Species

New Bug Discovery Proves 'Mite' Of Twitter

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 20, 2021

Call it the mite of Twitter: Japanese and Austrian researchers have confirmed a bug they spotted posted in a tweet is a previously unknown species, now aptly dubbed "Ameronothrus twitter."

Shut Loopholes, Crackdown On Wildlife Trade Not Enough: Experts To China

World News | Reuters | Monday April 5, 2021

China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed, experts said after an investigation team concluded that COVID-19 most likely originated in animals.

Hundreds Of Sea Creatures "Deadlier Than Cyanide" Found Washed Up On Beach

Offbeat | Edited by NDTV Newsdesk | Friday April 2, 2021

Recently, a British scientist in Cape Town, South Africa, chanced upon hundreds of fish washed ashore on Muizenberg Beach. The species were soon identified as the poisonous "evil-eye" pufferfish.

New Plant Species Discovered In Maharashtra Named After Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 1, 2021

A new species of flowering plants belonging to the genus 'Argyreia', recently discovered in south Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, has been named after National Congrress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar.

Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 19, 2021

The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.

Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive At Odisha Beach For Mass Nesting

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 11, 2021

The endangered Olive Ridley female turtles have started arriving at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, the world's largest known rookery of these species, to lay eggs, a phenomenon otherwise called ''arribada'', officials said on Wednesday.

Climate Change May Have Had "Key Role" In Pandemic: Study

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 5, 2021

Climate change may have played a "key role" in the transmission of the novel coronavirus to humans by driving several species of pathogen-carrying bats into closer contact, research showed on Friday.

Gangetic Dolphin Beaten To Death In UP, 3 Arrested As Video Goes Viral

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday January 8, 2021

A dolphin is beaten to death with sticks and rods by a group of men in a disturbing video that has emerged from Uttar Pradesh. Three men have been arrested after the video went viral on social media.

J&K, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu On Alert, Kerala Begins Culling Chickens, Ducks

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 5, 2021

Culling of chickens and ducks began in parts of Kerala today to contain the H5N8 strain of bird flu, while Jammu and Kashmir sounded an alert and started collecting samples from migratory species after Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh reported cases of the avian influenza.

New Population of Blue Whale Found In Western Indian Ocean, Say Experts

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 22, 2020

Scientists have found evidence of a previously undiscovered population of blue whales living in the western Indian ocean based on an analysis of sound recordings from the region, an advance which sheds light on the global distribution of the largest animals to have ever lived on the Earth.

Zoo Spread Across 250 Acres Set To Come Up In Gujarat's Jamnagar

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 19, 2020

One of the biggest zoos in the world in terms of number and species of animals at one place is coming up in Jamnagar in Gujarat, a state government official said on Friday.

"World's Ugliest Orchid" Among New Species Named In 2020

World News | Reuters | Thursday December 17, 2020

Orchids are not often called ugly, but that is how the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, described a new species of the normally vibrant and delicate flower discovered in the forests of Madagascar.

'Glowing' Mushrooms Found By Scientists In Meghalaya; Here's All You Need To Know

Aditi Ahuja | Wednesday December 9, 2020

Glowing mushrooms have been found by a team of scientists in Meghalaya. This may be one of many such varieties currently existing in the country.

Australia's Bushfires Killed Or Harmed More Than 60,000 Koalas: Report

World News | Reuters | Monday December 7, 2020

More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated, in what it called a deeply disturbing number for a species already in trouble.

50 Kg Sea Fans, Other Wildlife Parts Seized In Assam, 3 Arrested

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday December 3, 2020

The Assam forest department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) got a major success with a massive seizure of illegally smuggled marine life products, mostly sea fans, apart from parts of several endangered species from Guwahati on Tuesday.