From Chandigarh’s Sukhna Sanctuary to Rajasthan’s Sambhar Lake, packs of feral dogs have turned invasive, preying on deer, bustards, and migratory birds, while disease spillover threatens lions and tigers, making India’s biodiversity crisis a conservation emergency.
The significance of orchids is not limited to their aesthetic value, their use in bioremediation, which is a process of removing pollutants from the environment, is also being studied.