Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve

Context Arunachal Pradesh at the Republic Day parade here showcased its Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve, a 17 square kilometre ...

National Chambal Sanctuary

Context Chambal was once known for its infamous bandits, but today, the region has made a name for itself in ...

Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan

Context The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) recently granted approval for the establishment of the 54th tiger reserve in Rajasthan’s ...

Chitwan National Park

Context Anthropogenic threats like illegal fishing and sand mining pose a threat to the mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus plaustris) of the ...

Sundarban Bird Festival

Context Birders, wildlife enthusiasts and forest officials have sighted 145 different bird species during the first Sundarban Bird Festival. The ...

Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary

Context The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is initiating a series of measures to develop Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary.  About Kambalakonda Wildlife ...

Yaya Tso Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site

Context Yaya Tso, known as birds' paradise for its beautiful lake located at an altitude of 4,820 metres, has been ...

Bihar pitches five major wetlands for Ramsar tag

Context The Bihar government has decided to claim the Ramsar site status for five major wetlands in the state. Key ...

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary

Context The famous Tal Chhapar blackbuck sanctuary in Rajasthan’s Churu district has received a protective cover against a proposed move ...

Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site of Tamil Nadu

Context The Tamil Nadu Government recently, issued a notification declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district the first biodiversity ...

10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites

Context India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total 64 sites covering an area of 12,50,361 ha in the country. The 10 new ...

New Ramsar Sites of India

Context India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands that are of international importance, bringing the number of such ...

Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR)

Context Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, in collaboration with conservation organisations like the Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society, has initiated a project ...

Singalila National Park

Context The Singalila National Park, the highest protected area in West Bengal, will soon get new denizens. A zoo in ...

Pilikula Biological Park

Context A King Cobra at the Pilikula Biological Park in Mangaluru has laid 38 eggs which were bred under artificially ...
Loading...