Study finds gaps in conservation efforts in Western Ghats

Team of scientists have estimated the dhole population and its occupancy pattern in 16 protected forest reserves in Western Ghats

Tenth whale carcass found in Odisha in a year

Carcass of a 25-feet-long Sei whale washed ashore on March 13, 2019, taking the total to 10

Here's how government is encouraging illegal trade in red sanders

A contradictory policy towards export of red sanders is fuelling illegality and hurting farmers

Many protected migratory species declining: Report

73 per cent of Appendix I and 48 per cent of Appendix II species of the Convention on Migratory Species are diminishing, it says, with …

India demands removal of rosewood from CITES

It contends that trade of the plant species doesn’t need to be regulated as it grows at a very fast rate and is not threatened

Odisha fishers seek Rs 10,000 a month to make up for 7-month fishing ban

State ban on fishing by motorised vessels, trawlers to preserve Olive Ridley turtles starts today, November 1    

Fishing and coral reef degradation threaten parrotfish in Andaman

New study says presence of a protected area, live coral and algal cover, significantly influences distribution and abundance of the specie

Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report

Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains

World Biodiversity Day 2023: Are we on track to meet targets under global framework

With just around 7 years to achieve the targets set under the Global Biodiversity Framework, the progress so far is unimpressive

There’s a thriving global market in turtles and much of that trade is illegal

Turtles are well-known carriers of salmonella, but humans are a much bigger threat to the reptiles than vice versa

CITES COP19: India’s freshwater turtle in danger of extinction

India puts forward proposal to move it to Appendix I; Common hippo, straw-headed bulbul, African elephant at risk too

Odisha starts project to conserve Bhitarkanika fishing cats

The nocturnal species are not easy to trace; no exact ecological data on their population at the park

Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why

Poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and where local levels of human development are relatively high

Aid to Odisha fisherfolk doubled for fishing ban to save turtles; Is it enough?

7-month ban during nesting period of Olive Ridley turtles; Even doubled amount of Rs 15,000 not enough compared with market rates, say fisherfolk;…

Protecting 30% of Earth’s surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far

Protecting forests and grasslands can help slow climate change by promoting carbon storage in soil and plants

International bodies like WHO, FAO join hands at CITES COP19 to curb zoonotic diseases

Zoonoses defined as infectious diseases spread between animals and humans by food, water, fomites or vectors

As told to Parliament (December 23, 2022): India building 11 nuclear power reactors with 8,700 MW capacity

India currently has 22 nuclear reactors with an installed nuclear power capacity of 6,780 megawatts, Jitendra Singh tells Rajya Sabha  

Protecting Congo’s forests: New timber parks will help fight illegal logging

Expansion of east African road and rail networks could threaten one of the world’s richest biodiversity areas

What’s behind hundreds of vulture deaths in Guinea-Bissau — and what can be done

More than 2,000 critically endangered Hooded Vultures are reported to have died in Guinea-Bissau since 2019. They were deliberately poisoned with …

A female-only herd of European bison in war-torn Ukraine is looking for mates

After all male bison in Zalissia National Nature disappeared during Russian invasion, WWF launches campaign to translocate bull bison and …

Simply put: Insect species decline

Extinction threat: Vaquita porpoise global population down to only 10

The species saw a 98% decline in population in 2 decades

Film screening, bird watching, trekking: How Arunachal celebrated 15 years of Bugun Liocichla

Bugun liocichla was the first bird to be discovered in India since its independence

New study reveals sturgeon caviar sourced from illegal trade, labelled to mislead

Researchers found international market flouted CITES and EU wildlife regulations, other laws

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