Flora and Fauna Archives

February 15, 20260

NEW FRESHWATER CRAB SPECIES (GHATIANA) DISCOVERED IN CENTRAL WESTERN GHATS

CRAB IN LATERITE BOULDER Manjunath S Nayak: A freshwater crab species Ghatiana dhritiarum sp nov. has been discovered in the central Western Gh

February 7, 20260

AENICTUS CHITTOORENSIS Manjunath S Nayak: The ranges of Eastern Ghats in Peninsular India are now home to two more new species of army ants. Th

February 5, 20260

Meera Bhardwaj: Island states and nations are critically dependent on mangrove forest ecosystem for their very survival. If Andaman & Nico

January 30, 20260

Manjunath S Nayak: Short-eared owl was recently observed for the first time in Gadag district of Karnataka. This owl species has also been doc

January 9, 20260

GARGANEY AT ANKASAMUDRA BIRD CONSERVATION RESERVE Meera Bhardwaj: A record number of bird sightings - crossing more than 274 species have been

January 7, 20260

HOSABENEKAL, GANGAVATHI TALUK, KOPPAL DISTRICT, KARNATAKA Meera Bhardwaj: The sighting of a leopard at Hosabenekal village near the Hireben

January 1, 20260

Manjunth S Nayak: Green Minute News wishes all its readers a Very Happy New Year. We hope Year 2026 ushers in a new beginning for the protecti

December 19, 20250

Meera Bhardwaj: The Karnataka High Court (on 17.12.2025) has directed that “No trees standing in the Bengaluru Cantt Railway Colony shall eith

December 17, 20250

Meera Bhardwaj: Although the Karnataka Government has clarified Biodiversity Heritage Site tag for Bengaluru Cantt Railway Colony was withdraw

November 27, 20250

Meera Bhardwaj @ Hampi: The Mohammadan Watch Tower at Hampi, Karnataka is a haven for many varieties of birds. Located in the ruins of the Wor