But those who live in areas that have naturally been non-forested — grasslands in India, rolling meadows in Scotland, Cerrado in Brazil — don’t necessarily want them. Shola grassland in ...

of the range which is popular for the hillstation, Kodaikanal. If in 1973, shola grasslands spread across 373.78 sq.km. of the landscape, four decades later in 2014, it had shrunk to just 124.4 sq ...

Grazing and browsing by Nilgiri Tahr contribute to maintaining essential ecosystem processes through nutrient recycling in the high altitude shola-grasslands system, which are one of the most ...

The satellite images they accessed reveal that 60% of the shola-grassland landscape has changed; almost 40% (516 km2) of native high-elevation grasslands have disappeared. Most of this loss ...

During the British era, the Shola grassland ecosystem was seen as unproductive and was replaced with widespread plantations of tea, coffee and timber. This dealt a severe blow to the shortwings.

An interim direction of the Madras high court to the Tamil Nadu government to eradicate all invasive species from its forests has brought to focus the need for restoring one of the most assaulted ...

The Pazathottam area in Anamudi Shola National Park in Idukki shows how an eco-restoration project helps to grow natural grasslands inside a forest area. The project was implemented through the ...

Grass Hills, sprawling over 65 sq.km of vast grasslands and montane shola forests, is a safe heaven for the endangered Tahr. At 2,513 meters, Thanakamalai’s cliffs offer perfect escape routes ...

CHENNAI: A team of researchers from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the United Kingdom have discovered a new species of shieldtail snake in the Meghamalai-Munnar hill region of the Western Ghats.