Not only honey bees, native bees may also be facing a ‘pandemic’: Scientists
The extent of pathogen impact on solitary bees is unknown, but it is crucial as they comprise majority of the approximately 20,000 bee species on …
Lethal guinea pig test scrapped by Bureau of Indian Standards
The old test, in which the animals bled to death, has been replaced by a new one that incorporates a polymerase chain reaction
Adieu, Sasha: Ailing Namibian cheetah in Kuno breathes her last due to renal failure
Sasha’s creatinine levels were extremely high; she had been ailing even before her arrival in India, according to pathology reports
Another one bites the dust
The world's last surviving male Northern White rhino has died after months of ill health
Locust attack: Farmers may delay monsoon crops as the crisis lingers
India will have a second attack of locusts from Africa hitting by next month as COVID-19 lockdown delays export of pesticides to Kenya
विलुप्ति के कगार पर पहुंची प्रजातियों की सूची लंबी हुई
प्रजातियों की विलुप्ति रोकने का लक्ष्य 2020 तक हासिल करना है, लेकिन लगातार विलुप्ति बढ़ने की बातें सामने आ रही हैं
Ahead of IUCN event, IFAD calls for more investment to protect biodiversity
IFAD president says protecting biodiversity is crucial to fight hunger, ahead of IUCN event in Marseille
Eight Western Lowland Gorillas at US safari park down with COVID-19
They are the first known cases of great apes to be infected by the virus
Climate change, invasive species wiped away N America’s bee species
Almost 94% wild bee, native plant species gone in last 30 years, flags study
Global Eco Watch: Greenland’s ice sheet has melted to ‘point of no return’
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
नए युग में धरती: कुछ दशकों में खत्म हो जाएंगे अफ्रीकी हाथी
नया अध्ययन बताता है कि अवैध शिकारियों ने 2010 से 2012 के बीच पूरे अफ्रीका में अनुमानतः एक लाख हाथी (लोक्सोडोंटा अफ्रीकाना) मार दिए
Africa’s Tanzania loses 60 per cent elephants to poaching
Neighbour Mozambique had recently revealed that it lost nearly half of its elephant population in five years
This crane flew 4,800 kilometres in 15 days to reach Gujarat on World Migratory Bird Day
‘Vadla’, a female Common Crane, was tagged March 12 this year in Gujarat’s Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, as part of a larger project to …
Labour scarcity makes coffee plantation ecosystem in Western Ghats fragile: Study
Rising labour costs, urbanisation and increased use of pesticides point to a growing conservation concern in the Ghats
Good news! Pacific Bluefin Tuna stock to rebound sooner than expected due to global conservation efforts
Significant young population in current biomass means rebound targets will be met much ahead of schedule
Over 900 species of animals have become extinct according to latest IUCN Red List
Some 37 per cent of sharks and rays threatened with extinction; Komodo dragon now listed as endangered
Unable to contain poaching, South Africa shifts rhinos to secret locations
The government hopes these measures will protect the fast-diminishing rhino population
Delhi High Court orders Centre to frame protection rules for exotic animals not included in WPA
Delhi High Court approves new home for hippopotamus rescued from UP circus based on petition by PETA and report by Animal Welfare Board
Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years
Global Eco Watch: Arm forest guards with guns instead of lathis, suggests SC
Global Eco Watch: Key Indonesia law incapable of protecting 80% of rainforest vulnerable to palm oil plantation
More than 1,300 rhinos fell to poaching in Africa in 2015: IUCN
Poaching of rhinos is fuelled by the demand for their horns in Southeast Asia
Book Digest: Dispatches from 40 forgotten civilisations, Wuhan under lockdown and more
From stories of wildlife in unforeseen form to rise of environmental illnesses, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and …
‘Largest public collection of unique plant germplasm in the world up for private takeover’
Restructuring of CGIAR ‘represents a threat to democratic and local control of food systems’, warns United Nations Special Rapporteur …
Global Eco Watch: Reindeer may have been domesticated 2,000 years ago