Dehradun : Tigers in India have been photographed in high-altitude mountains rarely seen before, with experts suggesting relentless human pressure and a heating climate are driving them from traditional hunting grounds. Researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India said they were surprised to find "multiple pictures" of tigers in the mountains of Sikkim -- the Indian state squeezed between Nepal, …
Two scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India have found that the clouded leopard in western Assam’s Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve seems to play a mysterious game of hide-and-seek in the tropical canopy forests. The mainland clouded leopard is often likened to the Ice Age sabretooth because it has the largest canines in proportion to its skull size …
The health of a forest is dependent on the bird and animal species that reside in it. With a focus on lowland forest pockets, found only in Assam, the study looked at the interaction and impact on plants and fruit-eating birds in fragmented, small forests and large, expansive forests. The four-month study was carried out in three areas two small …
