Image Credit: The Hindu LUCKNOW: In an attempt to conserve sarus cranes, the State bird of Uttar Pradesh, the forest department is set to prepare an ‘atlas’ of this avian species. The forest department in association with the Institute of Wildlife Sciences, Lucknow University, will collect and compile data for the atlas which will map the […]
Bera in the Pali district of Rajasthan is often nicknamed ‘Leopard Country’. Widely regarded as being home to one of the highest densities of leopards found anywhere, the otherwise shy feline is often spotted roaming and resting in crevices along the hillocks of the Aravali range here. If that is not interesting enough, the fact that […]
Picture Credit: iStock Photo While Wuhan in China has justifiably been at the centre of global and national attention, here in India too wet markets have flourished over the years, some for the local consumption of wild species and others to feed the international wildlife trade, estimated to be in excess of $20 billion per […]
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