Rare Species

An Instagram post has led scientists to find a new species of snake in the Himalayas

Locked down at home during the pandemic last year, a postgraduate student photographed a snake in his backyard that experts had never seen before.

Liz Kimbrough
· Dec 04, 2021 · 01:30 pm
Newly-discovered scorpion species in the Western Ghats may change old notions about the arachnid

The discovery highlights the need for more research and conservation.

Vinaya Kurtkoti
· Jun 08, 2021 · 07:30 pm
Illegal trade of exotic animals puts India at risk of a zoonotic disease outbreak

Since there is a complete ban on selling Indian species under the Wildlife Protection Act, smugglers have shifted to the exotic animal trade.

Nabarun Guha
· Apr 25, 2021 · 07:30 pm

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