Bird squawk or frog croak? “We now have around 465 species of amphibians,” says Gururaja, a faculty at the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology. “When I wrote my thesis in 2002, India had 220 species, and I’d say there are 100-150 more to be discovered.” Even as biologists celebrate the discovery of new species, they are aware …
Published : Sep 08, 2022 11:00 IST A little gem in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, the Amboli forest is a hotspot that attracts researchers, wildlife photographers, and nature enthusiasts by droves. Monsoon nights are filled with croaks and whistles of frogs and toads eager to spawn the next generation, among them the critically endangered Amboli tiger toad and the …
