Species in News: Neelakurinji
14 August 2024 | blogwebContext: The Neelakurinji is the iconic purplish-blue flowering shrub known for its rare blooming cycle, and has officially been classified...
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World Lion Day
12 August 2024 | blogwebContext: Despite the South African government’s decision to phase out and eventually close the lion farming industry, a new study...
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Species in News: Rhinoceros Beetle
07 August 2024 | blogwebOverview of the Species: Taxonomy: Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Subfamily: Dynastinae Also known as: Atlas beetle, Dynastinae, Hercules beetle,...
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Four-Ringed Butterfly: Ypthima Cantliei
06 August 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, a four-ringed butterfly, Ypthima cantliei, has resurfaced in the Namdapha National Park after 61 years. Overview...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Cape Fur Seals
03 August 2024 | blogwebContext: South African officials will trial vaccinations for Cape fur seals following these marine mammals’ first documented rabies outbreak. The...
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Species in News: Charles Darwin
31 July 2024 | blogwebContext: A study in Breviora, Harvard’s journal, reveals that an Indo-American team discovered remarkable reproductive behaviour in Charles Darwin’s frog...
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Sturgeon Fishes are Facing Severe Poaching in the Lower Danube River
31 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Sturgeon, among the world’s most endangered fish, are being heavily poached and trafficked in the Lower Danube, their last...
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Species in News: Magnetotactic Bacteria
29 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, magnetofossils- fossil remains of magnetic particles produced by magnetotactic bacteria, were discovered in rock varnish layers in Ladakh,...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)
24 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, Colorado Parks and Wildlife discovered zebra mussel larvae in the Colorado River east of Grand Junction, marking the...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekhari
23 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have made an exciting discovery in Arunachal Pradesh. They found a...
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Salvinia Molesta
15 July 2024 | blogwebContext: An exotic beetle Cyrtobagus salvinia released in the 2,800-acre Sarani reservoir has eradicated the invasive weed Salvinia molesta within...
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Species in News: Vaquita
10 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The vaquita, the world’s most endangered marine mammal, is on the brink of extinction. Recent survey data reveals a...
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Species in News: Python
08 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, two women were killed and swallowed by reticulated pythons, an occurrence often found in...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Wild Boar
27 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The Tamil Nadu government has decided to allow culling of wild boars that cause distress to farmers in farmland...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: lynxes, Bears, and Wolves
21 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The reintroduction of lynxes, bears, and wolves to Britain and Ireland is expected to be challenging, with both farmers...
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Overview of Chilies and Their Impact
18 June 2024 | blogwebContext: Food safety authorities in Denmark have issued a recall for three varieties of spicy instant noodles from South Korea...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Four Horned Antelope
15 June 2024 | blogwebContext: A rare four-horned antelope has been sighted for the first time in Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (Sagar district). Four-horned...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News- Markhor
15 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The United Nations has designated 24th May as the International Day of the Markhor to raise awareness about this...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Snow Leopard
13 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The research conducted by a team from Japan’s Kyoto University sheds light on the dietary habits of snow leopards,...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Placental Mammal
11 June 2024 | blogwebContext: New research from Stockholm University shows that the typical mammalian heater organ, brown fat, evolved exclusively in modern placental...
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Horse Domestication and Mobilisation
11 June 2024 | blogwebContext: In a recent Genome analysis of 475 ancient horses and 77 modern ones clarifies timing of horse domestication. Key...
