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Rare plant species discovered from Sikkim Himalayas

4th November 202020th November 2020 Editorial Team Himalayas, Sikkim

Researchers have rediscovered a critically endangered plant species from the Sikkim Himalayas after a gap of 135 years.

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Golden Birdwing: India’s largest butterfly

30th September 202012th February 2021 Caroline C. D'Souza butterfly, Himalayas, India

A Himalayan butterfly named Golden Birdwing is India’s largest butterfly. The female of the species has a wingspan of 194 mm.

Going Green

Silent strength

20th February 20192nd November 2020 Bittu Sahgal Himalayas, Lion-tailed Macaque, monkey, nature, Western Ghats

If you travelled the world in search of this handsome wild monkey, you would be forced to come right back to the evergreen forests of south-west India’s Western Ghats to breathe the air it breathes.

Going Green

Roads to nowhere

27th October 20162nd November 2020 Bittu Sahgal Himalayas, snow leopard

What an exquisite sight. This curious snow leopard cub was photographed by conservation photographer Shivaraman Subramaniam while returning from the Siachen base camp.