Page-2 of Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs
Aldabra Giant Tortoises Outnumber Seychelles’ Human Population
A scientific survey published in Ecology and Evolution in October 2026 estimated that 180,000 to 183,000 Aldabra giant tortoises live on Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. The estimate...
Sikkim Releases Chocolate Mahseer into the Rangeet River
On 11 October 2026, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang released Chocolate Mahseer fish into the Rangeet River near Jorethang during the Chirbirey River Fest. The fish ranching...
Assam Launches Nameri Wild Classroom Initiative
The Assam Forest Department launched the Nameri Wild Classroom initiative on 10–12 October 2026 at Nameri Tiger Reserve. The residential programme is open to students from Class 8...
Copernicus Records Second-Warmest September Globally
September 2026 was the second-warmest September in the global ERA5 record, with an average surface air temperature of 16.27°C. This was 0.82°C above the 1991–2020 average and 1.63°C...
Kutch Copper Plans 115 MW Renewable Energy Integration
Kutch Copper Ltd, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, plans to integrate 115 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy into its copper refinery operations at Mundra in Gujarat. The...
Madhya Pradesh Begins Wild Buffalo Reintroduction After a Century
On 11 October 2026, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav released eight wild water buffaloes into a 17-hectare enclosure in the Supkhar range of Kanha Tiger Reserve....
Barasingha Population in Satpura Tiger Reserve Crosses 300
The reintroduced population of hard-ground Barasingha in Satpura Tiger Reserve reached approximately 303 individuals by 10 October 2026. The animals were brought from Kanha National Park under a...
Rare Olive-Green Snake Reported in Karnataka’s B.R. Hills
A rare olive-green snake was reported from Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Hills (B.R. Hills), Karnataka, on 9 October 2026. The available details do not establish the snake’s species, the...
Red-Headed Vulture Sighted in Uttarakhand’s Munsiyari
A Red-Headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), was sighted on 5 October 2026 in the Munsiyari area...
Phoenix Species Project Pledges $200 Million for Threatened Species
Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund announced the Phoenix Species Project on 4 August 2026, with a $200 million commitment to support the recovery of 100 critically endangered...
15-Year Programme Saves World’s Heaviest Insect
A 15-year conservation breeding programme has led to the release of approximately 11,000 wētāpunga (Deinacrida heteracantha) into the wild in New Zealand. The wētāpunga is New Zealand’s heaviest...
