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Sanjay Gandhi National Park: Tigress Bijalee Dies at 18
Why in news?Bijalee, an 18-year-old tigress in captive care at Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), died on 16 September. The Indian Express...
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Why in news?Bijalee, an 18-year-old tigress in captive care at Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), died on 16 September. The Indian Express...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new conger eel species, Ariosoma cmfriense, from waters off Kollam on Kerala’s Arabian Sea coast. The study...
Why in news? Ladakh’s administration has resumed proceedings to determine rights within the Changthang High Altitude Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary....
Why in news? Flocks of black-headed ibis are feeding in the Pallar paddy fields at Tirunavaya in Kerala’s Malappuram district. The Hindu’s 17 Sept...
Why in news? A fresh draft proposes an eco-sensitive zone around Karnataka’s Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, according to Deccan Herald’s 16 September r...
Why in news?Researchers have described Ingerana aizawl, a frog named after Mizoram’s capital, in a paper published on 14 September 2026. The finding...
Why in news?A 12 September report by Scroll examined why Kawal Tiger Reserve in Telangana has struggled to establish a resident tiger population. A lo...
Why in news?Researchers comparing bird habitats in Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary found rich communities in abandoned mining areas and deep lakes. Th...
Why in news?A report on 15 September has brought attention to a newly described darkling beetle from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala. Named Stene...
Why in news? Ladakh’s administration announced a project to send glacial-stream water towards the shrinking Tso Kar lake in the Changthang region. I...
Why in news? Members of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network, or SAWEN, adopted a Kathmandu Declaration on 11 September 2026. Bangladesh’s na...
Why in news? West Bengal was preparing to bring a tigress from Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve to Buxa in September 2026. On 13 September, The Times o...
