Elegant Water Shrew found for the first time in western Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India:WII
byDharamshala: A team of researchers of Wildlife Institute of India, WII , Dehradun, Uttarakhand has found the New distribution records of elegant Water Shrew…
Wildlife
Spiti Autumn Shades – Travel Photo Essay
byMy 2017 tour to Spiti Valley got started on 1st Nov. About 25 km short of Rampur is Nirath Sun Temple, one of the…
Celebrating the Bio-Diversity of Himachal Pradesh
byPerhaps for the first time in Himachal, the International Day for Biological Diversity which fell on 22 May each year, was celebrated in a…
Astonishing Bird Migration
byBirds migrate to eat and to multiply; in short to survive as a species. We do that too, but in a very messy way…
VULTURE
byDerived from the Latin vultur and possibly from vellere “to pluck, to tear”, the Vulture is universally known and often finds mention in old…
Crores Spent To Sterilize Monkeys In Himachal, None To Rehabilitate Them
byShimla: In a written reply to the assembly question Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmauri informed the house that the Government of Himachal Pradesh had…
Manali Aviary To Get Western Tragopan For Summer Display
byIn Kullu the bird is locally called jujurana which means “king of birds”
Cheer Threatened Pheasant At Manali Aviary
byManali: The Himachal Pradesh wildlife department has transferred a pair of cheer pheasant, a beautiful but rare bird from the Chail breeding center to …
Two Leopards Escape From Gopalpur Zoo Dharamshala
byDharamshala: Two leopards, a male of 15 years and female 5 years escaped from their protected area at Gopalpur Wildlife Biological Park, 15 kms from…
Snow Leopard Sighted In Lahaul Valley
byManali: A trap camera in Lahaul valley has captured footage of an elusive snow leopard that is out on an Ibex hunt of a…