Andaman Islands
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The Rise and Fall of Acropora
Despite being among the fastest growing corals, the warming of the oceans has caused high mortality among Acropora. However, they also have the potential to recover rapidly and provide shelter to other marine life
Species
The Unseen World of Corals
The Andamans and Nicobar islands host 89 per cent of India's coral diversity. But what exactly are corals? Underwater plants? Vibrant, lively rocks? Or a fascinating fusion of multiple animals? We dive deep into the hidden world
Video
Hope and Biodiversity on the Andaman Islands
Exciting biological discoveries from the Andaman Islands reveal new species, new behaviours, and new threats to be wary of. In all likelihood, many more secrets wait to be uncovered
Wild Vault
Bamboo Fishing Traps: Keeping Forest Streams Alive
As forest-dependent communities transition towards more contemporary ways of living, the phasing out of age-old, sustainable fishing practices destroys the once wild forest streams of the Andaman Islands
Photo Story
Andaman Teal: Call, Habitat, Status
All you need to know about this dabbling duck found only on some islands of the Indian Ocean
Infographic
Edible-nest Swiftlet: Little Bird with an Expensive Nest
In deep caves on Interview Island in the Andamans, a tiny bird survives the long arm of poachers and others hungry for its nest
Species
Tiny But Tenacious: Micro Life on the Andaman Reef
Capturing coral reefs and their inhabitants with a macro lens reveals their diversity and the complexity of intertwined reef relationships
Photo Story
Twilight Zone: A Tale Between Two Tides
When the tide heads out, the shallow watery plains come alive with many surprises from fuzzy little hairy crabs to the nervous blennies, and algal patches host various creatures from gastropods to a league of hunters like octopuses and eels
Wild Vault
Life After Dark: The Night Shift on a Coral Reef
Diving once the sun has set reveals a star-studded canvas of nocturnal life that rivals what you might imagine lives in outer space
Wild Vault
Andaman Day Gecko: Fleet-footed Flecks of Green
Endemic to the Andaman Islands this gecko has learnt to adapt and thrive on banana plantations
Species
Narcondam Hornbill: Facts, Habitat, and Call
All you need to know about these enigmatic seed dispersers
Infographic
Foraging Food: Eating Wild in the Andaman Islands
Eating from the forest, opens up the palate, but also brings up questions of how modern cultures have lost the knowledge of ancient foods that connect people and the land
Wild Vault
Eel Hunter: The Amphibious Life of Sea Kraits
With a specialised taste for eels, these venomous sea snakes hold their breath underwater for up to thirty minutes when on their perpetual hunting excursions
Species
Narcondam Hornbills: Gardeners of their Island Eden
These enigmatic seed dispersers have inadvertently modified their island home over the years to suit their needs
Species
Cracking the Schooling Fish Code: The Andaman story
Fishes swimming in schools strategise, make decisions and use navigation and communication systems
Photo Story
A Robin and a Warbler: Migrants on a Volcanic Island
The appearance of two unrecognisable birds on Narcondam Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago sets off a chain of investigation
Wild Vault
Coral Reefs: True Treasures of the Andaman Islands
This emerald archipelago is an underwater paradise teeming with marine life, from schools of fish to magnificent coralline formations
Photo Story
Inhaling the Scents of a Forest
Smells and fragrances of the natural world change with the seasons, some trigger old memories, others create new ones
Wild Vault
The Mangroves of Andaman Islands and Tamil Nadu
In times of rapid climate change, protecting the mangroves of India is more crucial than ever before
Habitat
Life of Corals: The Reef Assembly
Within the magical world of coral reefs is an unimaginable marine diversity dense with life forms, and interwoven with unique symbiotic relationships and partnerships between critters
Habitat
Seagrass Meadows on the Ocean Floor
Primary food of the dugong, sea grasses cover thousands of kilometres of ocean floor, and are massive oxygen generators too
Habitat