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The tamarin on Brazil’s R$20 note once had only around 200 left in the wild; Smithsonian zoologist Devra Kleiman helped build the breeding program behind its recoveryOnce on the brink of extinction, the golden lion tamarin saw its population dwindle to a mere 200 individuals. Thanks to Devra Kleiman's pi...- In 1998, a war photographer inherited a cattle ranch stripped of its rainforest; over the next 20 years, he and his wife planted 2 million trees by hand, brought back the dried-up springs, and turned it into a protected nature reservePhotographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife restored a barren family farm in Brazil. They planted over two million trees, transforming the ...
- The Bushmaster Is the Longest Venomous Snake in the Americas: But Scientists Are Careful About What That Actually MeansThe bushmaster, a formidable pit viper, weaves through the lush undergrowth of South and Central American rainforests. Not only does its im...
- Blackbucks reappeared in Chhattisgarh: PM Modi on wildlife revival, stress human nature harmony in Mann Ki BaatPrime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about wildlife conservation efforts leading to the return of blackbucks in Chhattisgarh. He also highlig...
- Why Snake Island is one of Earth’s deadliest places: Home to 4,000 venomous vipers, where even the Navy fears to treadIlha da Queimada Grande, or Snake Island, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, is very dangerous. Thousands of venomous golden lancehead snakes live the...
- 41 Spix’s Macaws reintroduced to Brazil: An initiative by ACTP and Anant Ambani’s VantaraThe Spix’s macaw, once thought extinct in the wild, is being successfully reintroduced in Brazil’s Caatinga biome. In collaboration with AC...
- 'Winners and losers': The world of coffee is being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forestsVietnam can't afford to lose — Europe is the largest market for its coffee, comprising 40% of its coffee exports. Six weeks after the EUDR ...
- Snake venom can kill.... but it can also heal!Snake venom hit headlines after YouTuber Elvish Yadav was arrested for selling snake poison at rave parties. Despite the bad reputation and...
- World's biggest iceberg 'battered' by waves as it heads northExpedition leader Ian Strachan guided his ship through the snow and fog in the Antarctic seas to witness the majestic A23a iceberg. The ice...
- Amazon Forest talks: Leaders of 8 countries meet on protecting Amazon Forest, why is it so important?Will the leaders of eight countries be able to reach an agreement on combatting deforestation and crime in the Amazon rainforest area?
- Greening agri supply chainsIndia is set to respond to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) 2023, which seeks to prevent major agri-commodities and their value-added...
- Desperate race against fires in world's biggest tropical wetlandsThere have been a record-shattering 14,764 fires in the Brazilian Pantanal this year, according to satellite data from Brazil's National Sp...
- No let-up in global rainforest loss as coronavirus brings new dangerTropical rainforests disappeared at a rate of one football pitch every six seconds last year, researchers said on Tuesday, urging countries...
- Stop war against nature: Greta Thunberg shares concerns on Amazon rainforest; NASA's pic shocks Alia, Marico bossLeonardo Dicaprio, Akshay Kumar, and others celebs took to social media to raise awareness.
- Satellites monitoring endangered pink dolphins in Brazil's AmazonBrasilia, Dec 7 (IANS) Threatened by hydroelectric projects, pollution and fishing, Amazon pink river dolphins were now being tracked and m...
- How your hobby can become a lucrative career optionIf you think your hobby has the potential of being a viable business idea, get going on arranging finances to start off.
- Supreme Court panel for scrapping Goa iron ore leasesAll mining operations including trading of extraction of dumps stay banned.
- Climate change to cost Latin America $100 bn by 2050: StudyIn a new report, Inter-American Development Bank also called for "forceful" reductions in greenhouse gases to forestall some of the worst c...
- Dutch honour for Indian conservationistCharudutt Mishra, India director of the International Snow Leopard Trust, is among three conservationists this year to be honoured with the...
- Brazil investigates environmental, evangelical groups for conduct in Amazon rain forestBrazil's intelligence service said a six-month investigation of environmental and evangelical groups active in the Amazon found evidence of...
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