rhinoceros

A genome study points towards the prospects of saving the critically endangered species that is now found in small numbers in the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.

Three small Indian civets recovered in East Godavari

In Konaseema, one was eaten by locals while Forest officials rescued its two kittens

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