Studying Dugong with UAVs
Given their elusiveness, rarity and scattered distribution in Indian waters, a new approach was required to monitor dugongs. Aerial surveys using Unmanned Ae Read More
Zebra Sharks
UAVs have proved to be an effective tool in sighting other globally threatened species like zebra sharks Stegostoma tigrinum. Marine species are mos Read More
Forest Department Staff Being Trained to Use UAVs
The light-weight UAVs have proved to be so successful that over 100 frontline staff of the Forest Department are now being trained to use these devices for m Read More
Twining Bladderwort
This pretty face hides a killer secret. Utricularia reticulata is a large twining insectivorous herb endemic to India and Sri Lanka. It belongs to t Read More
Queen Flower Of Konkan
Endemic to the Konkan region of Maharashtra and Goa, India, Konkan dipcadi Dipcadi concanense was first described by Nicol Dalzell in the year 1850 Read More
A Sticky Predator
Green drosera Drosera indica is an insectivorous plant commonly found in undisturbed rocky areas and grasslands in moist tropical regions. It is see Read More
Mute But Celestial
Unlike most frogs, the black microhylid frog Melanobatrachus indicus does not appear to favour communication by sound – the tympanum (or eardr Read More
The Poster Child
Mayflies of the order Ephemeroptera are the poster child of ephemeral species in nature. These ethereal insects spend between one and two years underwater in Read More
A Trembling Orchid
Nervilia crociformis or Nervilia simplex, known as the trembling Nervilia, is a widespread orchid that occurs in India, China, Nepal, Malay Read More
Named To Honour
Thalictrum dalzellii was named so to honour Nicol Dalzell, who worked extensively in present-day northern Western Ghats and Konkan Region. It is a h Read More
