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ZSI discovers 2 new marine worm species off Bengal coast
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (147+ words) Kolkata: A research team from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), working with international experts, has discovered two new species of nereidid worms (polychaetes) from the coastal waters of West Bengal. The findings from the Digha and Bankiput regions of…...
Zoo to get glass viewing panels, modern animal habitats
1+ week, 5+ day ago (317+ words) NEW DELHI: Glass viewing panels will be installed at animal enclosures to provide visitors with a clearer and more immersive view of wildlife as the National Zoological Park in the capital is set to undergo sweeping modernisation under a Rs…...
Bear cub strays into tea workers’ quarters
2+ week, 4+ day ago (182+ words) Jalpaiguri: Panic broke out at Samsing Tea Garden in Matiali Block when a Himalayan black bear cub wandered into the workers" residential area on Wednesday afternoon. Residents were terrified as the bear moved among the quarters before retreating into nearby…...
Thermal drones can track dolphin health without having to touch or disturb them
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (345+ words) ADELAIDA: Marine mammals are sentinels of the sea. When dolphins and whales show signs of stress or illness, it often signals deeper problems in the ocean ecosystems we all depend on. But assessing the health of dolphins and whales is…...
Climate change may expand palm squirrel habitat, raise farm risks
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (214+ words) Kolkata: A collaborative study by scientists from India and the Republic of Korea has projected significant habitat shifts for two palm squirrel species under climate change, warning that their ecological resilience could increase risks to agriculture in a warming climate....
Rare melanistic leopard cat spotted in Sundarbans
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (278+ words) Rare melanistic leopard cat spotted in Sundarbans'MillenniumPost Six images of the animal were captured from the western part of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve (SBR).The findings have been published in the international conservation journal Oryx under the title "Camera-trap survey…...