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Kerala’s rare Neelakurinji flower blooms only once every 12 years. A UNESCO site is one of the best places to see these flowersEvery 12 years, the rare Neelakurinji flower blankets Kerala's hills in vibrant blue and purple, creating one of India's most breathtaking ...29 Jul, 2026, 07.42 AM IST- Texas released 3 million captive-bred eggs to save this endangered amphibian. It may be workingA male Houston toad was sighted in Bastrop County, Texas, after a 50-year absence. This sighting follows the release of millions of captive...28 Jul, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
- Australia built an A$187,000 electric fence across wild horse country; inside lies an endangered alpine wetland supporting three threatened animalsAn electric fence protects a rare alpine wetland in Australia's Kosciuszko National Park. This small area is home to three threatened nativ...28 Jul, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
- Between the 1930s and 1980s, Finland drained 4.7 million hectares of peatland to accelerate forest growth; the exposed peat soils are now a growing source of carbon dioxideFinland drained vast peatlands for forestry after World War II. These drained soils now release significant amounts of carbon dioxide annua...28 Jul, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
- In 2001, a USDA scientist released beetles to destroy an invasive tree, but they eliminated 94% of an endangered bird's habitat along one riverAn invasive beetle introduced to control tamarisk trees has devastated flycatcher nesting grounds. This beetle, released by the USDA, succe...28 Jul, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
- In 1992, Douglas Tompkins began buying Chilean wilderness; decades later, much of it became the 994,000-acre PumalÃn National Park, larger than YosemiteDouglas Tompkins bought vast tracts of land in Chile for conservation. He created Pumalín National Park, a reserve larger than Yosemite. Lo...28 Jul, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
- An American gambler spent $90 million buying 54,000 acres of logged Florida land; 8 million longleaf pines later, a lost forest is returningM.C. Davis transformed 54,000 acres of Florida Panhandle land into a longleaf pine forest. This ecosystem, once widespread, had nearly vani...27 Jul, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
- Not just humans, bears are also lying: How brown bears trick rivals into thinking they are biggerSome brown bears in Spain's Cantabrian Mountains have been observed faking their size. These bears climb trees and other elevated surfaces ...27 Jul, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
- In 1948, America built Mud Mountain Dam for flood control; decades later, a $112 million facility was designed to carry 1.2 million fish around it annuallyThe Mud Mountain Dam serves as a crucial flood prevention structure, shielding communities downstream from severe weather. Yet, its constru...25 Jul, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
- In 1976, a scientist began dancing like a crane every day; the chick it helped produce became an ancestor to 178 endangered birdsA whooping crane named Gee Whiz died at age thirty-eight, leaving behind many offspring. His mother, Tex, imprinted on humans and required ...25 Jul, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
- A juice company dumped 1,000 truckloads of orange peel on dead Costa Rican pastures in 1997; 16 years later, the plot had 176% more biomass than the land beside itA Costa Rican juice company's waste helped restore a degraded pasture. Discarded orange peels and pulp enriched the soil, fostering new gro...24 Jul, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
- A couple gave up on a failing Sussex farm, pulled out the fences and let 3,500 acres go feral; it became the template for British rewildingA British farm, once burdened by debt, became a successful rewilding project. Free-roaming herbivores were introduced to restore the land's...23 Jul, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
- India set to get night safari soon. Check where, how to reach and what to expectIndia's first urban night safari project at Lucknow's Kukrail Reserve Forest has received Supreme Court approval. This ambitious project, i...18 Jul, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
- In 2010, Australian scientists fed native predators toad sausages spiked with a nausea drug so they would learn to avoid deadly cane toads: a trick now used to train quolls before toads arriveBaby quolls learned to avoid toxic cane toads after experiencing nausea from a special snack. This conservation method helps protect the en...18 Jul, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
- New orange-lipped monkey found: Scientists identify Colobus congoensis, a species that roars & snorts loudly in the Congo rainforestOrange-lipped monkey: Scientists have identified a new species of monkey with striking orange lips in the rainforests of the Democratic Rep...16 Jul, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
- How Jaguars are coming back to Argentina's wetlands after being almost extinct due to huntingJaguars are making a comeback in Argentina after near extinction due to conservation programs. Rewilding Argentina is reintroducing these b...15 Jul, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
- How California’s solar farms are helping save the endangered San Joaquin kit fox: Inside the surprising conservation success giving one of America’s rarest foxes a fighting chanceMassive solar farms in Central California are now protecting endangered San Joaquin kit foxes. These projects offer safe havens, reducing p...08 Jul, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
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