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An interim update of the State of the World's Migratory Species Report has warned that nearly half of migratory species populations are falling worldwide. The report is prepared under the Convention on the Conservation o...
A rare pair of Dusky Eagle Owls has been spotted in the Phato tourism zone of the Terai West forest division, near Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand. This is the first such sighting in the area in 15 years. The Dusky...
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have proposed listing the Striped Hyena in Appendix I and Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The proposal will be taken up at the 15th...
A Slender Loris Conservation Centre, the first facility of its kind in India, has been opened in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu to support the conservation of and research on the species. The slender loris is a small tr...
The second edition of the Indian Bison Fest is scheduled for 8 March 2026 at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha.The festival honours the Indian bison or gaur (Bos gaurus), the largest bovine species in the world.The...
Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh made news on two wildlife fronts.Nine cheetahs brought from Botswana arrived at Kuno under India's cheetah reintroduction programme, raising the country's total cheetah population to...
The Tamil Nadu government released the Tamil Nadu Agroforestry Policy 2026 in Chennai to promote sustainable agroforestry across the State.The policy encourages farmers to raise high-value trees such as teak, sandalwood,...
A new study warns that climate change could drastically reduce the area suitable for the Nilgiris Wood Pigeon (Columba elphinstonii) in the Western Ghats by the end of this century.The bird is endemic to the Western Ghat...
Tamil Nadu's Naagam mobile platform will bring 100 trained snake rescuers on board. The Forest Department unveiled the app in July 2025 to make wildlife rescue more technology-driven and to improve scientific data collec...
World Wildlife Day is observed on March 3 to raise awareness about conserving wild animals and plants. It was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, and the date marks the signing of the Convention on...
The first scientific assessment of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has established the reserve as a major stronghold of the species. At least 57 individual fishing c...
Zoological Survey of India scientists described a new Diplura species, Lepidocampa sikkimensis, from the eastern Himalayas. Diplura are primitive, soil-dwelling hexapods. It is the first Diplura species formally describe...
