In news: An analysis of the illegal trade of marine species in India between 2015 and 2021 pointed out that sea cucumbers were the most frequently seized marine species group. About sea cucumbers: Despit...

Why in news? Great Indian Bustards in Rajasthan’s Desert National Park have adopted an altogether new habit of laying a clutch of two eggs at a time after having a diet with additional proteins during the mon...

Why in news? The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is one of the heaviest birds that can fly and with only four females surviving in Gujarat the state forest department is reconciled to their flight in to oblivion. A...

Why in news? Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park has started an ambitious programme to release 20 Red Pandas in about five years to the forests. Singalila National Park will get Red Pandas as part of this progr...

Why in news? Scientists have discovered the world’s largest known bacterium, first to be visible with the naked eye in the brackish waters of a red mangrove swamp in Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles. Usual...

Why in news? A very rare carnivorous plant species called Utricularia Furcellata has been found in the western Himalayan region for the first time. About Utricularia Furcellata: It is a rare carnivorous ...

About Mithun: Mithun or Bos frontalis is a semi-domesticated bovine species known to have originated 8000 years ago. Mithun bovine species is found in the northeastern regions of India and is known to live at an ...

Why in news? Dragonfly enthusiasts have recorded the presence of a rare dragonfly species named “Spiny Horntail” that was not seen in Kerala until now. About Spiny Horntail: Spiny Horntail (B...

Why in news? Some 50 mugger crocodiles have died in the last one month in a prominent waterbody of Rajasthan’s Kota city as a result of it being filled up for developmental activities. About Mugger Croco...

Why in news? The Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, has 176 fishing cats, according to a census conducted by Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with The Fishing Cat Project ...