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An Oak among the stars
Not a Pine that is divine,not a Chestnut who is healthy to the gut. Not a Rhododendron with a red crown,and neither a Maple with sweet syrup. A lesser-known resident of Kumaon hills afar,so let me be the Woolly Oak among the millions of stars.
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Alpine island
Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in outer Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh with the highest peak of 3648m from MSL. Though geographically it lies in outer Himalayan belt but some floral and faunal elements represent the biodiversity of alpine areas from greater Himalayas. Elevation gradient, slope, aspect and edaphic factors play a major role in determining…
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Falcons, the lesser-known raptors
The avian diversity of India ranges around 1366 species (Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2024). These birds are diversified to occupy a variety of niches in different ecosystems ranging from Himalayas to Western Ghats and Thar desert to Dense forests of northeast. Raptors/birds of prey account for predator bird species which usually occupy the top trophic…
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Cheetah’s reintroduction, merits and challenges
India has diverse ecosystems ranging from cold desert of Ladakh in north to Nilgiris in far south and from open lands of Kutch in west to dense forests in Northeast. Apart from forests, the ecosystem that gained a little attention during the genesis of India’s conservation is its savanna grasslands and its extinct keystone species,…
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Mangrove, a unique ecosystem
India is blessed with sixteen major forest types, one of the most unique ecosystems out of them is mangrove forests. Distributed from subtropical to tropical regions in coastal states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Lakshadweep and Andaman Nicobar. They contribute just 0.15% to the geographical area yet play…
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