About It is a small, nocturnal primate native to India and Sri Lanka. There are two species of slender loris – the red slender loris and the grey slender loris. While the red slender loris is found in Sri Lanka, …
Characteristics The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a subspecies of tiger native to the Indian subcontinent. It inhabits hot and humid forests, and wetlands of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. The Bengal tiger’s coat is yellow to light …
Context Sacred groves are small forest patches conserved by local people through religious beliefs, traditional sentiments, and taboos and are repositories of many threatened species; they are popularly called living biological heritage sites as they contain rich diversity. The existence …
About NBWL The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is a statutory board set up in 2003 by an amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. It is the apex body for wildlife conservation in India. The Board is responsible for …