Silver Pomfret the state fish of Maharashtra

Context The Maharashtra government recently declared the silver pomfret as the state fish amid reports of its declining numbers in ...

Bird survey at Corbett Tiger Reserve in Nainital

Context About 275 bird species, including two critically endangered, four vulnerable ones and two endangered species, were counted during the ...

Salsola oppositifolia Desfontania

Context A team of researchers from Gandhinagar-based Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation has discovered a new species of ...

Tachymenoides harrisonfordi new snake species

Context Recently, researchers from Germany, the United States and Peru have discovered species of snake named as Tachymenoides harrisonfordi to ...

5% of birds in India are endemic : ZSI

5% of birds in India are endemic: ZSI Context A recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) points ...

Tiger Orchids bloom at Kerala

Context Recently, Tiger Orchids largest orchid species bloom at the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Palode ...

Meiogyne Arunachalensis new species of tree

Context Researchers have discovered Meiogyne Arunachalensis, a new species of tree in Arunachal Pradesh during a biodiversity expedition to the ...

Andhra Pradesh’s 1st wild orchidarium in Visakhapatnam

Context Andhra Pradesh’s first wild orchidarium to come up in Visakhapatnam soon. Key Details about orchidarium The scientifically designed orchidarium, ...

Malabar Pied Hornbill

Context Malabar Pied Hornbill, which is a near-threatened species, has been protected under a community-based initiative involving the Kadar tribal ...

Species in News: Gekko mizoramensis

Context A team of biologists has recorded the  Gekko mizoramensis as a new species of parachute gecko, so named because of skin ...

Phyllurus fimbriatus found in Scawfell Island

Context Phyllurus fimbriatus, a new species of gecko, has been discovered on an uninhabited Scawfell Island of Australia. About Phyllurus ...

Polystoechotes punctata

Context A rare species, Polystoechotes punctata once common but thought to be extinct in the eastern U.S. for decades, has ...

Omorgus Khandesh new species of Indian beetle

Context A new Indian beetle species has been discovered in India named Omorgus Khandesh. About Omorgus Khandesh Omorgus Khandesh is ...

Black-tailed godwit

Context Black-tailed godwit (limosa limosa) foraging for food at the Perumbakkam wetland, which is part of the Pallikaranai Marsh. About ...

Sundarban Bird Festival

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