Protests held in Mangaluru, Udupi against cow slaughter

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July 3, 2019

Mangaluru, Jul 3: Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bajrang Dal and Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) Wednesday staged a protest before the deputy commissioners office here against the alleged illegal trafficking and slaughter of cattle in Dakshina Kannada district.

VHP leader Jagadish Shenava, who addressed the protestors, said the fight against cow slaughter, which the organisation had taken up in the last two decades, would continue.

He commended the recent steps taken by the police against illegal transportation and the city police commissioners warning issued against cattle traffickers.

The VHP activists will not take law into their hands, but will provide information to the police on illegal activities, he said.

In Udupi also, workers of the three organisations held a protest before the taluk office, seeking steps to check illegal cattle trafficking.

Bajrang Dal state convenor Sharan Pumpwell led the protestors.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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