India nature
Articles in ‘India nature’
October 20th, 2009
As wild tiger populations fall, poachers are turning to lions to feed the insatiable Chinese appetite for ‘potions’ made from big cat bones. Most at risk is the Asiatic lion found today only in the Gir Forest of India.
Africa Conservation
Africa nature, Asia nature, India nature | Tags: Gir lion, Lion bones used in medicine|
August 24th, 2009
Africa nature, China nature, India nature, Wildlife trivia | Tags: African unicorns, Giraffes in art, Giraffes in culture, Giraffes in world history, Historical accounts of giraffes, Medieval Chinese contacts with Africa, Painting of a giraffe, Poems about giraffes, Shen Du|
August 10th, 2009
Asia nature, Bangladesh nature, Bhutan nature, Burma nature, China nature, India nature, Nepal nature | Tags: 350 new species in the Himalayas, Himalayan wildlife, Miniature muntjac, Smallest species of deer in the world, Threats to the Eastern Himalayas, Where Worlds Collide|
July 29th, 2009
Asia nature, India nature | Tags: Nagpanchami snake festival, snake charmers in India, snake conservation in India, snake rescue in India, snake worship in India, snakes in Indian culture, snakes in religion, snakes India, worship of snakes|
July 26th, 2009
Rhino poaching in both in Africa and Asia has risen to a 15-year-high driven by Asian demand for horns, according to new research. An estimated two to three animals are being killed a week in some areas.
“An estimated three rhinos were illegally killed each month in all of Africa from 2000-05, out of a population of around 18,000. In contrast, 12 rhinoceroses now are being poached each month in South Africa and Zimbabwe alone, the three groups told the 58th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Standing Committee this week in Geneva.”
The problem is not restricted to Africa
“About 10 rhinos have been poached in India and at least seven in Nepal since January alone”
Science Daily
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Africa nature, India nature, Nepal nature, South Africa nature, Zimbabwe nature | Tags: Kaziranga National Park, Rhino killings, Rhino poaching, Rhino poaching in India, Rhino poaching in Nepal, Rhinos in Kaziranga National Park|
July 24th, 2009
Biologists have discovered a new species of lizard in the lush forests of the Western Ghats mountain range in Maharashtra, India. The small reptile is a sepcies of gecko and was found by taxonomist Varad Giri. It has been named
Cnemasspis kolhapurensis.
BBC
Asia nature, India nature | Tags: Cnemasspis kolhapurensis, Lizards in India, New species of lizards, Reptiles in the Western Ghats, Wildlife in the Western Ghats, Wildlife of Maharashtra|