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Dr Karan Singh spearheaded the 1972 transition designating the tiger as India’s national animal and chaired the Steering Committee that launched Project Tiger on April 1, 1973, boosting conservation efforts

Wildlife experts have called on the Telangana government to protect the Indian Roller, the State bird, following its inclusion on the IUCN Red List. They highlighted threats from poaching, habitat loss, and pesticide use, urging stronger conservation and legal measures.

The long-billed vultures, which were earlier staying at Palarapu Guttalu at the confluence of Peddavagu and Pranahita have migrated to a vulture sanctuary in Maharashtra in search of food

World Lion Day is celebrated every year on August 10, with an aim to raise awareness about their declining population.

The nostalgia in database extinction art is directed at action in the present, so that there is a future

Sangareddy: A rare bird that was rated as vulnerable species by IUCN (International union for Conservation of Nature) was sighted in the Maredumilli forest area in Andhra Pradesh by seasoned bird photographer from Hyderabad. The bird called Green Avadavat or Green Munia was sighted only once before 2022 across Andhra Pradesh by a local explorer […]

By Dr Modala Mallesh, Subject Expert Palem, Nakrekal, Nalgonda Ph: 9989635675 This article is in continuation to the previous articles that deal with various topics categorised as biological sciences. These series of articles will help you understand topics under ‘Biodiversity’. As discussed in the previous article, conservationists identified certain regions by the name “Biodiversity hotspots” […]

This article is in continuation to the previous articles that deal with various topics categorised as biological sciences. These series of articles will help you understand topics under ‘Biodiversity’. As discussed in the previous article, the threats to biodiversity include four major causes (the evil quartet) for accelerated rates of species extinction in the world: […]

Nirmal: River lapwing, an endangered and fast dwindling bird species, was sighted in paddy fields of Nirmal district after a gap of three years at Chinna Bellala village in Kaddam mandal on Saturday. Khanapur Forest Divisional Officer U Koteshwar Rao said that he had captured images of the bird when he was birding in the […]

Once abundant from the Near East to China’s Pacific coast, now populations are reduced and fragmented…

Officials shifted the cubs to Nagaland Zoological Park in Dimapur

Smooth-coated otter was listed as an endangered animal by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)