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
घड़ियाल महानदी और उसकी सहायक नदियों के साथ हिमालयन पोषित नदियों में पाया जाता है। यह इंसानों के लिए खतरा नहीं है। लेकिन खारे पानी के मगरमच्छ आदमखोर होते हैं और बहुत सारे लोग अनजाने में घड़ियाल को खारे पानी के मगरमच्छों से जोड़ देते हैं, जिसकी वजह से घड़ियालों की जान अब खतरे में है।
घड़ियाल महानदी और उसकी सहायक नदियों के साथ हिमालयन पोषित नदियों में पाया जाता है। यह इंसानों के लिए खतरा नहीं है। लेकिन खारे पानी के मगरमच्छ आदमखोर होते हैं और बहुत सारे लोग अनजाने में घड़ियाल को खारे पानी के मगरमच्छों से जोड़ देते हैं, जिसकी वजह से घड़ियालों की जान अब खतरे में है।
By गाँव कनेक्शन
उत्तर प्रदेश की तराई में बसे बहराइच में है कतर्नियाघाट वन्य अभयारण्य, जो बाघों के लिए मशहूर है; लेकिन एक और भी चीज है जो इसे ख़ास बनाती है, वो हैं यहाँ के घड़ियाल।
उत्तर प्रदेश की तराई में बसे बहराइच में है कतर्नियाघाट वन्य अभयारण्य, जो बाघों के लिए मशहूर है; लेकिन एक और भी चीज है जो इसे ख़ास बनाती है, वो हैं यहाँ के घड़ियाल।
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 Ramesh Pandey
The semal tree is in all its glory with its crown of scarlet flowers. Its gum, immature fruits, young roots and buds have several medical properties. This tree is associated with folklore and is significant in the socio-ethnic lives of people across the India-Nepal border.
The semal tree is in all its glory with its crown of scarlet flowers. Its gum, immature fruits, young roots and buds have several medical properties. This tree is associated with folklore and is significant in the socio-ethnic lives of people across the India-Nepal border.
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 Arun Singh
Hundreds of tribal families in Bilhata, Katahari and Koni villages inside the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh are dependent on jhiriya, a local water source, to meet their water needs. Adivasi women trek several kilometres each day through the thick jungles and climb down steep hillsides to collect water from the jhiriya. Forest officials say that these villages need to be relocated due to the Ken-Betwa Link Project.
Hundreds of tribal families in Bilhata, Katahari and Koni villages inside the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh are dependent on jhiriya, a local water source, to meet their water needs. Adivasi women trek several kilometres each day through the thick jungles and climb down steep hillsides to collect water from the jhiriya. Forest officials say that these villages need to be relocated due to the Ken-Betwa Link Project.