Back from brink: India's vultures stage comeback as captive-breeding, release efforts gather paceVultures are making a comeback in India after a two-decade decline, with over 700 birds bred in captivity and released into protected tiger...
31 May, 2026, 09.25 AM IST
How to identify Gaboon Viper: Key physical features, range, habitat, and dietAfrica's Gaboon viper boasts the longest fangs of any venomous snake. This master of camouflage lives in forests and is a patient hunter. W...
29 May, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Why do birds keep hitting your window every spring, and how to make it stopSpring sees male birds aggressively attacking windows, mistaking their reflections for rivals. This territorial behavior, driven by breedin...
12 May, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
The Different Ways Animals Adapt to Climate ChangeWarming temperatures are forcing animals worldwide to alter their behaviors, from migration timing to breeding seasons. A recent study high...
21 Apr, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Why Birds Are Choosing Busy Cities Over Quiet Forests And What They Know That We Don’tBirds are surprisingly adapting to urban life, building nests on buildings and using synthetic materials. This phenomenon, called synurbiza...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Why Some Birds Destroy Their Own Eggs on PurposeBirds sometimes destroy or abandon their own eggs, a behavior driven by survival strategies. Factors like brood parasitism, predation, and ...
17 Mar, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
This Tiny Bird Can Fly for Up to 10 Months Without Touching the GroundCommon swifts have been confirmed to spend up to 10 months airborne without landing, a feat challenging our understanding of endurance. The...
06 Feb, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
Migration Interrupted: Climate Change Is Altering the Routes Birds Have Followed for MillenniaMigratory birds face new challenges as climate change alters their ancient journeys. Rising temperatures and unpredictable weather disrupt ...
03 Feb, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
What parrots teach us about resettlingThe tota changes its breeding patterns, much like appropriating new cultures. Something that emigre humans should learn - apart from highli...
15 Jun, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
- Number of bird species in the world soars to 18,000
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) There are about 18,000 bird species in the world - nearly twice as many as previously thought, new research suggest...
13 Dec, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
‘Lesser’ Florican prompts Madhya Pradesh to develop habitat at SailanaAlarmed over continuous decline in migration of Lesser Florican locally known as Likh and Kharmor in Madhya Pradesh, forest department has ...
17 Sep, 2014, 05.45 PM IST
Lesser Floricans tagged to trace migration patternTwo Lesser Florican (males) birds were fitted with satellite transmitters in Ajmer by a team of scientists from the Wildlife Institute of I...
19 Aug, 2014, 06.23 AM IST
- Lesser floricans visiting Madhya Pradesh declines by 60 % this monsoon
The number of lesser florican, locally known as likh and kharmor, migrating to Madhya Pradesh has declined by about 60 per cent this monsoo...
12 Aug, 2013, 06.08 AM IST
- Climate hits migration pattern of water birds
The changing climate and environmental factors are reflecting on the habitats of the birds too, especially a variety of water birds, that c...
19 Jul, 2013, 12.42 AM IST
Colour-banding may help save forest owletsAs many as 25 pairs of the critically endangered forest owlet , which is endemic to India, will be colour-banded to study their distributio...
15 Apr, 2013, 04.15 AM IST
- Sharp drop in migratory birds number on back of good rains
There is a significant decline in population of migratory birds visiting Bhopal this winter.
15 Feb, 2013, 01.37 AM IST
- Shrinking species suffers from poor genetic diversity
A recent study of the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) population in India shows that the species suffers from poorgenetic diversi...
19 Apr, 2011, 03.35 AM IST