In the dense rainforests of Madagascar, where shadows dance beneath ancient trees, grows a flower that once puzzled the greatest scientific mind of the 19th century. The Angraecum sesquipedale, also known as Darwin’s Orchid or the Christmas Star of Madagascar, presents one of nature’s most fascinating evolutionary mysteries—a story of adaptation, prediction, and biological partnership…
150,000 Adelie penguins living in Antarctica About 150,000 of the 160,000 living penguins were killed when a gigantic iceberg hit one of the Adelie penguin colonies in Antarctica, according to a British scientific journal. revealed in a paper. Many of them are believed to have died of starvation as icebergs blocked their feeding grounds. Their…
Virunga National Park Virunga National Park, nestled in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a treasure trove of biodiversity and natural beauty. Within its vast expanse, a remarkable story unfolds – the journey of Emmanuel de Merode. This blog post explores the life of Emmanuel de Merode, from his harrowing ambush in Virunga National…
The world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, is known as the two lungs of the earth. In 2011, the Amazon Rainforest was declared one of the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It is spread over an area of 7,000,000 square kilometers. It is located on the border of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela,…
Sri Lanka is 2,500 years of age and has a rich culture and history. Kandy, Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Galle, Polonnaruwa, Cave Temple Dambulla, Sinharaja Forest, and the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka are historical destinations. Anuradhapura is one of the most seasoned and most crowded settlements on the planet. The hallowed Bodhi tree, vital to the…
A wildfire burning in a remote area just south of the Oregon border appears to have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Klamath River fish, the Karuk Tribe said Saturday. The tribe said in a statement that the dead fish of all species were found Friday near Happy Camp, California, along the main…
Australian government ‘stunned’ by recommendation and will strongly argue the draft decision, environment minister Sussan Ley says The Great Barrier Reef should be placed on a list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, according to a recommendation from UN officials that compulsion Australia to take “accelerated action at all possible levels” on…
ISLAMABAD : Kavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant” after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, was readied Sunday for his flight to a sanctuary in Cambodia and the much-needed company of other elephants. The mammoth task of getting him into an elephant-sized metal box for transport took several hours and was perhaps the…
Around 100 pilot whales are stranded on Sri Lanka’s western coast as rescue operations underway to push them sent back to the deep sea. Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard sprang in to action on 3rd Nov 2020 to save a pod of whales beached on Western Coast(Panadura) of Sri Lanka and send…
