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…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (358+ words) Minister for School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity Rajmohan on Wednesday announced...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (178+ words) Published - August 14, 2026 06:41 pm IST - ERODE College students cleaning the Avalpoondurai lake in Erode district. As many as 120 students of VET Institute of Arts and Science took part in a lake-cleaning drive at Avalpoondurai lake on Thursday as part of an…...

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…...

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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (551+ words) Published - August 26, 2026 07:00 am IST - KASARAGOD Pandikot Pallam, a biodiversity-rich wetland in Nileshwaram municipality that harbours several rare plant species, is set to be declared a local biodiversity heritage site. The Municipal Biodiversity Management Committee has decided to initiate steps for…...

5+ day, 26+ min ago   (441+ words) the Badapai–Ranakatha area to gather detailed information on how the orangutans reached the location and...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (301+ words) thehindu.com A recent comprehensive amphibian and reptile survey across the protected areas of the Munnar Wildlife Division found that Eravikulam National Park (ENP) near Munnar in Idukki has emerged as a thriving habitat for the endangered Resplendent Shrub Frog,…...

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…...