Shillong, June 26: In a major boost to wildlife conservation efforts in Meghalaya, a critically endangered Chinese Pangolin and an injured Asian Palm Civet...
A forest landscape in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district has been identified as an important habitat for amphibians, with researchers recording 30 species of frogs, toads and tree frogs across protected and adjoining forest areas.
For four years, it lives unseen beneath the soil, feeding on bamboo roots. Then, for a few weeks, it emerges in vast numbers, filling parts of Ri-Bhoi district with a piercing chorus locals call the sound of the Ñiangworldcup.
This is certainly good news for Meghalaya, as its protected areas have been rated "good" according to the Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) 2020-25 report was brought out by the Wildlife Institute of India.
