On April 27, 2026, scientists from Kumaun University’s Department of Zoology released the first batch of snow trout fingerlings into a cage in Naini lake, Nainital, Uttarakhand. The fingerlings were part of a captive-breeding programme to revive the snow trout (Schizothorax richardsonii). Locally called Asela, the native cold-water Himalayan fish has been listed as Vulnerable […]
On April 27, 2026, scientists from Kumaun University’s Department of Zoology released the first batch of snow trout fingerlings into a cage in Naini lake, Nainital, Uttarakhand. The fingerlings were part of a captive-breeding programme to revive the snow trout (Schizothorax richardsonii). Locally called Asela, the native cold-water Himalayan fish has been listed as Vulnerable […]
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