Sixth mass extinction: IPBES9 report stresses on sustainable wildlife management
Indigenous people must be involved in drawing national policies, says body
Winged birds flock Chilika a little early this time
Odisha wildlife officials spotted 22,000 birds of 62 different species in the Chilika lake till October 20, 2021
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
State of India’s environment: Environmental crime cases piling up, disposal slow
Over 50,000 environment-related cases pending trial. To clear the backlog, courts will have to dispose of 137 cases every day
Africa’s protected areas may need 10 times more funds: Study
Nature-based tourism can bridge funding gap, highlights a report released at the ongoing Africa’s Wildlife Economy Summit
Chinese nationals accused of driving Namibia’s wildlife to extinction
They are allegedly involved in escalating poaching of rhinos and elephants in Namibia and the illegal export of rhino horn and ivory
Rajya Sabha passes Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2021
Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill allows for the transfer of elephants for ‘religious and other purposes’
Pangolin poaching: 2 rescued, 17 kg scales recovered in Odisha in 11 days
In the latest case, over 3 kg pangolin scales were recovered from Balasore district August 2, 2021
Security threat to hornbill
Armed with a feather and a memory, Vivek Ramachandran pitches for saving the last 300 Narcondam hornbills from radar station
Silent killers
Snares laid in inhabited areas in Goa have citizens and officials caught in a noose of concern
The case of the vanishing Siberian cranes
Badly planned strategies, along with other reasons, have resulted in a failure to conserve the habitats of wild animals. An example: fewer …
Money for a green cause
There is more than just fun for the occasional visitor to a national park - the economics of its conservation
A question of survival
Restrictions on the manufacture and sale of Shahtoosh shawls threaten the livelihood of thousands of people in Kashmir
Making love in the time of radioactivity
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster has not only affected human beings, but has even drastically changed the lives of worms. Scientists have recently …
Hands off Alaska
The US, it is widely believed, can go to great lengths to lay its hands on oil -- whether this means having to unleash a full-fledged war on …
How solar-powered fences mitigated human-elephant conflict in Assam
A biologist employed with a non-profit in the North East describes her organisation’s efforts at reducing negative encounters between …
Border conflict
Clashes between wild animals and farmers are rising along forest fringes. But the government is yet to gauge their intensity, forget developing a …
Spotted hyenas all sound different when they call — they can tell friend from foe
Need to memorise voices of all in a group may also explain why spotted hyenas whoop so often
Australia to make efforts at saving koalas, 108 other ‘priority species’ over next 10 years
Canberra launches new federal action plan for threatened species conservation and recovery
Over 1,500 people died in elephant attacks in last 3 years, maximum casualties in Odisha
In 2017, the environment ministry had issued a guideline for managing human-elephant conflict and had directed elephant range states to …
This World Wildlife Day let’s take a look at wildlife crimes in India
The Union government has cut the funds released under three flagship wildlife schemes even though poaching remains rampant
German agency to conserve mangroves in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, will conserve biodiversity and provide livelihoods to villagers hit by COVID-19 …
Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Humans tend to be naive to emerging viruses’
Population growth, rapid urbanisation and climate change are leading to the increase in new viruses, says Pranav Pandit, veterinary epidemiologist,…
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 …
Shark Week looms, but don’t panic
Not all sharks are the same. Only a dozen or so of the roughly 520 shark species pose any risk to people.
