House sparrows want old homes

Not all died of poisoning

African e-commerce platforms must address thriving illegal wildlife trade, urge international non-profits

Illegal trade in wild species undermines natural resources, threatens species with extinction, affects community livelihoods & can increase …

Impact of climate change on wildlife far greater than we thought: study

47 per cent of mammals and 23 per cent of birds on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species have been negatively affected by climate …

World Wildlife Day 2023: A former secretary-general of CITES reviews 50 years of the Convention

CITES was designed 50 years ago to regulate trade in certain species, not fight transnational organised crime. We must now embed tackling it into …

Sixth Extinction? Over 150,000 species vanished in last 500 years

Nearly half of 177 mammal species surveyed lost more than 80% of their distribution between 1900 and 2015

How Google images helped us pin down the diet of Africa’s largest eagle

Declines in Martial eagles have been so steep that this species is now considered vulnerable to extinction

Two gharials spotted in Kosi river in Bihar after half a century

A team of scientists found in Saharsa district an adult and a juvenile gharial, which they believe belong to the endangered resident population …

Indian shark researcher gets global recognition

Divya Karnad, a marine biologist working on shark conservation, has been chosen for a global award to work on such holistic conservation programme

'River regulation responsible for decline in water bird population in Australia'

Kate Brandis, joint research fellow at the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW and Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation

For the love of butterflies

Book>> Butterflies on the roof of the world • by Peter Smetacek • Aleph • Rs 499

Storm over fishing rights on lake

A Pakistani court will decide whether commercial fishing can be allowed on a protected lake that is also the haunt of migratory birds.

New hope for the hirola

Kenyan Somalis use the court to prevent the Wildlife Services from translocating the endangered hirola antelope

Global Conservator

The US is taking its role as the protector of sea turtles worldwide too seriously, ignoring some important factors

A ban on common sense

Various restrictions imposed to protect the environment at Nanda Devi in the Himalaya have disturbed the rural lifestyle and economy, doing …

60% increase in overall tiger population, but habitat & biodiversity loss threatening Southeast Asian big cats

Countries submit population numbers from 2010-2022 to Global Tiger Recovery Program, CITES

Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke

The Australian bushfire is wreaking havoc on the fauna of the country

Drug ban saves vultures

Painkiller given to animals was killing the birds

Saving Chilka

A home of its own

THAILAND

A haven for turtles

Linking Up

Development of a protected area network is necessary to save the plants and animals of Sikkim

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