Siren sphagnicola: Eel Like Aquatic Species Siren sphagnicola is a recently discovered species of elongate, eel-like aquatic salamanders that inhabits seepage areas in the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States. Sirens are elongate, eel-like aquatic salamanders belonging to the family Sirenidae. This family belongs to the order Caudata (salamanders) and currently comprises two […]
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Idu Mishmis And Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary : Report
Idu Mishmis And Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary : Report National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) announced that the Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh would soon be notified as a tiger reserve. This move has caused unrest among the Idu Mishmi tribe who feel that a tiger reserve would “hinder their access” to the forest. Idu Mishmi […]
5th Cycle Of India’s Tiger Census 2022
5th Cycle Of India’s Tiger Census 2022: The Prime Minister of India has released the figures of the 5th cycle of India’s Tiger Census 2022, revealing 6.7% in the increase in the past four years. The tiger census covered forested habitats in 20 states of India. Camera traps were set up at 32,588 locations and […]
Ozone Pollution
Ozone Pollution: As per the CPCB, Ground-level ozone (O3) has started to emerge as Delhi’s lead pollutant during the day, particularly after rain, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Ground-level Ozone is a type of pollutant that is produced when two primary pollutants, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, react in […]
Short-Beaked Echidnas
Short-Beaked Echidnas: Short-beaked echidnas in Western Australia beat the heat by blowing mucus bubbles, according to researchers from Curtin University. Short-beaked echidnas is one of four living species of echidna. It is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue, which it uses to catch its insect prey (ant […]
Black Carbon : Study
Black Carbon : Study A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources recently recommended a detailed study on the impact of atmospheric pollution, including black carbon, on the Himalayan glacier system. Black carbon is the sooty black material emitted from gas and diesel engines, coal-fired power plants, and other sources that burn fossil fuel. It is […]
Prosopis Chilensis : Alien Invasive Plant
Prosopis Chilensis : Alien Invasive Plant An avian distribution study has revealed that an alien invasive plant Prosopis chilensis is threatening to pulverise native vegetation across 21 islands in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (GoMBR) The Prosopis chilensis is also known as Chilean mesquite. It is a small to medium-sized legume tree that grows […]
Snailfish : Key Facts
Snailfish: Key Facts Scientists photographed a snailfish swimming 8,336 meters below sea level near Japan, making it the deepest recorded fish ever caught on camera. Scientists dropped an autonomous “lander” camera into the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan and filmed the snailfish. Izu-Ogasawara Trench is located in the western Pacific Ocean, on the boundary between the […]
International Conference On Human-Wildlife Conflict And Coexistence
International Conference On Human-Wildlife Conflict And Coexistence: The International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence was held in Oxford, the United Kingdom, which has brought hundreds of activists from 70 countries to discuss solutions to address Human-Wildlife Conflicts. The Conference was organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Food and Agriculture […]
Capulopsyche keralensis: Bagworm Moth Species
Capulopsyche keralensis: Bagworm Moth Species Researchers from the Zoology Department at St. Thomas College Thrissur have discovered the bagworm moth from the coffee plantations of Kerala. The newly found bagworm moth species was named Capulopsyche keralensis. Capulo means coffee and psyche means moth or butterfly. The name, therefore, translates as ‘Coffee moth of Kerala’ as […]
