Topic: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Study on Asian elephants
A recent study published in the journal Conservation has found that human settlements in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) in India are causing a decline in the population...
Nilgiri Tahr Project
The state government of Tamil Nadu has launched the Nilgiri Tahr project to conserve the state animal. About Nilgiri Tahr The Nilgiri Tahr is an ungulate that is...
Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary
The Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary was notified recently by the state government of Tamil Nadu. The state government had earlier notified Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary, Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary, Kadavur...
TNAU identifies grasses & trees to improve Elephant Habitats
Experts from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and Forest College and Research Institute (FC&RI) has undertaken a project to identify native grasses & trees in order to improve...
Indian Gaurs facing Mutation
India with the help of World wide Fund had recently held an estimation exercise of Indian Gaur in the Nilgris forest division of Tamil Nadu. This is the...
Scorpaenospsis neglecta: Rare fish found in Gulf of Mannar
The Researchers at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute have found a rare fish from the Gulf of Mannar. The specimen was deposited at the National Marine Biodiversity...
Fire at Bandipur Tiger Reserve
A major fire has broken out in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and National Park in Chamarajanagar District of Karnataka. Hundreds of acres of forest area have been destroyed in the fire and the fire has...Union Government declares area around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve as an Eco-Sensitive Zone
On July 6, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared the 438 sq. km. of area around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) as an Eco-Sensitive...
