New species of vine snakes in peninsular India
Context A team of researchers from the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) recently discovered five new species of vine snakes in various parts…
Rohanixalus-New Frog Genus In Andamans
Context A study led by Delhi University, along with researchers from India, Indonesia and China, has reported a new genus of the Old World treefrog family Rhacophoridae — the first…
First Snow Leopard Census
Context Recently, India has launched its first ever rare snow leopard census and its elusive population that mainly inhabits the higher reaches of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand but is…
Conservation effort to Himachal’s Chamurthi horse
Context Conservation breeding efforts have helped increase the population of the indigenous Chamurthi horse breed of Himachal Pradesh. About Chamurthi Horse The Chamurthi or Spiti horse is one of the…
Green Bee-Eater
Context Recently, the Green Bee-Eater was sighted in the Delhi-NCR region. About Green Bee-Eater The Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) is dainty (16-18 cm), bright green in plumage, slender-bodied, with blood-red eyes. Its slim lengthened black bill is…
Tigers captured by camera traps in western Thailand after four years
Context Camera traps have captured footage of three tigers in an area of western Thailand where the animals have not been spotted in the past four years. Key Details There…
Species in News: Dingoes
Context Dingoes have grown six-nine per cent in size in the last eight decades, according to recent research. And some experts are looking into the possibility of pesticides playing a…
Species in News: Forest Owlet
Context The owl conservation efforts of a non-profit at a core area inside Maharashtra’s Melghat Tiger Reserve came into question over the conservation of the endemic forest owlet and other…
Species in News: Hoolock Gibbons
Context Hoolock Gibbons, the only species of apes found in India, are threatened with extinction in the Ukhrul and Kamjong districts of Manipur. Key Details The two districts used to…
Species in News: Centrosaurus
Context When scientists first unearthed fossils of a horned dinosaur called Centrosaurus in the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park in Canada’s Alberta province in 1989, they spotted a badly malformed…