India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 29-May 5)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 15-21)
How plants gauge the time of day
Light-sensitive proteins — called photoreceptors — measures time in plants and keeps them abreast of seasons, which is …
This Hawaiian tree snail is the first extinction of 2019
George, of the species Achatinella apexfulva, died on New Year’s Day, 2019
World Lion Day 2023: How do we conserve our Asiatic Lions?
We must recognise lions as a precious part of our collective natural heritage and how much we owe our support to ensure their long-term conservation.
Three cheetahs dead in a month; South African experts write to Supreme Court
The experts have alleged that their involvement has been minimised ever since Yadavendradev Jhala, who conceptualised and led the project, was removed
New poster released to highlight threat to orchids from illegal trade
The poster was released ahead of Save the Himalayas Day 2022 and depicted 11 species protected under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
Is climate change killing Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetlands?
During a climate crisis, the world’s largest tropical wetlands must be saved before it is too late
World Elephant Day: It is time to retire Amer Fort’s working elephants
A non-profit, World Animal Protection, has urged the Rajasthan government to retire elephants used to give joyrides to tourists at Amer Fort in Jaipur
Camera traps click ties between species in Sumatra
The traps, deployed for eight years as part of a study, recorded the haunts and habits of dozens of species
Could climate change have brought Delhi's winter birds early?
Migratory birds, which should have come to northern India by November, have appeared in September and October itself
Gene that can boost photosynthesis identified in cyanobacteria
The gene, called activase-like cyanobacterial protein, will improve rubisco enzyme that is key to the food making process and increase …
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (September 16-22)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
18th Conference of parties of CITES: Global conservation's hits and misses
Some excellent decisions taken to protect the Earth's diminishing flora and fauna; in some other cases, better luck next time perhaps
One in eight bird species in the world faces extinction: study
A study on the state of birds globally says agricultural expansion and deforestation are one of the major reasons for this
Salman Khan convicted in 1998 blackbuck poaching case
All other accused—actors Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam—acquitted
IN PHOTOS | India’s vultures again on the edge
The use of dicofenac in animals again threatens vultures besides three new drugs — aeclofenac, ketoprofen and nimesulide
Meet Kofi, a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo at Sydney Zoo
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos are herbivores and sadly, due to hunting and rapid habitat loss, their numbers are dwindling
Translocation can stop extinction: new salamander study
A Purdue University research tracked 41 Hellbenders, a type of salamander found in the midwestern US
Amazon river dolphins now listed as ‘Endangered’ by IUCN
The update is part of assessments or reassessments of 35 cetacean species, subspecies or populations published on the IUCN Red List in November 2018
Climate change affecting the flora and fauna of the high Himalayas: study
Research by the Wildlife Institute of India indicates that the upper reaches are warming, putting the very survival of plants, insects, birds, …
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of April
Every Sunday Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology. Here are all of them for April 2019
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India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 6-12)
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 22-28)