Birders’ network finds rare pelagic birds on Karnataka’s coast
Birders also found that the density of pelagic birds had come down from 2022, pointing to declining fish stocks near the coast
India lost 204 tigers in 2023, most of them in Maharashtra: WPSI
India’s tiger population increased by 200 from 2018 to 2022, according to new figures released this year
Book Excerpt: When Assam seemed unwilling to share its rhinos
Arupjyoti Saikia relates the circumstances surrounding the translocation of rhinos from Kaziranga to Dudhwa in the early 1980s in his new book
Free-ranging domestic cats threat to conservation, eat 2,084 species globally & pushing some to extinction: Study
Almost half of the species were birds, followed by reptiles and mammals
Miracle on the Steppe: The Saiga has beaten extinction for now, finds new IUCN Red List
Only 6% of the population was left in 2003, a decade after the break-up of the Soviet Union
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
Mountain chicken frog vanishes from Dominica
This species is facing imminent extinction in the wild, yet it was in a healthy state only a couple of decades ago. Its fate sends us a very …
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
Simply Put: World Lion Day 2023
‘India supports marine protected areas in Antarctica to conserve ocean life’: Jitendra Singh to DTE
New designated regions be counted in 30X30 goal
Ozone pollution increases male-male courtship in common fruit flies: Study
High level of ozone leads to drop in sex-determining pheromones
Why are humans clueless in dealing with the dog menace
Most free-ranging dogs need to be eliminated because the dog menace is our creation
2022 too short, too far: A sixth mass extinction is unfolding
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Honeybees join humans as the only known animals that can tell the difference between odd and even numbers
Parity classification has not been shown in non-human animals until now
Tasmania whales stranding: Climate change ‘among other factors’ can cause such events, say experts
Experts say whale stranding tend to recur at the same locations across the world
Freya the walrus, famous for attracting crowds in Norway, euthanised for ‘human safety’
Can upcoming vulture centre near Gorakhpur revive UP’s numbers?
Success of the project depends on the commitment of those implementing it, they say
Stay away from Congo’s ‘carbon bomb’ auction, Greenpeace urges Big Oil
27 oil and three gas fields up for sale from July 28
Tiger survey: Census work covers 400 sq km in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist territory
Indravati Tiger Reserve had three tigers in 2018-19
Bird flu confirmed in Sambhar, 80 birds dead in 5 days
Veterinarians deployed by local administration yet to reach bird flu-hit Sambhar
What is the best time for rhino translocation in Assam? December, says study
Adult rhinos are the best candidates for translocation, a new study has said
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
Does your pet need a jab against COVID-19?
Animals are being administered experimental vaccines. But what do experts have to say?
New discovery gives world’s most endangered turtle a fighting chance
A 500-year-old legend is key to the survival of a rare giant softshell turtle