Rare Long-Billed Plover bird sighted in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park

Sighting of this rare migratory bird during the annual bird census is baffling wildlife officials and ornithologists

Giraffe at risk of extinction, warns IUCN

Recently updated IUCN Red List classifies giraffe as ‘threatened’ after the species' population declined by 40 per cent in 30 years

Everything that happened at CMS COP14

New initiatives to address threats of zoonotic diseases, protecting natural areas for migratory species introduced at summit

Earth on verge of mass extinction

Event will be human-induced, warn scientists

Coffee - not for birds

Flawed conservation policies lead to decline in gharial population

International light pollution guidelines for migratory species prepared

Guidelines entail specific protocol for marine turtles, seabirds and bats  

CMS COP14 ends in Samarkand; proposals listing 14 migratory species adopted

Countries join hands to protect migratory species in range states, assist migration and maintain populations  

Pune researchers discover rare low-basalt plateau with 76 plant species in Western Ghats

As they grow among rocks, the flora faces a harsher environment compared to other species growing elsewhere

Bring back wolves, lynxes to Britain and Ireland, study urges

Restoring native predator populations could help to keep in check some of the most problematic invasive species around the world, the new study said

These animals and plants of India could have become 'possibly extinct' : IUCN

A number of fish, birds, crustaceans and plants could have died out according to the IUCN’s latest Red List of Threatened Species

Invasive species may soon wipe out Shola vegetation from Nilgiris: Report

Alarming expansion of exotic and tea plantations threaten native dry deciduous, moist deciduous and thorn forests and grasslands there

Guns, snares and bulldozers: New map reveals hotspots for harm to wildlife

Researchers identify global hotspots of human impacts on threatened species, as well as “coolspots” where species are largely threat-free

The environmental costs of Trump's wall

All that concrete will generate millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions and the wall will ravage a unique desert habitat that straddles two countries

A war for wildlife that is CITES: important battle begins in Johannesburg

CITES - CoP17 is going to be a milestone in conserving last remaining populations of threatened wildlife species and preventing their imminent …

Mediterranean countries agree to curb killing of migratory birds

 A taskforce of over 20 countries agreed to strong political commitments to curb the slaughter of migratory birds with severe penalties

Simply put: India's 'save dinosaur' project

Simply put: Insect species decline

New dinosaur species

Blow hot, blow cold

So, were dinosaurs warm-blooded or not?

Reverse impact

On the horns of Ahe rhino

CITES is a weapon which can be used only by the armchair rich against the oiling poor

Canada goose, a prominent symbol of North American wildlife

The species that feeds predominantly on aquatic and terrestrial vegetation has a pan-continental distribution

Following falcon flights

Scientists can now effectively trace the routes taken by peregrine falcons on their lengthy autumnal trips. Satellite transmitters are helping …

Speakers highlight importance of implementation at CMS CoP 13

Need to redirect synergies on the ground, they said