Himachal`s Pong wetlands have over 1.25 lakh birds

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:54

Over 1,25,000 feathered guests from 119 species were spotted in Himachal Pradesh`s Pong Dam wetlands, among them the osprey, the buff bellied pipit and the Indian skimmer, which are rare in other Indian wetlands, an official said Friday.

Elephant escorts, special teams fail to save injured rhino

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 15:26

Elephant escorts stood guard and special teams monitored his wounds but the injuries inflicted by other rhinos during a fight proved too much for a 11-year-old rhino that died in Salukapur area here.

Brazil scientists warn on dwindling jaguar population

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 15:23

The jaguar could soon become extinct in Brazil`s tropical Atlantic forest, threatening the shrinking primitive forest itself, Brazilian scientists warned Monday.

New river dolphin species discovered

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 18:05

The species was discovered from the Araguaia River basin of Brazil and researchers propose that it be called the Araguaian Boto, or Boto-do-Araguaia.

25% of sharks and rays at high risk of extinction

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 12:40

A new assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has revealed that a quarter of the world`s sharks and rays are at risk of extinction.

Endangered snow leopards spotted in Uzbekistan

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:23

The endangered snow leopard has been spotted, for the first time in Uzbekistan.

`Alien species threat to Antarctic environment`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 12:35

Ecosystems in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands are being irreversibly changed by alien plant and animal species introduced through human contact, a leading Antarctic researcher warned Tuesday.

Two white tiger cubs born in Chhattisgarh zoo

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 20:59

Two cubs have been born to white tiger couple Sunder and Kamla at the Maitri Bagh Zoo in Chhattisgarh`s steel city Bhilai, officials said Monday.

Nine near-threatened bird species sighted in Chilika Lake

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 15:40

Nine near-threatened bird species were sighted this winter at Chilika Lake, Asia`s largest brackish water lagoon, in Odisha, an official said Monday.

Vanishing large carnivores threaten ecosystems

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:55

In ecosystems around the world, the decline of large predators such as lions, wolves, otters and bears is changing the face of landscapes.

Starfish specie found in Indian Ocean has poor vision and is color-blind

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:30

A species of starfish, known as Linckia laevigata, which is commonly found in the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean, have relatively poor vision and are color-blind.

New study suggests cockroaches may have originated in the New World

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 18:21

Researchers recently discovered four ancient Ectobius species in the 49-million-year-old Green River Formation near Rifle, Colorado in deposits that are about five million years older than the Baltic amber.