The state’s renewable energy policies are laudable but it must reconsider the risks – and price – of damming an over-dammed ...

Top 7 national parks near Kochi for the best wildlife safaris anyone can experience. The parks have wide range of ecologies ...

Established in 1988, the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) was the first in the state. Spanning 1,601 sq km, it is the largest of the five reserves in Tamil Nadu. Yet, it's better known for ...

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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 ...

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.

Kilimanjaro & Arusha Regions, Tanzania – Mwana Athumani Msemo’s homestead sits encased in the undulating grasslands that ... elephants the previous night [Shola Lawal/Al Jazeera] The animals ...

“Shola” is a name used across South India to refer to swathes of montane grasslands and shrublands–biomes, as per World Wildlife Fund classification. Shola habitats in the marshlands of ...

In Banagudi Shola, sacred rituals are performed annually ... cane and a special type of grass from the sacred grasslands, on Aug. 31, 2023. This temple is located in the heart of a sacred ...

This temple is located in the heart of a sacred grassland and Toda settlement known as Muttunad Mund near Kotagiri, India. (AP Photo/Deepa Bharath) An Indigenous temple and shrine in Banagudi Shola, a ...

Their lives and cultures are intricately entwined with the shola-grassland ecosystems, and many people continue to depend on them for sustenance. Additionally, sholas have often been likened to ...

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 ...