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Telangana’s state bird, palapitta, calls for attention

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Telangana’s state bird, palapitta, calls for attention

Indian Roller | Photo Credit: Sriram Reddy Birds are excellent indicators of the state of our natural world. This year’s State of India’s Birds report, which was recently released, highlights 942 bird species that need conservation priority. Of these, 178 classified as High Conservation Priority and 14 species. Surprisingly the Indian Roller, or called the … Read more

Roadkill could lead to leopard population getting extinct in north India, study finds

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Roadkill could lead to leopard population getting extinct in north India, study finds

The Indian leopard is also found in Bhutan, Nepal, and parts of Pakistan. (Pixabay/IE) The leopard population in north India faces an 83% increased risk of extinction due to roadkill, a new international study has found. The study, published in the Global Ecology and Biogeography journal, quantifies the threat that roads posed to the survival of animal … Read more