Bihar adds elephant centre to Valmiki Tiger Reserve, experts see challenges The forest department of Bihar has established an elephant rescue centre at Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) to rehabilitate stray, abandoned and injured elephants, according to authorities. VTR provides the perfect atmosphere for elephant habitation, experts said. In the last few years, several elephants … Continue reading Environment News India
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Protecting the critical Chambal landscape, one of last viable habitats for red-crowned roofed turtle The Chambal landscape is an important habitat for freshwater turtles. There are eight species of turtles found here of which the red-crowned roofed turtle is critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Chambal turtles use the … Continue reading Environment News India
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Two rare fireflies discovered in India Researchers have discovered two new species of very rare wasp-like flower flies from north-eastern India and the Western Ghats. The newly described species, Monoceromyia flavoscutata and M. nigra, belong to the Syrphidae family. They were discovered by researchers H. Sankararaman, a Ph.D scholar from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, Anooj … Continue reading Environment News India
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India will not get African Cheetahs this year due to Omicron Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh was all prepped to welcome the African cheetahs — a project that has been a decade in the making — this year. The project has now been postponed, as the new coronavirus variant of concern omicron prompted travel … Continue reading Environment News India
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Younger brothers of tigers, Arunachal's Idu Mishmi people' faith in tigers The Idu Mishmi sub-tribe of Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley believes that tigers are their elder brothers. Killing tigers is, for the Idu Mishmi, a taboo. While their beliefs support wildlife conservation, they also offer a critique of the dominant mode of nature protection, Ambika … Continue reading Environment News India
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Kaiser-i-Hind to get official status in Arunachal An elusive swallowtail butterfly carrying ‘India’ in its name and found in next-door China will become the State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh. The State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday approved the large, brightly coloured Kaiser-i-Hind as the State butterfly. The Cabinet meeting was for … Continue reading Environment News India
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