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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...
Why Do Birds Keep Crashing Into New York’s Glass Towers at Night? The Answer Is Stranger Than It LooksMillions of migratory birds face danger in New York City annually due to collisions with buildings, primarily caused by deceptive glass str...
Scientists Are Decoding the Strategies Animals Use to Survive Climate ChangeUnderstanding animal behaviour in the wild is crucial for species survival and adaptation. Behavioral ecology, now interdisciplinary with g...
Wildlife thriving in Delhi's urban jungles: Two leopard cubs spotted in Asola SanctuaryA video shared by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) on its Instagram page showed a leopard cub emerging from a burrow inside the sa...
Conservationists race to protect rich wildlife on edge of BucharestOn the outskirts of Romania's bustling capital, within sight of its communist-era apartment blocks and suburban villas, lie swathes of wetl...
Lease of Life: A 380-acre plot in Gurgaon is now home to hundreds of native trees and bird speciesOver the course of a decade and with the help of thousands of volunteers, more than 70 companies and the Gurgaon Municipal Corporation, the...
Designing a space for dialogueConservationist and architect Brinda Somaya is helming a three-day-long conference dedicated to women in architecture and design
Airbnb goes wild with 1,000 new 'Animal Experiences', will let you rescue Chernobyl's lost pets, spot Arctic foxesYou can also paddleboard with corgis or hang out with alpacas.
Conservationists ask govt to tread carefully on Parliament redevelopmentSay correct way is to first have a proper heritage assessment plan of historic area.
Human chain being planned in Bengaluru to protest cutting of trees for ad hoardingsResidents left unhappy after 25 flowering trees were chopped on the Outer Ring Road on May 10.
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage to host meet on heritage economicsAccording to Meera Iyer, convenor, Intach Bengaluru chapter, city’s structural heritage means streets, markets and neighbourhoods, rather t...
The inheritance of loss: Bengaluru is busy destroying architectural links to its pastThe absence of strong heritage laws to ensure that the government maintains protects and preserves old buildings of cultural importance was...
Historic makeover: Plan to connect Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi zoo and Purana Qila with walkwayThe heart of Delhi is all set for a historic makeover with a grand plan to connect major landmarks of the city through an integrated walkwa...
New Delhi’s Lutyens Bungalow Zone set to shrink in sizeLutyens Bungalow Zone (LBZ) houses the country’s political super elite as well as residences of some of India’s richest business barons.
Sumitra Mahajan's proposal for new Parliament House finds taker in Venkaiah NaiduMahajan had written a letter to Naidu asking him to consider initiating action for construction of a new Parliament building.
- Maharashtra govt to revive Sewri flamingo tourism proposal
The state government is attempting to revive a proposal that seeks to declare the Sewri mudflats, famed for attracting the pink-feathered f...
- Glossy Ibis spotted at Deepor Beel
The Deepor Beel, a Ramsar site wetland located about 15 km from the city, continues to surprise bird lovers despite the threat posed by urb...
Sparrows fly out, number falls by 50%Earlier spotted abundantly on trees and window sills, house sparrows are getting rarer in the urban landscape.A recent survey shows that th...
- Jhalana forest area to be a sanctuary?
For the wildlife lover who cannot travel to Ranthambore or Sariska every now and then, the Jhalana forest area is proving to be a great alt...
- But 'extinct' frogs haven't croaked
Delighted conservationists have announced they had found two species of African frog (Omaniundu reed & Mount Nimba reed) and a cave-dwellin...