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India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 29-May 5)
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Global Eco Watch: Lions cat nap on Kruger road, with South Africa in lockdown
Run-up to World Tiger Day: Can India become a tiger utopia?
The country should put more emphasis on educating people and changing their attitudes, so that a doubled tiger population can thrive with lesser …
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 13-19)
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Leopards of Jawai: a failing success story?
A thriving tourism industry has come up in Jawai thanks to frequent leopard sightings
Social scientists, conservationists file application in SC supporting FRA
They say a wrong impression is sought to be created about the FRA, that it supports encroachment over forest land
Hunting, fishing and farming remain the biggest threats to wildlife
A new study shows that by far the largest current hazards to biodiversity are overexploitation and agriculture
Global Eco Watch: Carcass of radio transmitter-fitted gharial found in Odisha
Residents of this Odisha village are conserving bats despite COVID-19 stigma
They strongly believe that the winged mammals have nothing to do with the disease’s spread
Penguins v leopards: two sides of conservation debate in South Africa
When threatened species come into conflict, the benefit of conserving one species over the other becomes the deciding factor
Why environmental crimes are rising in India
There has been a 78 per cent increase in the number of environmental crimes in the country between 2019 and 2020. At the same time, courts are …
Why southern Africa's peace parks are sliding into war parks
There are very violent confrontations in southern Africa's peace parks. This is partly due to a violent history dating back to the apartheid …
Chhattisgarh: Adivasis say FRA violated, as forest department marks trees for felling in 3 districts
Villagers now have the legal right to protect, regenerate, conserve and manage these lands
Poorer countries do more for the conservation of large mammals
Africa prioritises and makes more of an effort for large mammal conservation than any other region in the world
Global Eco Watch: Bumblebees bite leaves to make plants flower early
African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban
Southern African nations are seeking permission to trade inivory, in direct opposition to the wishes of their northern neighbours