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How the Malabar Pit Viper Uses Infrared Sensing to Hunt in Total Darkness in the Ghats

A Face Built for the DarkBetween the Malabar pit viper's nostril and its eye, on each side of its head, sits a small depression called the loreal pit. It looks unremarkable. It is anything but. This pit is a heat-detection organ, lined with a membrane packed with temperature-sensitive receptors that…

Times Life · Sep 21

Silent Valley National Park in Kerala: The Endemic Species and Biodiversity Found Nowhere Else in India

The canopy that was never cutMost of India's forests have been cleared at least once, for timber, agriculture, or infrastructure, and then allowed to regrow. Silent Valley was not. The Kunthipuzha river valley in the Nilgiri hills of Kerala contains one of the last remaining stretches of primary tropical rainforest…

Times Life · Jul 26

6 Rare Purple Birds In India That Look Unreal

Not every beautiful bird in India is brightly red or brilliantly blue. Some hide in forests, wetlands, and silent valleys wearing shades of deep violet, metallic purple, and glowing indigo that almost look unreal in sunlight. The strange part is that many people walk past them without even noticing. But…

Times Pets · May 12

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India’s 7 Most Mysterious Forests Where Black Panthers Still Walk

Black panthers are not a different species. They are leopards touched by melanism, a genetic gift that turns their coat into moving shadows. In India, spotting a black panther feels less like wildlife watching and more like witnessing a secret. These animals do not announce their presence. They glide, observe,…

Times Pets · Feb 13

T.N., Kerala forest departments conduct joint inspection of inter-State forest areas

Tamil Nadu and Kerala forest departments conduct joint operation to protect wildlife in Mukurthi and Silent Valley National Parks.

The Hindu · Jan 14, 2024

Tusker Padayappa partially destroys a ration shop at Silent Valley

On September 15, tusker Padayappa attacked another ration shop at Lakkad Bazar, near Devikulam, ate some rice, and damaged three sacks.

The Hindu · Sep 24, 2023

Belfast and Co Down drinking water contamination 'concerns' raised at Council

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was told this week a compliance notice for Drumaroad, which treats water from the Silent Valley reservoir, had been issued

Belfast Live · Oct 19, 2022

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A. Achyuthan, a man synonymous with environmental activism, passes away

He was part of 1980s movement to protect the Silent Valley forests, headed a panel that studied the impact of endosulfan on villages in Kasaragod district, and has been credited with the creation of ecological consciousness in the minds of people of Kerala

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2022

Search for missing watcher to resume on Monday

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The Hindu · May 7, 2022

No trace of Silent Valley watcher

Search to continue on Saturday

The Hindu · May 6, 2022

Search on for missing watcher in Silent Valley

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The Hindu · May 5, 2022

Silent Valley fire under control

Forest Minister seeks report on outbreak in national park’s buffer zone

The Hindu · Mar 16, 2022

Forest fires in Silent Valley, Walayar raise concern

Scorching summer heat has ignited wildfires in the Silent Valley National Park and forest areas at Walayar. The fire at Attappallam, near Walayar, started on Saturday and was doused on Tuesday morning. As many as 50 personnel were employed to fight the forest fire.

The Hindu · Mar 16, 2022

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