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Why in news? A rare albino Himalayan tahr was recently spotted in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh. Sightings of albino tahr are extremely...
Why in news? A 12‑metre humpback whale became stranded in shallow waters near Wismar, Germany, after entering the Baltic Sea in late March 2026. A r...
Why in news? The Navegaon‑Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) in Maharashtra will assume management of a 652.2 square‑kilometre buffer zone from 1 April ...
Why in news? The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals concluded in Campo ...
Why in news? On 27 March 2026 the UN Secretary‑General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste announced its inaugural “20 Cities Towards Zero Waste” l...
Why in news? On 30 March 2026 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change designated the “Bhavasagara” Referral Centre in Kochi as Indi...
Why in news? The jungle cat has featured in wildlife discussions because of renewed conservation assessments highlighting its wide distribution across...
Why in news? On 28 March 2026, India joined the world in observing the 20th anniversary of Earth Hour. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate...
Why in news? The Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has been highlighted in March 2026 for its successful conservation programmes and unique blen...
Why in news? The critically endangered red‑crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) has been in the news as conservationists warn of its dwindling po...
Why in news? Researchers announced the discovery of Nyctibatrachus kali, a cryptic species of night frog, from the Castlerock region of the Kali Tiger...
Why in news? Officials of the Wildlife Management Authority and the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh have conserved nearly 20,000 eggs of ...
Why in news? Researchers recently described a new butterfly species from the forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Named the Basar Duke, or Euthalia zubeengar...
Why in news? Western Rajasthan’s Jorbeer Conservation Reserve and the adjoining Desert National Park have been included in a global action plan (202...
Why in news? Herpetologists from the Wildlife Institute of India have reported two species of keelback snakes in India for the first time. The Rakhine...
Why in news? The government of Telangana has launched a programme to rehabilitate and relocate tribal families living inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve...
Why in news? Recent research led by the University of Birmingham has shown that wetlands engineered by beavers can lock away large amounts of carbon. ...
Why in news? The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has launched a short‑term internship programme for undergraduate and postgraduate students. T...
Why in news? Marine biologists have documented an unusual behaviour among sperm whales: headbutting. Using drones to film near‑surface interactions,...
Great Salt Lake – Hidden Freshwater Reservoir Why in news? Scientists from the University of Utah have discovered a vast freshwater reservoir beneat...
