International Hyena Day: We must pave the way for a future where striped hyenas can thrive in Purulia’s wilderness

Habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, poaching and illegal wildlife trade have led to a steep decline in striped hyena population

Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific — but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them

The treaty was formed by Pacific Indigenous leaders from Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Aotearoa (New Zealand) & Tonga

Africa’s wildebeest: Those that can’t migrate are becoming genetically weaker — new study

The large African antelopes’ migration routes are being interrupted by roads, oil and gas pipelines, railway lines, fences, cities, …

Simply Put: Giraffes may go extinct

Oxford University’s WildCRU, Panthera join forces for Africa’s lions; appoint joint programme director

There are only 24,000 lions today in Africa and 674 in India’s Gir forest

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 

Eggs from rescued pythons artificially hatched in Odisha

Hatchlings emerged from 27 of the total 30 eggs preserved in a hatchery

Heat stress, water scarcity threatening Zimbabwe elephants

Recent report shows high mortality rates of elephants peaking 10.47 per cent

Odisha forest department announces cash reward for rescuing gharials

Fishermen, whose nets are damaged by gharials, will also be compensated

Giraffes could go extinct — the 5 biggest threats they face

There are now fewer than 70,000 mature individuals left in the wild

Climate change & wildlife: How focused monitoring of distribution, population trends can help conservation efforts

Data limitation on species occurrence, evironmental parameters main hurdle for ecologists

Climate impact in Zimbabwe: Elephants, other wildlife begin early mass migration to escape drought conditions

Poor rains in preceding rainy season, water sources ran dry in August

Pangolins in Cameroon are on the verge of extinction

At least 400,000 pangolins are hunted and consumed in central Africa every year

Brazil GEF meet: Agreement on new biodiversity conservation fund; to be ratified in August

Indigenous peoples and local communities to get 20 per cent of the funds

What’s on the menu for India’s most endangered canid?

Decrease in natural prey is a primary reason for decline in dhole population

Firecracker bursting new in Kedarnath, can impact glaciers & wildlife: Experts warn as videos emerge

A section of experts say wildlife moved away from human presence, may not have an impact

Giraffes range across diverse African habitats — we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them

Many of these animals are at risk, largely due to habitat loss and illegal hunting

Living Planet Report 2022: Wildlife populations decline by 69% in 50 years

Annual report links climate change and biodiversity loss for 1st time

Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700

Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals

Tourist behaviour in Western Ghats robbing simians of their foraging skills, hurting forest ecosystem, activists say

The animals are often given food in packaging, which they discard deep inside forests and pollute the natural environment

Climate change threatens African great apes habitats, may witness frequent extreme climate events in future

Majority of ape sites would be subject to a high frequency of heatwaves, finds new research

Mountain goats in Alps are turning nocturnal due to climate impact, making them more vulnerable to predators

Species’ need to escape excess heat outweighing drive to avoid predators, finds study

Why are Olive Ridley sea turtles dying in large numbers on Odisha’s coast?

Non-compliance with 2-decade-old orders by CEC constituted by Supreme Court likely cause

Forest act amendments: The perils of relying on zoos, safari parks for wildlife conservation

Forest Conservation Amendment Bill, 2023 will allow zoos & safaris within the scope of non-forest activities, making it easier to …

More than 70% snow leopard habitat unexplored: WWF report

 A new report on snow leopards says just 23 per cent of the species’ 1.7 million sq km habitat had been explored by researchers