In January 2021, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) took a series of decisions — one of them was to denotify a wildlife sanctuary in the Nicobar Islands. The standing committee of the board noted ...

This week was for the birds — in a good way: Two previously endangered species seem to be enjoying a rebound. The population of the once desperately rare Polynesian Megapode has doubled and the bird ...

The Pacific's last megapode - a bird with large feet that uses hot volcanic ash to incubate its eggs - has been rescued from the brink of extinction, researchers said. Dr Dick Watling, an independent ...

Dr Ravi Sankaran is something of a legend in ecological circles, especially for his work on birds that are found in the most challenging landscapes that nobody bothered to study. But also because he ...

Elen Shute received funding from Flinders University and Birdlife Australia for this project. Gavin Prideaux receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Trevor Worthy received funding from ...

This study on the impact of the 2004 tsunami on the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis, endemic coastal living bird species in the Nicobar group of islands showed a significant decline (nearly ...

There are some animals you look at and wonder: How in the world did they evolve? One such bird is the megapode. This is a bird that, to carry on its species, creates a nest that incorporates materials ...

The people of Nusa Simbo are blessed. Their soil is rich because of the volcanoes, their sea is brimming with fish and they are the keepers of a mysterious bird they call the Lape (Melanesia megapode) ...

Three leading hospitality groups have won bids to build luxury eco-friendly tourism resorts at Long Island, Aves Island and Shaheed Dweep (Neil Island) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, while ...