NO portion of the earth's surface surpasses the British Empire in India in the wealth and importance of its vegetable and animal life. Not only is there no other equally large tropical area that has ...

Research is the lifeblood of conservation efforts. The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, which is used to identify and track species that are at risk of extinction around the ...

“You want Pepsi?” he yelled as he held up a bottle. “It is hot, very hot,” he said with obvious pride. Startling best describes his sudden appearance. I had been trudging up and down sand dunes in ...

KOLKATA, (IANS) – India has become the first country to prepare World’s First Checklist of its entire 104,561 fauna species, making it a global leader in biodiversity documentation. The Fauna of India ...

Have you ever paused on a misty hillside and wondered what secrets the forest hides when tourists are gone? Not the caf s, not the viewpoints, but the living, breathing wonders tucked into the folds ...

CONSIDERED from the systematic point of view, the herpetological fauna of India is now tolerably well known. But much patient investigation in field and laboratory is yet necessary before our ...