India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of April
Every Sunday Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology. Here are all of them for April 2019
For the swish of a snow leopard's tail
The snow leopard, small but menacing in his stealth, is a beautiful beast that streaks into full view so often in this film that you wonder where …
Dated data
THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT: ASIAN AND AMERICAN APPROACHES Edited by Stephen H …
Bear truths
THE CAVE BEAR STORY: LIFE AND DEATH OF A VANISHED ANIMAL Bjorn Kurten - Columbia University Press - Unpriced
Alluring corridors
Conservation of lengths of forests, harbouring native animal and plant species, is a powerful concept that can involve people and attract funds
Seven films on wildlife crime
Documentary>> Seven Films on Wildlife Crime Produced uk Environment Film Fellowships 2006, in association with Discovery Channel
The birds and the bees
Book>> Diary on the nesting behaviour of Indian birds • by Chinna Sathan and Bal Pindi • Sugeet Publisher • Rs 650
A forest guard’s life is tough
Conserving biodiversity at the ground is different from buzzwords of today’s conservation science
Wildlife Week: Improved fielding can help overcome sour relations at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Human-wildlife conflict has led to strained relationships between villagers and forest staff
Problems behind the pugmarks
Translocating some lions from Gujarat's Gir sanctuary -- the home of the endangered Asiatic lion -- to the Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya …
Myanmar, a country in turmoil, emerging as key transit hub for wildlife trade: Report
Traffickers are using Mizoram as a new route to smuggle animals to supply the growing and thriving exotic pet market in India
Radio-tracking drone to aid wildlife census
A drone developed by a few researchers has successfully detected some tiny radio transmitters
Turning turtle
Olive Ridley sea turtles have been coming to the Gahirmatha coast in Orissa for thousands of years for mass nesting. But for two consecutive …
India needs to rethink strategies to save its guardians of the wild
Frontline forest staff have limited resources to protect our wildlife and are tasked with fighting back traffickers who are often better equipped
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Trophy hunting – can it really be justified by ‘conservation benefits’?
Banning trophy hunting would provide a much needed incentive to develop creative conservation approaches to wildlife protection and human-animal …
Damage to crop and livestock from wildlife continues to be high despite mitigation efforts: study
AS per the study, 71 per cent of the households surveyed had suffered crop loss, and 17 per cent livestock loss
Environmental crime on the rise, says report
More than one quarter of the world’s elephant population has been killed in the past 10 years
Footprints of the wild
Publishers worldwide need to be goaded to specialise in environmental publications, but the fair was piled high with coffee table glossies on …
Wrong route
CONSERVING WILDLIFE:EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION AMOACHES Susan K Jacobson Columbia University Press US $15
Hunting clubs on pleasure islands
A nonchalant French government plans to throw open its virgin islands to tourists and game hunters
Call of the wild
The popularity of several wildlife species as delicacies is adversely affecting their numbers in China
Capturing nature
CHHOBI MELA–2001·exhibition of photographs on nature and wildlife·The Academy of Fine Arts·Kolkata·January 2001
BBC does a Columbus
The corporation’s Earth News went to town with its discovery of lost tigers that were never lost
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