A biodiversity advocacy group has raised alarm over a steep drop in the number of animal species at Kolkata’s iconic Alipore ...

All four species were found in West Bengal, a state on the far eastern border of India, just west of Bangladesh. The research team includes V. Sushama, Rupam Debnath, K. Rajmohana and K.P. Dinesh.

All four species were found in West Bengal, a state on the far eastern border of India, just west of Bangladesh. The research team includes V. Sushama, Rupam Debnath, K. Rajmohana and K.P. Dinesh.

The species is found in West Bengal, India, as well as in Pakistan, according to the study. Idris furvus, the second new species, was named after the Latin word for “black,” and references its ...