Asiatic Wild Buffalo: The Chhattisgarh Forest Department is planning to translocate wild buffaloes from Assam and keep them in enclosures at the Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary, the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve and the Indravati Tiger Reserve (ITR). Asiatic Wild Buffalo is the largest wild bovine in the world. Asiatic buffalo, Wild water buffalo, Asian buffalo, Wild […]
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Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary
Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary: Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) has been photographed for the first time in the Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kangra district. It is located in Himachal Pradesh. It was established in 1994. The two significant features of this sanctuary are the Dhauladhar and the Bara Bhangal Range which occupies maximum part of the natural […]
Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary
Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary: The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) recently told the Madhya Pradesh government to explore alternative areas for compensatory notification, while deliberating on the proposed denotification of the Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary. It is situated in the Sidhi and Singrauli districts of Madhya Pradesh. The sanctuary was established in 1978 […]
Pseudolaguvia khairii
Pseudolaguvia khairii: Researchers recently discovered a new species of freshwater catfish named Pseudolaguvia khairii in Odisha. Pseudolaguvia khairii is a new species of freshwater catfish. It was discovered in the Budhabalanga River in the Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. It was named in honour of the legendary tigress Khairi, who became the face of wildlife conservation and […]
Pygmy Hog
Pygmy Hog: The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) has recommended the inclusion of the pygmy hog in the list of critically endangered species under Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (IDWH). Pygmy Hog is the smallest and rarest species of wild pig. It is one of the very few mammals that build […]
Raimona National Park : In News
Raimona National Park: In News A firing incident was recently reported from the Athiabari Range of Raimona National Park in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, with a man suspected of involvement in illegal deforestation allegedly being shot by forest personnel. Raimona National Park is located in the Kokrajhar district of Assam within the Bodoland Territorial Region. It […]
Smooth Coated Otter
Smooth Coated Otter: A recent study has identified evidence of a significant smooth coated otter population in Mettur dam and Cauvery River stretches of Salem district which prompted researchers to call for the area to be declared a protected freshwater habitat. Smooth Coated Otter is a species of otter, the only extant representative of the […]
The Coal Exchange Rules, 2026
The Coal Exchange Rules, 2026: Union Minister of State for Coal and Mines, provided details in the Lok Sabha regarding the Coal Exchange Rules, 2026. The Coal Exchange Rules, 2026 establish a statutory regulatory and operational framework to set up and manage Coal Exchanges—centralized electronic trading platforms where buyers and sellers transact, trade, and enter […]
The Houbara Bustard
The Houbara Bustard: In a major cross-border conservation milestone, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the UAE released 672 captive-bred Houbara Bustards (Chlamydotis macqueenii) into Karakalpakstan’s Aral Sea region. The Houbara Bustard (specifically the Asian Houbara or MacQueen’s bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii) is a medium-to-large, ground-dwelling migratory bird belonging to the bustard family (Otididae). It is renowned for its […]
Tigidia singhal
Tigidia singhal: Researchers recently described a new trapdoor spider species, Tigidia singhal, from the semi-arid grasslands of the Deccan Plateau. Tigidia singhal is a new species of trapdoor spider. It was discovered from the semi-arid grasslands of the Deccan Plateau in Maharashtra. The discovery brings the number of Tigidia species in India to eight. Spiders […]
