Image(s): Florida Key Isaland/Canva Imagine erasing almost every insect and small animal from an island, then watching nature rebuild itself from scratch. That was exactly what a team of ecologists did in the Florida Keys during one of the most influential ecological experiments ever conducted. In 1966, researchers enclosed tiny mangrove islands in enormous plastic…
Pilibhit: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered legal action against alleged violators after a court-appointed committee flagged 32 permanent structures, including a police guest house, within one kilometre of the core area of the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), raising serious concerns over illegal construction and threats to wildlife corridors.Hearing a petition filed by Shashank Singh,…
Bengaluru: Opposition to the proposed 2,000 MW Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project received a major boost Friday after the Centre informed Karnataka high court that an expert committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) had recommended against granting wildlife clearance to the KPCL initiative.The Centre’s submission marks a significant setback for the state govt.The project,…
Striped hyena in the industrial landscape of West Burdwan Striped hyena in industrial landscape of West Burdwan Kolkata: After elephant, tiger and wolf corridors, researchers have now unearthed two hyena movement corridors in south Bengal — one inter-state connecting the population of mining belt of West Burdwan to the larger source population of neighbouring Jharkhand…
Earlier sighted only in the plains, of late there have been reports of elephants wandering into Ooty villages An elephant wandered into a private hospital in Ooty last fortnight. Wildlife experts say that, more than unusual, it is concerning. What was an elephant doing on the upper plateau of the Nilgiris, an area not usually…
Earlier sighted only in the plains, of late there have been reports of elephants wandering into Ooty villages An elephant wandered into a private hospital in Ooty last fortnight. Wildlife experts say that, more than unusual, it is concerning. What was an elephant doing on the upper plateau of the Nilgiris, an area not usually…
Shillong: The Meghalaya State Zoo has achieved a conservation milestone with the birth of a stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), marking the first successful breeding of the species at the zoo.The breeding pair was brought from Aizawl Zoological Park in Mizoram through an animal exchange programme.“The successful birth highlights the species’ adaptation to its new environment…
Inspections found permanent structures, including double-shutter shops, paved forecourts, tin-roofed seating areas, boundary walls and attached ahatas Inspections found permanent structures, including double-shutter shops, paved forecourts, tin-roofed seating areas, boundary walls and attached ahatas Inspections found permanent structures, including double-shutter shops, paved forecourts, tin-roofed seating areas, boundary walls and attached ahatas Inspections found permanent structures,…
Chennai: The population of the Nilgiri Tahr, Tamil Nadu’s state animal, has increased marginally from 1,303 to 1,364 this year, according to data released by State Forest Minister R V Ranjith Kumar on World Environment Day on Friday. However, this year’s growth rate plumetted to 4.68%, compared to 21% in 2025.State Forest Secretary Supriya Sahu…
The slender loris is widely considered an indicator species for forest health The slender loris is widely considered an indicator species for forest health The slender loris is widely considered an indicator species for forest health The slender loris is widely considered an indicator species for forest health The slender loris is widely considered an…
