Lakhimpur kheri:
Officials said on Thursday that a brown peacock was discovered in the long-saved wine snake, Ahetullah Longirostris, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Officials said that this rare and esoteric species were seen and Kishanpur was alive on Monday in the meadow of Wildlife Sanctuary.
Dudhwa Biologist Vipin Kapoor Saini said, “Search marked the second live record of this species from Uttar Pradesh, which was said after his initial vision during the 2024 Rhino Translocation initiative at South Sonaripur Range, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Division, Palia Kheri,” Dudhwa Biologist Vipin Kapoor Saini said.
He said that Khoja marked the second live record of this species from Uttar Pradesh, which followed by its initial vision during the 2024 Rhino Translocation initiative at South Sonaripur Range, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Division, Palia-Kherri.
The snake was seen during a coordinated tiger-tracking patrol, which includes wildlife biologists Vipin Kapoor, Apoorva Gupta, and Rohit Ravi (senior biologist, WWF India), in which Veterinary Expert Dr. Talha, pharmacist Sandeep, and frontline staff were with Bhagiram and Nabisher Khan.
During regular surveillance, the biologist saint slowly extended the thin, long snake towards a forest road across the meadow. Recognizing its importance, the team conducted a non-invasive photographic documentation and a brief health assessment, which confirms the sample’s vitality and retains the physical condition.
The snake was safely released at the same place under the supervision of Forest Range Officer Mohammad Ayub.
Field Director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) Dr. H Raja Mohan appreciated the biologist team for search and said: “Dudhwa is not just about tigers, elephants, or rhinoceros, it is a developed and ecological stores of ecological species.” He said, “The discovery of Actullah Longirostris, especially brown morph, which had never been seen before in India, reflects the depth of biodiversity. Blessed with Dudhwa.” He added, “Such observations were possible only due to dedicated teams that combined scientific expertise with frontline protection commitment.” In detail the new discovery, Deputy Director, DTR Dr. Rangraju Tea said, “The re-appearance of Ahetullah Longirostris in the Terrai plains, and that too indicates a broad ecological dimension, in green and brown, in green and brown, as two different colors.” He said, “Kishanpur opened new avenues to study polymorphism in the Indo-Gongetic sector, distribution of microbitat preferences and species.” Dr. Rangraju Tea reported that long snake snake snakes were a mildly toxic snake, which were later distinguished by the compressed body, rapidly indicated muzzle, and horizontal students, often wrongly incorrectly known characteristics with closely related egoist species.
Dr. Rangraju said, “Forest Department, with scientific partners, now planning to strengthen its biodiversity monitoring structure, encourage manipulative surveillance and create local capacity for identification and conservation of cryptic species, ensure that the complete ecological spectrum of Dudhwa continues to be revealed.”
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