Adopt ‘traditional knowledge’ indicators for monitoring global biodiversity framework: Amnesty International
Existing indicators overlook Indigenous rights, fail to recognise these communuities’ essential role in conserving biodiversity
New amendments in wildlife trade rules enable issuing licences for certain Schedule II species
The revised notification came into effect on January 16, the first revision since 1983
Bird species in northeastern India shifting to higher elevations, face threat of extinction
Researchers say certain bird species shifting to degraded forest systems for climate change adaptation may go extinct
Threatened species up by 25% in Queensland’s Wet Tropics due to climate change
Habitat loss, alterations in ecosystems and invasive species are among major threats
Parties to CITES urged to take stringent steps on jaguar, big cat conservation
The decisions were proposed and recommended at the CITES standing committee meeting
Two of five amphibians threatened with extinction; climate change emerging as primary driver: Study
Habitat loss, diseases and climate change are majorly deteriorating the status of vertebrates
Are cheetahs at home?
Concerns raised on progress of Project Cheetah after more than a year since translocation of the wild cats
Central Asian Flyway recognised to protect over 600 migratory bird species
The flyway covers countries ranging from Russian Siberia to the Maldives
Freshwater crab species with striking colours found in Western Ghats
Citizen scientist with no experience make accidental discovery in Karnataka; collaborates with scientists to write paper
Fish moving between marine & freshwater ecosystems have designated protected areas, but no protection in them: Study
These marine protected areas are also not aligned with such fish species’ core habitat, it adds
Over a third of Amazon rainforest is unable to recover from frequent droughts
Scientists warn these signs are an early warning indicator that these areas are approaching a threshold to a die-off event
COP28: Climate change having devastating impact on migratory species
Habitat loss, impact on reproduction, reduction in food availability among factors threatening migratory animal popualtions
New study reveals sturgeon caviar sourced from illegal trade, labelled to mislead
Researchers found international market flouted CITES and EU wildlife regulations, other laws
Three-year-old cheetah Siyaya gives birth to litter of four cubs at Kuno
It will take at least three months to understand the gender of the cubs
Violations, poor management threaten Gujarat sanctuaries: CAG
Poor spending of funds has led to mismanagement, leaving the forests open for encroachment, mining and deforestation
We have become mere window dressing for Project Cheetah: South African experts in letter to Supreme Court
Our involvement minimised ever since Yadavendradev Jhala, who conceptualised and led the project, was removed, allege experts
Kalinga frog in Western Ghats shows physical differences from Eastern Ghats counterpart
Scientists claim the morphological phenotypic plasticity found in the Kalinga cricket frog is first such in India
Over half of world’s mangroves face collapse due to human actions and climate change
Mangrove ecosystems play crucial role in sequestering carbon, providing livelihoods and protecting populations from hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons
African raptor population declines 88% in 40 years, many crossing IUCN threshold: Report
Evidence indicates two-thirds of 42 examined species to be globally threatened
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
Third cheetah dies within a month at Kuno National Park, 9th since March
The cheetah was among two who had been moved to the larger enclosure in the park
Second African cheetah dies in Kuno National Park of cardiac failure
Uday, 6, arrived in India in February 2023 from South Africa
COP14: Draft resolutions on the Atlas on animal migratory species, maltreatment of seabirds submitted
Thousands of seabirds are killed every year in the Mediterranean region alone
Assisted hunting
States are increasingly translocating herbivores and ungulates to reserves to ensure adequate prey base for tigers. But this strategy may not …
First penguin deaths in sub-Antarctic region attributed to bird flu strain
The highly infectious avian influenza strain H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has killed millions of birds and mammals across the globe