About Considered the world’s most colorful waterfowl, the Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a migratory avian species native to east Asia, primarily China but has established populations throughout Western Europe. The Mandarin duck breeds in eastern Siberia, China, and Japan …
About GIB Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is one of the heaviest flying birds endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Protection Status: IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered; CITES: Appendix I; Wildlife Protection Act (1972): Schedule I. Historically, the great Indian bustard was …
What’s in the news? World Wildlife Day was observed today (March 3). The day is observed to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. The United Nations General Assembly, in 2013 proclaimed the 3rd of March …
Context Once found in abundance, Australia’s much-loved koalas have now been officially classified as ‘endangered’ after widespread bushfires, drought and land clearing destroyed much of their eucalyptus-rich habitat. Australia has announced that the government was upgrading the conservation status of …
What is a Marine Heatwave ? Marine heatwaves are periods of “extremely high temperatures” in the ocean. Marine heatwaves can occur in summer or winter and they are defined based on differences with expected temperatures for the location and time …
What’s the news? The Tamil Nadu Forest Department will take up mitigation measures and put up a strict monitoring regime to negate any impact on corals, and the marine ecosystem, in the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, by the …
What’s the news? Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode district has been given the prestigious TX2 award after its tiger numbers doubled to 80 since 2010. Apart from the STR, the Bardia National Park in Nepal has won this year’s …
What’s the news? The West Bengal forest department is planning to release another batch of batagur baska, a critically endangered freshwater turtle species, tagged with GPS transmitters in Sundarbans this year to understand its survival and dispersal patterns. Ten batagur …
What’s the news? According to a survey, the population of the vulnerable eastern swamp deer, extinct elsewhere in South Asia, has dipped in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. News in Detail The Officials attributed the decrease from 907 …
What’s in the news? Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav participated in the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on tiger conservation, an important event for reviewing progress towards the Global Tiger Recovery Programme and commitments to tiger conservation. …