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This UNESCO World Heritage Site comes alive in August. Picture endless meadows filled with over 500 species of blooming flowers, framed by snow-peaked mountains. The monsoon rains fuel the beauty here ...

The Western Ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, is a haven for wildlife enthusiasts, boasting some of India’s most pristine tiger reserves. Stretching ...

The Western Ghats, which have lost green cover of at least 58 sq km in the decade to 2023, appear to be in for further deforestation with a plan to double the railway line from Karnataka to Goa. The ...

Four new species of tarantulas, including one new genus, have been described from India’s Western Ghats mountains. A concerning trend shows that 25% of newly described tarantula species since 2000 ...

Older than the Himalaya mountains, the mountain chain of the Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site’s high ...