Deep in Tirap’s Forests, Hidden Cameras Are Now Watching — And What They Might Reveal Could Change Everything

The forest doesn’t give up its secrets easily. But in the dense woodlands of New Tupi village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district, a quiet revolution in wildlife conservation just got underway — and this time, the villagers themselves are leading it. A camera-trapping initiative has been launched inside the New Tupi community forest, setting up … Read more

A Fish From Tibet’s Depths Just Turned Up in India — And Scientists Are Stunned

Hidden in a cold, remote lake high above the clouds in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang, a fish that the world barely knew existed has just made history. Scientists have recorded Schizopygopsis waddellii — a rare Himalayan fish species — in India for the very first time. The discovery, made in a high-altitude lake in Tawang district, … Read more

Namdapha’s Secret Wings: Rare Dragonfly Spotted for the First Time in Arunachal Pradesh

It was hiding in plain sight — and nobody even knew what it was at first. A rare Spoon-tailed Duskhawker dragonfly, scientifically known as Gynacantha basiguttata, has been photographed for the very first time in Arunachal Pradesh, at the ecologically rich Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve. The sighting is being hailed as a landmark … Read more

A Tiny Bee Just Made History in the Himalayas — And It Happened in Tawang

Deep in the mist-covered mountains of Tawang, scientists have stumbled upon something that has never been officially recorded on Indian soil before — a rare, solitary Himalayan bee that was, until now, known only to Bhutan and China. The Bee That Crossed Borders The species in question is Colletes bhutanicus, a rare solitary Himalayan bee, … Read more