The overexploitation of 25 species of host plants valued for their medicinal properties threatens the swallowtail butterflies in the forest habitats of a part of Assam often referred to as the “citrus belt of the world”, a new study has found. The butterflies Dr. Choudhury studied in the Region’s Manas Biosphere Reserve were found to count 25 plant species from …
Until the 1980s, Kolleru Lake was a sprawling shallow body of water. On any given day, fish farmers tend to their stocks — tossing feed into the water, extending nets, and otherwise contributing to a growing aquaculture industry centered on carp and shrimp. Outside of the rainy season, she said, there are now only fish ponds, dry marshlands, and weeds …
