The mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles began at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara Read More …
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Olive Ridley mass nesting started at Gahirmatha
Two Rare White Giraffes Killed by Poachers in Kenya
Two rare white giraffes-a white female giraffe and her 7-month-old calf, have been killed by Read More …
Swamp wallaby Can Be Pregnant Its Entire Adult Life
A paper published on March 2, 2020 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reported Read More …
Total number of migratory fauna from India increased to 457 species
Six new migratory species were added to the wildlife list put out by the Convention Read More …
European Commission launches global coalition for biodiversity
The European Commission on March 3, 2020 launched a new global coalition for biodiversity on Read More …
Black carbon may influence melting of Gangotri Glacier
According to a study by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, (WIHG), the already receding Read More …
Red pandas are not one but two separate species
According to a recent study, based on sequencing of the whole genomes of 65 red Read More …
India ranks 131 in flourishing index and 77 on sustainability index
According to “A Future for the World’s Children” report released by a Commission of World Read More …
Troglomorphic fish-World’s largest cave fish discovered in Meghalaya
In an underground cave in Meghalaya, researchers have discovered a cave fish that is much bigger—growing to Read More …
Great Indian Bustard, Bengal Florican and Asian Elephant included in Appendix I of CMS
India’s proposal to include Great Indian Bustard, Asian Elephant and Bengal Florican in Appendix I Read More …
Sperm Whale and the nut-cracking Chimpanzee behaviours conservation proposals presented at CoP-13
Animal culture, the learning of non-human species through socially transmitted behaviours, is being linked to Read More …
PM Modi inaugurates 13th COP on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 17, 2020 inaugurated the 13th Conference of Parties Read More …
Urban bent-toed gecko-a new species of lizard discovered in Guwahati
According to the research paper published in the latest edition of Zootaxa, researchers have discovered Read More …
Bengal, Odisha and Assam account for about half the fatalities in man-elephant conflict
According to the latest data provided by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Read More …
Scientists Radio-Tagged Indian Pangolin First time
For the first time, scientists have radio-tagged the Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), one of the Read More …
“Arth-Ganga” to channelize economic activity along the banks of Ganga River
Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya on February 13, 2020 highlighted Read More …
India will Host Conservation of Migratory Species COP-13
The 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species Read More …
Tripura became second state after Nagaland to held hornbill festival
The first ever hornbill festival in Tripura was held on 8-9 February 2020 with an Read More …
Four distinct sub-populations of leopards are found in India
According to a new study published in the journal PeerJ, scientists have found four distinct Read More …
Saving the endangered Sangai deer of Manipur
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, February 05 (India Science Wire): Unchecked growth Read More …
World Wetlands Day 2020 Theme
World Wetlands Day was celebrated across the world on 2 February 2020. Theme: The 2020 theme Read More …
Supreme Court allowed NTCA to introduce African cheetah in India
The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, Justice B R Read More …
Ten more wetlands from India get the Ramsar site tag
Ramsar has declared 10 more wetland sites from India as sites of international importance. With Read More …
Restoring coral reefs using biorock in Gulf of Kutch
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is attempting for the first time a process to Read More …
Country’s first e-waste clinic opened in Bhopal
India’s first e-waste clinic was opened in Bhopal-capital of Madhya Pradesh. Objective The e-waste clinic Read More …