There is no bird as stunning as a hoopoe with its crest unfurled in anger at the unjustness of naming it onomatopoeically as the Hoopoe in English , the Hudhud in Arabic &Hindi and Upupa epops in Latin! Being the only member of the Upupidae does not help it seems! IndiAves

A 1930s article on Kodo or Varagu Millet poisoning of #elephants in the Journal of Bombay Natural History Society And it happened again! 10 elephants have lost their life due to fungal infestation of millets in MP. Key is destroy crop that has infestation. Imp. for livestock & wildlife.

What a fascinating news about the return of the rare tiger bittern to Jatinga village in Assam after nine years. This. There is a celebration in the hills of Jatinga, where migratory birds gather each year. This sighting is more than a beautiful occurrence as it speaks about the

#ରାଜପଥରେ_ମହାବଳ_ବାଘ ଜାତୀୟ ରାଜପଥରେ ମହାବଳ ବାଘ। ରାସ୍ତା ପାର୍ କରୁଥିବା ବେଳର ଭିଡ଼ିଓ ଭାଇରାଲ୍। ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର ଉପକଣ୍ଠ ରୋଲାଣ୍ଡ କଲେଜ ନିକଟ ଏନଏଚ୍-୧୬ରେ ରାସ୍ତା ପାର୍ ହେଉଥିବାର ଚିତ୍ର ଏକ କାର୍ କ୍ୟାମେରାରେ କଏଦ ହୋଇଛି । #Tiger #Berhampur #OTV

We all know about the Jungle Boy, but have you heard of the ‘Tiger Boy’ of India? #ChendruMandavi #TheJungleSaga #WildlifeLegends #BastarStories #TigerBond #HumanNatureConnection #IndianHeritage #WildlifeHistory #IncredibleIndia

Foundation day of #devbhoomiuttarakhand 🌄

Indeed, a beautiful coexistence of human-elephants..

In Otter News! The claws of the Asian Small-clawed Otter do not project beyond its webbed digits. Our weekly Green Humour with Rohan Chakravarty #Otters #makeover #parties #eurasianotters #smallclawedotters #smoothcoatedotters #RoundglassSustain Green Humour

One quarter of the world's freshwater fauna threatened with extinction!! Check out our paper in the latest issue of nature and an accompanying story in the The New Indian Express Ron of Kochi nature.com/articles/s4158… FW Conservation IUCN Red List IUCN Species Survival Commission Jörg Freyhof Topiltzin Contreras

Ruddy shelduck in flight Dec 2024 . . . . . . #waterbird #rudyshelduck #gangariver #UttarPradesh #hastinapurwildlifesanctuary #haiderpurwetland #ramsarsite

"Protection, prey, peace, and prosperity have been key factors in the tiger recovery within India, according to a new 'Science' study." A must read! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Virendra Tiwari MoEF&CC National Tiger Conservation Authority

India adds 4 new Ramsar sites, taking the total to 89! As the world prepares to celebrate #WorldWetlandsDay, India proudly announces the inclusion of: 1⃣ Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu 2⃣ Therthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu 3⃣ Khecheopalri Wetland, Sikkim

🚨Insects are disappearing and it is a huge biodiversity loss! 🦋🐝🪰 Find out more about the global threats to insects. 🎨: Wagner et al. (2021)

Odisha’s Pipalapanka dam plan revival sparks outrage over threat to Rushikulya river. Activists argue that the irrigation project is actually intended to supply water to industries, including Adani Group’s Gopalpur port 🖋️ Ajit Panda downtoearth.org.in/environment/od…

Need to rethink this decision on resumption of both PG & PhD in Biodiversity & Conservation of Natural Resource at CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ODISHA. Dharmendra Pradhan Ministry of Education Odisha Forest, Env. and Climate Change Department UGC INDIA CMO Odisha Governor Odisha EducationOdisha MoEF&CC PCCF WL & CWLW, Odisha President of India PMO India PIB India

Union Minister of Jal Shakti C. R. Patil reviews key Projects of the Wildlife Institute of India under the aegis of National Mission for Clean Ganga Minister launches a Digital Platform to Boost Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation Minister lauds the commendable work being

Similipal has officially been granted the status of a National Park today, marking a significant milestone in the conservation history of Odisha. This long-pending proposal, originally initiated in 1980, has now been realised It is a big step for conservation in Odisha.

Workshop on Modelling Species Distributions Using Hydrological & Geospatial Tools led by Dr. Vineet K. Dubey, Project Scientist, DST-NMSHE, WII An interactive and advanced hands-on session on forecasting ecological change in freshwater systems using spatial data, niche models &

Engaging sessions at the Wetlands Workshop conducted by Wetlands International Wetlands International during #ICCON2025! Focused discussions on wetland conservation, climate resilience, and community led restoration efforts. #Wetlands #iccon2025 MoEF&CC Wildlife Institute of India National Tiger Conservation Authority

In his talk “Unravelling Tiger Trails”, Mohit Kumar Patra explored the spatial and temporal movement patterns of reintroduced tigers in Rajasthan’s semi-arid, human-dominated landscape—shedding light on how big cats adapt and establish home ranges. 🐅🗺️🌾 #TigerConservation