2+ week, 4+ day ago   (327+ words) Published - August 25, 2026 08:59 pm IST - SIVAGANGA At Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary in Sivaganga district, thousands of migratory and foreign birds arriving for their annual breeding season are instead met with a harsh, parched landscape and bone-dry lakebed. Kollukudipatti tank and its surrounding…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (185+ words) Updated - September 01, 2026 08:08 pm IST - IDUKKI A survey held in 2022 documented 52 amphibian species and 47 reptile species in the Munnar Wildlife Division. Wildlife Warden K. V. Harikrishnan said, “The 2022 initial survey focussed primarily on species identification within each protected zone. However, this edition aims…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (83+ words) According to the non-profit Wildlife SOS, hyenas are the mounts of witches in the folklore of certain cultures, and these beliefs hamper efforts to conserve the striped hyena. Reframing cultural narratives in superstitious communities without hurting people’s sentiments is not…...

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3+ week, 6+ day ago   (901+ words) Published - August 17, 2026 05:21 pm IST - New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday (August 17, 2026) directed the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to conduct a nationwide survey to check if any State has constructed obstacles or created blockades in elephant…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (393+ words) Published - September 05, 2026 09:34 am IST - GURUGRAM For years, the pond at Kajalheri village in Haryana’s Fatehabad was a safe haven for hundreds of rare turtles. Today, the same waters are forcing them to flee for their lives. The Shri Guru Gorakhnath…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (166+ words) - September 10, 2026 07:04 pm IST - RAMESWARAM A live dolphin, that was washed ashore on the Dhanushkodi...life such as dolphins, dugongs, sharks, and whales live in large numbers. Currently, instances of these...

5+ day, 22+ min ago   (441+ words) Updated - September 08, 2026 05:58 pm IST - Bhubaneswar The Odisha Forest Department on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) rescued five young orangutans after they were found abandoned in a casuarina plantation in the Udayapur-Talsari forest area of Balasore district. The orangutans, which are not native to…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (747+ words) In a discussion with the Union Ministry of Power, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs also says ‘such matters’ related to the requirement of ‘100% gram sabha consent’ for projects in forest areas do not fall under its purview...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (559+ words) Published - August 18, 2026 07:00 am IST - KANNUR For more than four decades, fisherman and mangrove conservationist Parayil Rajan, popularly known as Kandal Rajan, has worked to protect Kannur’s mangrove ecosystems. His latest mission is to save a rare mangrove variety, locally known…...