By Gaon Connection
भारत ने पहली बार हिम तेंदुओं की देशव्यापी वैज्ञानिक गणना पूरी की है, जिसमें कुल 718 तेंदुओं के होने की पुष्टि हुई। यह सर्वे हिमालयी इकोसिस्टम की सुरक्षा और इस दुर्लभ प्रजाति के संरक्षण की दिशा में एक ऐतिहासिक कदम माना जा रहा है।
भारत ने पहली बार हिम तेंदुओं की देशव्यापी वैज्ञानिक गणना पूरी की है, जिसमें कुल 718 तेंदुओं के होने की पुष्टि हुई। यह सर्वे हिमालयी इकोसिस्टम की सुरक्षा और इस दुर्लभ प्रजाति के संरक्षण की दिशा में एक ऐतिहासिक कदम माना जा रहा है।
By Neha Sinha
Watching a butterfly is therapeutic. They seem to live in their own dreamlike state, floating, dipping, fluttering, even as the rest of the world crashes, burns and fights
Watching a butterfly is therapeutic. They seem to live in their own dreamlike state, floating, dipping, fluttering, even as the rest of the world crashes, burns and fights
By Ashis Senapati
Due to the impact of Asani, tidal waves inundated nesting sites at Rushikulya in Odisha and damaged around 25% eggs of the turtles on May 10 and May 11, Ashok Behera, Assistant Conservator of Forest of Berhampur forest division told Gaon Connection.
Due to the impact of Asani, tidal waves inundated nesting sites at Rushikulya in Odisha and damaged around 25% eggs of the turtles on May 10 and May 11, Ashok Behera, Assistant Conservator of Forest of Berhampur forest division told Gaon Connection.
By Rahul Jha
As the population of the Ganges river dolphins declined alarmingly, a 60-kilometre stretch along the river in Bihar's Bhagalpur district was notified as Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in 1991. But, three decades later, the endangered species continues to face the threat of extinction and in the last six months three dolphins were found dead in the sanctuary.
As the population of the Ganges river dolphins declined alarmingly, a 60-kilometre stretch along the river in Bihar's Bhagalpur district was notified as Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in 1991. But, three decades later, the endangered species continues to face the threat of extinction and in the last six months three dolphins were found dead in the sanctuary.
By Ashis Senapati
The Chilika Development Authority is working on a five-year action plan for fishing cat conservation in Chilika. The fishing cat is listed under the endangered species in the IUCN Red List, which means it faces a high threat of extinction in the wild.
The Chilika Development Authority is working on a five-year action plan for fishing cat conservation in Chilika. The fishing cat is listed under the endangered species in the IUCN Red List, which means it faces a high threat of extinction in the wild.
By Kamal Singh Sultana
Guided by wildlife experts, cattle rearers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer are contributing efforts to conserve the Great Indian bustard — a critically endangered bird species which is on the verge of extinction with less than 150 birds remaining.
Guided by wildlife experts, cattle rearers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer are contributing efforts to conserve the Great Indian bustard — a critically endangered bird species which is on the verge of extinction with less than 150 birds remaining.
By Arun Singh
A recent birdcount undertaken by birders across the country at the Panna Tiger Reserve brought good tidings. 247 species of birds were spotted in the three-day count of which 21 are in the IUCN’s list of threatened species
A recent birdcount undertaken by birders across the country at the Panna Tiger Reserve brought good tidings. 247 species of birds were spotted in the three-day count of which 21 are in the IUCN’s list of threatened species
By Ashis Senapati
Gharial is a long beaked crocodilian living exclusively on fish. It is found in the Himalayan fed river systems with its southernmost distribution in the river Mahanadi and its tributaries. It is not a danger to human beings but salt-water crocodiles are man eaters and many gullible persons wrongly equate gharials with salt-water crocodiles as a result of which, the lives of the gharials are now in danger.
Gharial is a long beaked crocodilian living exclusively on fish. It is found in the Himalayan fed river systems with its southernmost distribution in the river Mahanadi and its tributaries. It is not a danger to human beings but salt-water crocodiles are man eaters and many gullible persons wrongly equate gharials with salt-water crocodiles as a result of which, the lives of the gharials are now in danger.
By Ashis Senapati
Acting on a tip off, the forest officials raided a van and recovered 140 Indian Flapshell turtles from a smuggler. The turtles shall now be returned to the nearby rivers in the district which are their original habitat. Read on to know why these turtles are smuggled.
Acting on a tip off, the forest officials raided a van and recovered 140 Indian Flapshell turtles from a smuggler. The turtles shall now be returned to the nearby rivers in the district which are their original habitat. Read on to know why these turtles are smuggled.
By Ashis Senapati
Following successful incubation after record nesting of the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles at the islands of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, millions of hatchlings are coming out of the confines of their egg shells to plunge into the waters of the Bay of Bengal and commence their marine lives. Read on to know more about these ecologically vulnerable turtles.
Following successful incubation after record nesting of the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles at the islands of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, millions of hatchlings are coming out of the confines of their egg shells to plunge into the waters of the Bay of Bengal and commence their marine lives. Read on to know more about these ecologically vulnerable turtles.