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Billionaire Ian Wace bought a $2.2 million Scottish island in 2017. Now, his $135 million Tanera Mòr revival has restored 50+ buildings, planted 100,000 trees and rebuilt a lost communityBillionaire hedge fund manager Ian Wace bought Scotland’s remote Tanera Mòr island for about $2.2 million in 2017, when its historic buildi...- In 1904, Newfoundland released just four moose to boost hunting opportunities. Years later, their population had soared to nearly 200,000, transforming island's forests & becoming one of North America's largest moose populationsMore than a century after just four moose were introduced to Newfoundland, the animals multiplied into one of North America's largest moose...
- Hawaii, in the late 1800s, planted Leucaena trees for fodder and fuelwood, but scientists now say the invasive trees have replaced native habitats that evolved nowhere else on EarthHawaii's idyllic image belies a significant ecological challenge: Leucaena, an introduced shrub, now covers 10% of the islands. Brought for...
- In the 1940s, the brown tree snake reached Guam hidden in post-WWII cargo and set off a chain reaction that scientists are still measuring today; birds gone, tree seedlings down by up to 92%, and spiders multiplying up to 40-fold on an island that once had neitherAn invasive brown treesnake on Guam has decimated native bird populations, leading to a silent forest. This loss has crippled the island's ...
- 18 koalas moved to Kangaroo Island in the 1920s; a century on, 27,000 descendants are stripping eucalyptus bare and risk mass starvationKoalas are overpopulating in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges. This boom threatens eucalyptus forests, their food source. Scientists pr...
- Secret ocean rule: For 400 years, these villagers protected fish with ancient technique; Now scientists say it could help save world's dying coral reefsSecret ocean rule: Eastern Indonesian coastal communities have long practiced sasi, a traditional ocean management system where areas are t...
- One Piece Episode 1115 release date: Will there be new episode this week?"One Piece" Episode 1115 release date is nearing as we have live streaming details for anime viewers in the US
- One Piece Chapter 1122: Here’s all we know about release date, time and plotOne Piece Chapter 1122 will release on August 4, 2024. The chapter, titled "When the Time is Right," features Vegapunk's message, Koby's re...
- Tech millionaire claims to have slowed down aging by DNA editing. Will this technology help humans live forever?Millionaire Bryan Johnson visited a remote island to extend his life. He spent $20,000 for a treatment that would keep him young forever.
- One Piece Chapter 1111 release date, spoilers: Will there be big battle?One Piece Chapter 1111 release date is here and so as the spoilers. There are too many details emerging about the upcoming chapter of the p...
- Draft Delhi Master Plan 2041 proposes to prevent further growth of unauthorised coloniesThe draft, which is now placed in the public domain for objections and suggestions from the citizens, facilitates Delhi's development by as...
- Extinction watch: A jaw-dropping, colour changing BoaOnce prevalent all over Mauritius, the introduction of pigs and rodents led to a huge population decline and animal grazing destroyed its h...
- “Concept of compensatory afforestation is seriously flawed”
- Most deforested island in Philippines has most unique mammals in world
- Gujarat reefs get a helping hand from MannarZSI has been successful in regenerating the unique 'branching corals' from the southern tip of Gulf of Mannar to Gulf of Kutchch.
- Jai Corp rallies as HC clears hurdle for Navi Mumbai airportJai Corp has interests in Navi Mumbai SEZ, Maha Mumbai SEZ, Rewas port etc. The development of the airport is likely to lead to higher valu...
- Andaman forests under threat from deer and elephants: ReportThe islands have no native herbivores except for wild pig, which is omnivorous while elephants were brought over from mainland India in the...
- Construction of Navi Mumbai airport set for further delayCIDCO has requested diversion of 250.0635 hectares of forest area for establishment of the project.
- EU offer to fast-start funding a damp squibThe European Union has offered e7 billion to the $30 billion fast-start funding announced in Copenhagen. The EU contribution is unlikely to...
- Coastal Nicobar bird species need more conservation effortsThe tsunami 2004 has wiped away a significant 70 per cent population of the Nicobar megapode, an endemic coastal living bird species in Nic...
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