#FromTheArchives

For a short time each year, parts of the Indian subcontinent become refuges for #migratory #birds . Here is a handy guide to 14 of these #winter visitors.

📷 Ganesh Jayaraman — Spotted #Redshank .

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#FromTheArchives

Natural history #photographer Sagar Gosavi shares his encounter with one of the rarest #birds in the world today, the White-bellied #Heron .

📷 Sagar Gosavi — White-bellied Heron calls through its courtship dance.

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#FromTheArchives #EarthDay

#Myristica #swamps are some of the most primaeval ecosystems on the planet today. What lies ahead for this threatened ecological hotspot?

📷 Dhritiman Mukherjee — An endangered Kottigehar Dancing Frog inside a Myristica swamp.

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#FromTheArchives

We bring you details about the state #birds of #India . With some common and some unique names, get to know the official bird of every state & union territory.

📷 Yashodhan Bhatia — The Greater #Flamingo is the state bird of #Gujarat .

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#FromTheArchives

#Photographers , conservationists and biologists share stories and images of their favourite #tigers from Indian forests.

📷 Aditya 'Dicky' Singh — Machali was named after a mark on her left cheek that looked like the outline of a fish.

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#FromTheArchives

Situated in Darjeeling, #WestBengal , #Rongtong falls under the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary.

#Wildlife #Photographer Shubham Palit shares a comprehensive #birdwatching #guide for Rongtong.

📷 Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

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A former hunting lodge, Lakshman Sagar was built in 1858 by Lakshman Singh Ji of the House of Raipur.

Almost 3 centuries later, Brij Hotels has reimagined the lodge as a #luxury getaway to explore the #culture and #biodiversity of #Rajasthan .

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#FromTheArchives

We spoke to three experts to dispel myths and answer your most pressing questions about #bats . Find all the answers in the link below.

📷 Seshadri KS — The Greater False Vampire Bat has a prominent leaf-like structure on its nose.

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#FromTheArchives

The #India nPeafowl is a symbol of India's avian population and a #bird that people can instantly identify.

We bring you 10 interesting facts about the national #bird of #India .

📷 Kunal Jain — A male #India nPeafowl

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#FromTheArchives

The #DesertFox , also known as the White-footed #Fox is the most widely distributed carnivore in the world.

#WildlifePhotographer Manish Vaidya shines a light on some lesser-known facts about the species.

📷 Desert Fox

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#FromTheArchives

This award-winning photostory documents the plight of Black Softshell Turtles in the #urban landscape of Cooch Behar, #WestBengal .

📷 Ripan Biswas— The #turtles risk their lives on the roads, searching for a potential mate.

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#FromTheArchives

Learn about #Gharial , the unique crocodilian species, and the efforts of its custodians to ensure its progeny.

Story & images by Shivang Mehta (Shivang Mehta).

📷 Natural predators like #jackals can quickly wipe out hatchlings.

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#FromTheArchives

A Ladakhi #researcher studying the Himalayan Brown #Bear population in #India gives us a primer on the species and the human-animal conflict.

Story & images by Niazul Hassan Khan (Niazul khan)

📷 Himalayan Brown Bear, mother and infant

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#FromTheArchives

India's #avians have decreased by 52 per cent since 2000, with #migratory species exhibiting a steeper decline.

Read about these 7 migratory #birds that are on the brink of extinction.

📷 Shantanu Ambulgekar — Great Indian Bustard

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#FromTheArchives

Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is undergoing massive deforestation, forcing its apex predator, the #Jaguar , to move into human settlements. This award-winning #photostory by Fernandao Balmar documents the plight of this #endangered big #cat .

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#FromTheArchives

From building dens together to sealing their partners shut in a tree hollow, the #animal world has a unique way of expressing #love . Learn more in this photo feature.

📷 Saurabh Sawant — A courting pair of Rufous-necked #Hornbills

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#FromTheArchives

Named after the Looking Glass Mangrove trees, locally known as Sundari trees, the #Sundarbans is the largest #mangrove #forest in the world!

📷 Shuvarthi Guha — Nowhere in the world do we find #tigers living in such a habitat.

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#FromTheArchives

Ecologist Siddharth B. Iyengar takes a closer look at the plant (and human) life in Spiti Valley, #HimachalPradesh .

📷 This harsh, unforgiving landscape is home to around 40 different grasses and over 120 flowering plants.

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#FromTheArchives

Surya Ramachandran and David Raju explore the mammals, #birds , #butterflies , dragonflies, #reptiles and amphibians that steal the show during the monsoon season in the #WesternGhats .

📷 Surya Ramachandran — Cochin Forest Cane Turtle

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#FromTheArchives

Macro #photographer Amith Kiran Menezes spent five years documenting the complete life cycle of the lesser-known Green Lynx #Spider !

📷 A Green Lynx #Spider sheds its old skin during moulting.

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