Poaching, climate change cause sharp decline in reindeer population in Siberia
Hunting of wild reindeer in violations to timing and amount has reduced reindeer population from one million to 400,000
Cheetahs disappearing faster than you thought; population in Asia hardest hit
Just 7,100 cheetahs remain in the wild, occupying only nine per cent of the territory they once lived in
Everything you need to know about the man-animal conflict
What makes animals stray into human habitations? With the Centre permitting states to cull animals declared as vermin, we explore some of the …
‘Transport industry’s contribution crucial to tackling environmental crime’
Wide-reaching global intelligence exchange among police and non-governmental organisations also needed to promote environmental security
Global Eco Watch: Botswana farmers can now keep small game on their farms
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
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Web of relationships: How pumas hold together America ecosystems
The predator, exclusive to the Americas, maintains ties with nearly 500 living species, find study
Krill companies to stop fishing in Antarctic to protect wildlife
Members of the Association of Responsible Krill decided to voluntarily stop fishing for the crustaceans in order to ensure fisheries are …
Another endangered Great Indian Bustard dies due to electrocution
This is the fifth GIB to have died due to collision with power lines in the last one year
What is in a name? Plenty if you are this fish
The hump-backed mahseer, native to South India, has been given a scientific name in a race to save it from extinction
Madagascar emerges as hotspot for endangered whale sharks
85 juvenile sharks visited various spots of the island nation’s coast in a single season, says study
List of threatened species gets longer a year before prevention target
International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List shows that every fifth species is threatened with extinction
CITES CoP 2019: 18 endangered sharks and rays afforded protection
Mako sharks, giant guitarfish and wedgefish are among those which have now been included in Appendix II of CITES, enabling sustainable trade in them
Zoonotic pathogens threaten humans, snow leopards in High Asia: Policy brief
Strengthen disease research and management and integrate them with wildlife conservation efforts, says brief
Bird watchers record over 200 bird species in Chhattisgarh’s Kanger Valley National Park
The landscape of Kanger Valley can potentially host species found in the Himalayas, the Northeast, the Eastern and Western Ghats, the survey showed
CITES: Shark fin trade finally regulated as nearly 100 species provided protection
Countries voted to include 54 species of requiem sharks, six species of hammerheads and 37 guitarfish in CITES Appendix II
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अक्टूबर 2021 में गढ़वा जिले में 8 हजार आदिवासियों को तीन महीने तक भुखमरी का सामना करना पड़ा था
Chinese hydropower giants are irreversibly damaging biodiversity. A new report explains how
Two Chinese hydropower giants account for construction of half of the world’s dams, which have been causing irreversible damage to …
Traffic noise can distract female frogs, lead them to select wrong mates: Study
Humans altering soundscapes may spell disaster for frogs’ mating success and population survival, a new study has warned
UN: $200 billion increase in fund flow to developing countries for managing nature
It is one of many demands and targets that have been set through 2030 in the just-released official draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework
Scientists accidentally discover parasite that doesn't breathe oxygen
The parasite did not have mitochondrial genome and therefore, did not perform aerobic respiration, according to researchers
America’s cattle industry could obliterate its mustangs
The US Senate recently approved $35 million for the ‘Path Forward’ initiative that critics say will wipe out America’s famed …
Coral bleaching influenced by location, other factors: Study
The study, conducted on coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, found that heat was not the only driver of bleaching
World Pangolin Day: Adorable ant eaters face obliteration
With Asian species critically endangered, poaching and illegal trade in pangolin meat and scales has shifted to Africa
US imports 6 million tropical fish exposed to cyanide poisoning
For every cyanide-exposed fish that makes it to an aquarium, several others die even before they are purchased