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In 1966, Florida ecologists covered mangrove islands with giant tents and fumigated every insect, then watched life rebuild from nothingIn 1966, scientists fumigated small Florida islands, removing nearly all animal life. Within weeks, new species arrived, and islands largel...- On Edge: The Great Nicobar project faces a great engineering questionIndia plans a major infrastructure project on Great Nicobar Island. This development aims to boost maritime trade and reduce foreign port r...
- In 1872, a Jamaican planter imported nine mongooses to kill rats in his sugarcane fields; the predators then turned on native birds and reptilesJamaican planters introduced mongooses to combat rat infestations destroying sugarcane harvests. These predators, however, did not stop at ...
- Not a crocodile or alligator: Massive 10-feet-long lizards, world's second largest, roam in India's SundarbansIAS officer Sanjay Kumar highlighted the Asian water monitor and Bengal monitor thriving in the Sundarbans. The Asian water monitor, the wo...
- In 1985, the first invasive lionfish was spotted off Florida after aquarium releases; within decades, it had spread across much of the Caribbean and US Atlantic coast, devastating reef fish that had no natural defense against itA single lionfish spotted in Florida in 1985 has spiraled into one of the most alarming marine invasions. These venomous, fast-reproducing ...
- Mumbai's faith, food and identity: The battle over sacred traditionsThe evolution of Mumbai from seven islands into a bustling urban center illustrates the ongoing tension between age-old traditions and cont...
- Rare wildlife, dense evergreen forests, rich biodiversity: 5 stunning rainforests in India that every nature-lover must visitCelebrating World Rainforest Day, India boasts incredible biodiversity across its lush rainforests. From Arunachal Pradesh's Namdapha to Ke...
- Thailand revives $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca StraitThailand plans a massive "Land Bridge" to connect the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. This project aims to offer a new shipping route...
- Sundarbans has 'lost 110 square kilometres of mangroves in two decades'"Huge mangroves were lost in the British era as well. There is a 5.2 mm rise in sea levels in the Sunderbans. People have been affected by ...
- Spot the tiger! The river cruise in Sunderban is intense & pulsatingOn this cruise you get to explore the biodiversity of the Sunderban Tiger reserve.
- Man-animal conflict to rise in Sunderbans : studyThe study also brought out the fact that most of the dense mangrove forest will degrade into less dense, open mangrove forest by the turn o...
- 14 islands under Bhitarkanika national park in Odisha to get a faceliftKalibhanjadia, Sort and Nadiabali islands within the Bhitarkanika national park are known for dense mangrove forests and the creeks and wat...
- ZSI monitoring climate change impact on Sundarban animalsTo measure the effect of climate change on the flora and fauna of Sundarbans, the Zoological Survey of India has set up monitoring bases in...
- Zoological Survey of India monitoring climate change impact on Sundarban animalsThe monitoring process is an ongoing one and experts are sent to the spot to collect data about their population and species.
- Turtle nesting sites,mangroves at high risk due to oil spillThe concerns are also raised on the turtle nesting grounds on the beaches in the case of oil spills.
- Sunderbans sea level to rise 3-8 mm per year: World Bank reportThe water level in the Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is rising at an "alarming" level, endangering the habitation, a Wor...
- 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...
- Land vanishes in east SunderbansThe upper Bidya and Raimangal regions in the Sunderbans, key human and wildlife habitat in the eastern parts of the mangroves, are under se...
- Ministry considering bio-shields against tsunamiThe idea of promoting mangroves and other biological shields to provide a 'speed breaker' was suggested by agricultural scientist and RS MP...
- Sundarbans’ Saline KillerAshutosh Dali could not grow a single shoot in his field ever since it got flooded by saline water during last year’s Cyclone Aila. Yet, th...
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