India's Endangered

The Indian rhinos once lived in the Western Ghats. This hard to believe but true fact was revealed recently when scientists found bone fragments of the #rhino from a village in Tamil Nadu. What led the rhinos to move east? Probably #climatechange. indiasendangered.com/one-horned-rhi…

Why is the Critically Endangered Peacock #Tarantula so brightly coloured? We figured out, it's not colour pigment but hair structure that's causing it! Read more as we dig deep into the colours of this fast fading species this week inside #thejar indiasendangered.com/colour-of-the-…

In search of a new territory away from its mother and siblings, a young tiger from Ranthambore national park is now in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the mush famed home to the #cheetahs. indiasendangered.com/ranthambore-ti… #tiger #ranthambore

Today as we celebrate #worldwetlandsday here is a look at 10 incredible #ramsarsite from India that are not only known as a unique habitat but also for the number of #endangered species that are residents or regular visitors. indiasendangered.com/top-10-ramsar-… #wwd2026 #indianwetlands

Top #wildlifephotography of #threatenedwildlife this week from India - King Cobra in Sundarbans, Six tigers at one and more! indiasendangered.com/tigers-king-co… #kingcobra #tiger #Indiasendangered

Purple frog lives underground for 11 months of the year and comes out only for a few days to mate. But some predators wait for that precise moment to pounce. indiasendangered.com/purple-frog-se… #purplefrog #indiasendangered #thejar #nearthreatened #amphibian

Fishing cats in #sundarbans busy hunting, dance of the sarus cranes and more this week in India's top threatened wildlife photography! indiasendangered.com/wildshots-wild… #indianwildlife #wildlifephotography

Good news! More than 3,000 gharials have been recorded across the Ganga river system, according to WII. Once on the very brink of extinction, these ancient reptiles are making a steady comeback. indiasendangered.com/3000-gharials-… #gharials #criticallyendangered #indianwildlife

As India gets ready for its 2nd river dolphin survey, here are the findings of the first survey. indiasendangered.com/india-has-6327… #gangariverdolphin #indiasendangered #riverdolphin #threatenedwildlife

Jerdon’s Courser is one of India’s most enigmatic and imperiled birds — a nocturnal, ground-dwelling species that has teased naturalists for nearly two centuries with its rarity and elusiveness. indiasendangered.com/jerdons-course… #50weeks50threatenedspecies #jerdonscourser #andhrapradesh

Have you ever seen pale-capped pigeons? These are not your regular grey pigeons found in the urban jungle but the more beautiful maroonish-grey cousins. This and more threatened species from Wildshots this week...watch here! indiasendangered.com/greater-adjuta… #wildlifephotography

Myth says they carry the stars. Physics says they carry a "Gömböc." 🐢📉 Explore the biological grit of the Indian Star Tortoise: from camouflage that mimics dappled light to the "wrestling" matches of the males. indiasendangered.com/the-indian-sta… #Wildlife #India #Biology #Conservation

The first ever telemetry study and flipper tagging of Olive Ridley turtles started today at the crack of dawn at the Besant Nagar turtle hatchery by the TN Forest Department in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) the Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) & SSTN Chennai. This initiative will scientifically track turtle movements along our coastline. The insights generated will help protect critical nesting and foraging habitats and guide responsible fishing @tnforestdept @Aiwcrteofficial @wii_india #SSTNChennai #OliveRidleyTurtleConservation #Turtles

“We were blessed to witness 16 Great Indian Bustards in the wild and even capture a video with 10 of them together in one frame.." wrote Adesh Shivkar as he shared video of GIB sighting. #criticallyendangered #Indiasendangered #GIB indiasendangered.com/ten-great-indi…

Tamil Nadu has waged a war against invasive plant species Senna spectabilis to remove it from the forests by 2026. What's more the removed plants are being used to make eco-friendly pulp for the paper industry. #invasiveplants #invasivespecies indiasendangered.com/in-2026-tamil-…

The red sanders smuggling that you saw in #pushpa isn't a fictional story but a living reality India has been fighting for decades! But why is this #endangered plant so sought after? We look at the historical reasons. #52weeks52threatenedspecies indiasendangered.com/imperial-wood-…

Take a moment to appreciate the rare, threatened and incredible wildlife of India in this week's top Wildlife shots! indiasendangered.com/sandalwood-leo… #wildlifephotography #indianwildlife #indiasendangered #tiger

52 weeks. 52 threatened species. This year begins with a glass jar holding 52 names—each one a threatened species from India. Every week, one name is picked at random and explored. Sustained attention, for a species often noticed only when it is almost gone. #IndiasEndangered

As 2025 comes to an end, there is no end to the spectacular discoveries from India! From a springtail snake to a spider that can fish…here are new discoveries made in December 2025… indiasendangered.com/new-animals-an… #indiasendangered #newspecies #fishingspider #springtailsnake #discover

Scientists searched for the Chinese #pangolin for years. The Adi people already knew where it lived. By listening instead of guessing, researchers found pangolins where cameras alone had failed. Read how Indigenous knowledge changed conservation science: indiasendangered.com/how-adi-knowle…