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The Pallikaranai marshland in Chennai logged its highest-ever breeding numbers for several non-native birds during the 2026 migratory season. Jacanas rose to 201 in August and 185 in September, the highest since they ret...
Hazaribagh in Jharkhand is emerging as a safe home for vultures, with their regular presence and natural breeding recorded. Five of India's nine vulture species occur here: White-rumped Vulture, Indian Vulture, Slender-b...
A new species of flowering plant, Begonia neelamorum, has been found in Keyi Panyor district of Arunachal Pradesh. The species is named after the Neelam clan of the Nyishi community. Locally, the plant is known as "kobii...
World Rhino Day is observed on September 22 to raise awareness about protecting the five surviving rhino species: White, Black, Greater One-horned, Javan and Sumatran. Only about 27,000 rhinos remain in the wild, compare...
The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Global Conservation Conference opened in Jaipur, Rajasthan. WWF, an international NGO founded in 1961, works on wildlife conservation, habitat protection, climate action and sustainab...
The rare ghost flower orchid Gastrodia keyiensis, known locally as “Oram Opuh” in the Nyishi dialect, has been recorded in Keyi Panyor district of Arunachal Pradesh. The species is classified as Data Deficient.
A new checklist by the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) has recorded 3,261 flowering plant species, plus 26 subspecies and 28 varieties from 190 families, in the Agasthyamalai Bio...
Scientists at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have discovered a new species of eel in the Arabian Sea. The species has been named Ariosoma cmfriense in honour of CMFRI.
World Bamboo Day is observed on September 18 to raise awareness about bamboo. Bamboo is a fast-growing grass, and some species can grow up to 36 inches (91 cm) in 24 hours. There are over 1,500 species worldwide, used in...
Assam had 3,260 greater one-horned rhinoceroses as of September 2026, around 80% of the species' global population. Kaziranga National Park, with more than 2,600 rhinos, is its largest stronghold. The state recorded zero...
BirdLife International's State of the World's Birds 2026 report, the first edition dedicated to migratory birds and their flyways, says 45% of migratory bird species are in decline and one in nine is threatened with exti...
A new saxicolous (rock-growing) lichen species, Buellia maharajensis, has been discovered at an elevation of about 1,351 metres in Mathikettan Shola National Park in Idukki, Kerala. The species is named after Maharaja's...
