Articles for Forest Species

Herpetofauna survey reveals rich biodiversity in Grass Hill National Park, Karian Shola National Park
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Herpetofauna survey reveals rich biodiversity in Grass Hill National Park, Karian Shola National Park

The Hindu  

The first-ever preliminary herpetofauna survey conducted in Grass Hills National Park and Karian Shola National Park in the Pollachi division of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve has revealed rich biodiversity of the regions. According to ATR authorities, the survey team recorded 11 reptile species and 12 amphibian species in Grass Hills National Park, which is spread over 3,122 hectares in the …

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Saplings of 13 species of trees planted inside Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Saplings of 13 species of trees planted inside Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has planted about 400 seedlings of various tree species inside the sprawling Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at M.R. Seedlings of 13 species of trees, including jamun, neem, vaagai, magizham, and poovarasan have been planted on an area measuring one hectare inside the 20-hectare Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre which adjoins the Tiruchi-Chennai national highway. High-density planting …

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HDMA to plant four crore saplings
6 months ago

HDMA to plant four crore saplings

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Under the Vana Mahotsavam 2024-25, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority has proposed to plant four crore saplings and distribute one crore saplings in its jurisdiction. “Unlike in the core city, which is part of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, in the HMDA region there are a lot of open spaces where there is a scope to plant more saplings, …

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Survey spots 97 odonate species in North Wayanad forest division
7 months, 1 week ago

Survey spots 97 odonate species in North Wayanad forest division

The Hindu  

The first ever odonate survey that concluded in the North Wayanad forest division recently spotted 97 species of odonates, order of insects comprising dragonflies and damselflies. The survey was jointly organised by the North Wayanad Forest Division and the Society for Odonate Studies, a non-governmental organisation. Combining the result with that of a research team monitoring odonate diversity of the …

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TN forest department to train fishermen on marine species rescue operations
10 months ago

TN forest department to train fishermen on marine species rescue operations

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM : The forest department is planning to carry out special training programmes for fishermen across the state coasts regarding the handling of marine species during rescue operations. The move is aimed to significantly benefit fishers who engage in rescuing marine species that get caught in fishing nets or are washed ashore. For instance, as the hatching season begins every …

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Tamil Nadu Forest Department trains its staff to restore degraded grasslands
1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu Forest Department trains its staff to restore degraded grasslands

The Hindu  

While lack of palatable fodder in the forest is blamed as a reason for wild animals like elephants to look for agricultural crops, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department is gearing up to reverse the state of the degrading grasslands. The Department, in collaboration with the Department of Forage Crops, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, and Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam, …

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Catering to an elephant’s diet to prevent conflicts with humans in Assam
1 year, 4 months ago

Catering to an elephant’s diet to prevent conflicts with humans in Assam

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Amla and bel are among several native species of trees that are being planted in Assam in a bid to secure a major elephant habitat and mitigate conflicts between humans and tuskers. Among the 25,000 saplings of native species of trees planted between June and August in an effort to improve the 100-hectare elephant habitat are some 2,000 sprouts …

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Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in Delhi to get 2nd native seed nursery
1 year, 9 months ago

Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in Delhi to get 2nd native seed nursery

Hindustan Times  

The forest and wildlife department will develop a second native seeds nursery at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary which will be able to produce around six lakh saplings in one go, officials said on Sunday. The new nursery is being developed near the old one and a majority of the saplings produced will be utilised by the department as part …

Delhi Indian Species Department Tree Native Seed
Will China's grand strategy of artificial vegetation around the Gobi Desert backfire?
1 year, 10 months ago

Will China's grand strategy of artificial vegetation around the Gobi Desert backfire?

India Today  

In its one-of-a-kind move, China decided to take on afforestation quite ambitiously during the late 1970s. What was christened by China as “The Great Green Wall” AKA “Three-North Shelterbelt Program”, not to be confused with its namesake based in Africa, transformed the arid region around the Gobi Desert with a massive scale of human-planted monoculture forest strips, species that were …

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7 arrested in Bengaluru for smuggling endangered animals
1 year, 11 months ago

7 arrested in Bengaluru for smuggling endangered animals

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has arrested seven passengers, including a woman, for allegedly smuggling 18 endangered animals in their baggage at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru a few days ago. The recovered animals include extremely rare and threatened species like the Yellow and Green Anaconda, Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot, Nile Monitor, Red Foot Tortoise, Iguanas, Ball Pythons, …

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Bird species count up in Deepor Beel, Assam’s lone Ramsar site
2 years ago

Bird species count up in Deepor Beel, Assam’s lone Ramsar site

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Assam’s only Ramsar site troubled by developmental projects and urban waste has 30 more waterfowl species than the total counted in 2022. Altogether 26,747 birds belonging to 96 species were recorded during a bird count at the Deepor Beel wetland on the southwestern edge of Guwahati. “The bird count in the State’s sole Ramsar site revealed greater species diversity …

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Godavari floods take wildlife too in spate
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari floods take wildlife too in spate

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Godavari floods have posed a threat not only to people of low-lying areas and islet villages, but they have also endangered wild species like blackbucks, fishing cats and migratory birds, among others. Though farmers have sought protection for blackbucks, forest officials are of the opinion that they can take care of themselves and would reach safer places by instinct. …

Godavari Blackbucks
Hezhou
3 years ago

Hezhou

China Daily  

Hezhou is located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The city has over 1,400 species of wild plants, including Chinese red pine, Chinese fir, tea oil camellia, Chinese star anise, theaceae and natural secondary shrubs. The main scenic spots and historical sites include Linhe Ancient City Site, Fushan Chenwang Temple, Wenbi Tower, Pumen Stone City, Millennium Guihuajing, Yuedong …

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Tropical forests can regrow in about two decades without human interference, study finds
3 years, 1 month ago

Tropical forests can regrow in about two decades without human interference, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tropical forests can regrow surprisingly quickly on abandoned lands, according to a new study that …

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Wildfires Used to Be Helpful. How Did They Get So Hellish?
3 years, 4 months ago

Wildfires Used to Be Helpful. How Did They Get So Hellish?

Wired  

Wildfires are normally a critical component of a healthy landscape, but these blazes are now metastasizing into monsters that obliterate ecosystems. Huge fires now regularly blacken swaths of land: California’s Dixie Fire has burned 950 square miles over the past month, making it the second largest fire in state history—and it’s only 31 percent contained. New berries would feed bears, …

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India's First Moss Garden Stretching over 1 km Inaugurated in Nainital
4 years, 1 month ago

India's First Moss Garden Stretching over 1 km Inaugurated in Nainital

News 18  

India’s first moss garden has been developed at Khurpatal in Nainital district, officials said on Saturday. Approved in July last year under the CAMPA scheme by the Research Advisory Committee of Uttarakhand Forest Department, the moss garden, the first in the country, was inaugurated on Friday by renowned water conservation activist Rajendra Singh, Chief Conservator of Forest Sanjiv Chaturvedi said. …

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The world’s tallest giraffe is Australia Zoo’s 12-year-old Forest
4 years, 5 months ago

The world’s tallest giraffe is Australia Zoo’s 12-year-old Forest

CNN  

CNN — A male giraffe living in a zoo in Australia has been crowned the tallest of them all, hitting a giddy 5.7 meters. Twelve-year-old Forest, who lives at Australia Zoo in Queensland, is so lanky that a team from Guinness World Records had to create a specially made measuring pole and rig it next to a hay dispenser in …

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