Photos Courtesy: V. Atkore For my Masters, I studied the fish community of the Corbett National Park where my colleagues and I researched the golden mahseer, a freshwater fish which is migratory ...

Illegal and unscientific fishing practices had led the Golden Mahseer, a fish species prized for its health benefits, to near extinction in Himachal’s rivers. Dr Sharma highlighted that this ...

Popularly known as tiger of water, Mahseer, state fish of Madhya Pradesh ... Three species of Mahseer were found in the region, including golden Mahseer, Tor Khurdee and Tor Tor, out of this ...

Dr Singhal further elaborated, “To date, approximately 9,000 Golden Mahseer fish have been produced at this hatchery. Out of these, 3,000 fish were released into the natural environment of the ...

September is the time India’s big-game anglers pack their 10-weight rods and waders, and head to the Himalayas for a tryst with the golden mahseer, one of the fiercest freshwater fish in the world.

They hold a fish called the Golden Mahseer. The rivers, the fish, and the temple are all threatened by the construction one of the largest dams in the world. The Pancheswhar Dam will be three ...

Misty Dhillon’s obsession with fishing has taken him around the world, from the Himalayas to Howard County. The passion was sparked in front of a television set in his childhood home in ...

Teesta and Rangit are among the few rivers in north Bengal where the golden mahseer, a fish that can weigh up to 40kg, can be found. Tourists visiting north Bengal are not known to try out their ...

The road construction is expected to begin this month. The hatchery project is expected to protect the endangered migratory fish, golden mahseer (Tor putitora) in Punatsangchu River. With the ...

Operated by the Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL), the project site now houses a dedicated hatchery that has successfully released 3,000 Golden Mahseer into their natural habitat.