This UNESCO World Heritage Site comes alive in August. Picture endless meadows filled with over 500 species of blooming flowers, framed by snow-peaked mountains. The monsoon rains fuel the beauty here ...
The Western Ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, is a haven for wildlife enthusiasts, boasting some of India’s most pristine tiger reserves. Stretching ...
ABSTRACT. Although it is widely believed that an important function of protected areas is to conserve species that are unable to survive elsewhere, there are very few empirical studies in which a ...
Four new species of tarantulas, including one new genus, have been described from India’s Western Ghats mountains. A concerning trend shows that 25% of newly described tarantula species since 2000 ...
Areas closer to the Western Ghats in Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts received good rainfall on Friday night and Saturday. While places like Maanjolai, Naalumukku, Ooththu and Kakachi, all in the ...
In its latest ‘World Heritage Outlook’ report released on October 11, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – an international organisation working in the field of Nature ...