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Sep 11, 2025

Scientists Develop Designer Clownfish

The ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) developed designer clownfish through cross-breeding of two clownfish species, for the first time in the country through hybridisation process.
The researchers created the designer clownfish by cross-breeding orange clownfish amphiprion percula (male) and common clownfish amphiprion ocellaris (female) in their hatchery.

Sep 10, 2025

Vaccine to Curb Chlamydia Epidemic Decimating Koalas Approved

A vaccine which could save Australia's endangered koala population from a rampant chlamydia epidemic has been approved for rollout for the first time.
University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) scientists have spent more than a decade developing a jab to curb the spread of the disease, which has decimated wild koala populations across most of eastern Australia.
Some individual wild colonies, where infection rate can be as high as 70%, are edging closer to extinction every day.

Sep 09, 2025

First Photographic Record of Elusive Pallas Cat Captured at Wildlife Survey in Arunachal Pradesh

A wildlife survey conducted in Arunachal Pradesh revealed a series of rare and significant discoveries, including the first photographic evidence of the elusive Pallas's cat in the state.
The survey also recorded the presence of five other wild cat species: snow leopard, common leopard, clouded leopard, leopard cat, and marbled cat above 4,200 metres, indicating the landscape's unique wild cat diversity.

Sep 08, 2025

Skywatchers Witness Spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse, 'Blood Moon'

Skywatchers across the world witnessed a stunning event last night, a total lunar eclipse, also known as 'Chandra Grahan'. This lunar eclipse, which is the second one for this year, also produced a Blood Moon. The Earth's shadow started covering the lunar disc at 9:57 pm. By 11.01 pm, the Earth's shadow completely covered the moon, turning it coppery red, putting up a rare display of a Blood Moon.

Sep 07, 2025

India's First Vulture Knowledge Portal Launched in Assam

In a landmark initiative for wildlife conservation, India's first online vulture knowledge portal was launched in September 2025, in Assam, coinciding with International Vulture Awareness Day. Developed by students and researchers of Assam, the platform is designed as a knowledge hub and outreach tool to provide scientific resources, raise awareness, and engage both experts and local communities in vulture conservation efforts.

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