A UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the eight hottest bio-diversity hotspots in the world, the Western Ghats are a mountain range, spread over 1600 km in western India. Stretching north to ...

The Western Ghats mountain range running down the south-west side of India is a treasure trove of wildlife. Though it covers less than 6% of the land area of India, the Western Ghats contain more than ...

A researcher described four new species of tarantulas, including one new genus, from India’s Western Ghats, a chain of mountains running along the country’s west coast. “Most people in India ...

The Lambuca fasciata, a threatened species of fish from the Western Ghats. Picture: Beta Mahatvaraj "Many freshwater fish in the Western Ghats have a small geographic distribution — they’re found in a ...

The India State of Forest Report 2023 highlights severe degradation of dense evergreen forests in four of Karnataka's 10 Western Ghats districts, including Shivamogga and Belagavi. The report ...