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Assam researchers find invasive plants are key nectar sources for butterflies
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (356+ words) Updated - July 18, 2026 01:16 pm IST - GUWAHATI Butterflies have revealed that some invasive plant species, disliked by conservationists and farmers, and avoided by herbivores, serve an ecological purpose. Bishal Basumatary, a research scholar at Bodoland University, set out to document the butterflies…...
Coastal lions depend mainly on wild prey, study finds
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (429+ words) Published - July 18, 2026 12:26 pm IST - Ahmedabad Asiatic lions living along Gujarat’s coast depend mainly on wild prey rather than livestock, challenging the long-held belief that lions outside the Gir Protected Area survive largely on domestic animals, according to a study published…...
J&K’s Mansbal lake starts hosting migratory birds again
13+ hour, 33+ min ago (108+ words) Manasbal Lake, the country’s deepest freshwater lake in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, is on the path of ecological recovery with the return of migratory birds....
Wildlife filmmakers Krupakara, Senani interact with students on Wangchuk, climate change, evolution in Shivamogga
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (379+ words) Published - July 17, 2026 07:08 pm IST - Shivamogga Renowned wildlife filmmakers Krupakar and Senani interacted with students at DVS Arts, Science and Commerce College here, speaking on issues ranging from Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger protest to climate change, bird migration, and wildlife…...
Will seek support of Singapore for Tirupati zoo revamp: Speaker
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (16+ words) Tirupati zoo's modernization seeks Singapore's expertise, aiming to enhance visitor experience and improve facilities for animals....
A new era of Indian ecology looks to its horizons, and to the ground
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (370+ words) Published - July 16, 2026 09:00 am IST - SONEPAT, HARYANA Wildlife ecology in India looks different today than it did a decade ago. Climate change, habitat fragmentation, invasive species, and rapid development are all reshaping ecosystems faster than scholars can document them. Thus, ecologists…...
60 years after disappearing from Gir, Indian Grey Hornbills breed for fourth consecutive year
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (396+ words) Updated - July 15, 2026 01:22 pm IST - Ahmedabad More than six decades after the Indian Grey Hornbill disappeared from Gujarat’s Gir forests, the species has recorded four consecutive years of successful breeding following its reintroduction, according to a scientific study published in the…...
Assembly panel pitches for Singapore-style makeover of Visakhapatnam zoo
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (133+ words) Updated - July 14, 2026 09:30 pm IST - VISAKHAPATNAM Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu on Tuesday promised full support for developing the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) to international standards, on the lines of Singapore’s Mandai zoo, after the day-long inspection by…...
Forest conservation facing growing challenges amid human-wildlife conflict: KFRA
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (239+ words) Updated - July 11, 2026 07:16 pm IST - KOZHIKODE The conference, held at Gibbs Hall in Mananthavady on Saturday (July 11), was inaugurated by Santhosh Kumar, Divisional Forest Officer, North Wayanad Division. The general session commenced with condolences to the victims of the Kalladi debris…...
Centre of excellence on human–wildlife conflict comes up at WII-Sacon in Coimbatore
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (20+ words) A national level centre of excellence on human–wildlife conflict comes up at Wildlife Institute of India's Sacon in Coimbatore...