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Former sea turtle hunters in Cabo Verde are now guarding nesting beaches, and the shift has helped drive illegal killings on Boa Vista down from 1,253 in 2007 to just 20 by 2024Once a source of food and income, sea turtle hunting in Cabo Verde has transformed into a remarkable conservation success. Former poachers ...- 'Insult to science, make a mockery of EIA process': Jairam Ramesh on Great Nicobar projectSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav over escal...
- This Wolf Pulled Up a Crab Trap, and it Could Change What We Know About Animal IntelligenceA female gray wolf in British Columbia was observed dragging an underwater crab trap ashore to access herring bait, a behavior experts sugg...
- How a Simple 'Thumbs Up' Gesture Protects Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals Against Human DisturbanceHawaiis rare monk seals are making a comeback. Beachgoers can help protect these endangered marine animals. A simple rule of thumb guides p...
- Turtles with bleeding eyes found dead on NSW beaches as authorities probe mysteryWildlife carers are investigating the deaths of turtles in Port Stephens. Around twenty-five green turtles washed ashore at Port Stephens b...
- Jessica Radcliffe Orca attack multiple videos surface on social media. Here’s which one is realJessica Radcliffe orca attack multiple videos surface on social media. See which one is real. Multiple videos claim marine trainer Jessica ...
- More than 100 pilot whales stranded in Western Australia, experts sayOngoing rescue for 140 pilot whales near Dunsborough, WA. 26 deceased whales euthanised due to stranding. University of Western Australia n...
- In heartbreaking decision, 43 stranded whales euthanized after rescue attempts fail in AustraliaForty-three stranded whales were euthanized by wildlife officials in Australia following rescue efforts that failed. Despite extensive atte...
- Dia Mirza teams up with Hollywood star Edward Norton for UNEP documentary seriesThe actress, who is UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador, narrated 'Big Ocean States' in the documentary.
- More than 200 whales found stranded on Tasmania's west coastAccording to wildlife experts, more than 200 whales have been discovered stranded on Tasmania's western shore.
- Whale sightings aid quest to protect wildlife in Indian Ocean oasisThe scientists are on a monthlong quest to document whales and other marine mammals living around the Mascarene Plateau, hoping to bolster ...
- Meet the natives of the ocean: Go shark cage diving; spot the majestic narwhalsFor your next holiday, visit the big five of the ocean i.e. whale sharks, giant manta rays, humpback whales, dolphins and tiger sharks.
- India's first jellyfish lake discoveredMarine biologists have discovered a jellyfish lake in Gujarat, probably the first such in India.
- Government issues new guidelines to protect sharksThe ministry of environment and forests has issued a 'fins naturally attached' policy requiring fisheries to land sharks in coastal states ...
- Government to amend Wildlife Act to check poachingWith poaching and trade in endangered animals like the tiger on the rise, the government has decided to make the Wildlife Protection Act mo...
- Olive Ridley turtles start mass nesting in OdishaSetting aside all speculations, the Olive Ridley sea turtles started their annual mass nesting near Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganj...
- Wildlife crime control bureau in RameswaramA Wildlife Crime Control Bureau would come up this year in Ramanathapuram district to prevent smuggling of endangered species from India, o...
- Task force to suggest measures for Dugong conservationCountry's endangered 'mermaids', zoologically called Sirenoid or Dugong dugong, are finally getting attention with the environment ministry...
- Environment ministry opposes port at PoshitaraNoting that the proposed port at Poshitra in Jamnagar would destroy crucial marine bio-diversity in the Gulf of Kutch, the environment mini...
- Turtles refuse to lay eggs due to Agni-I test firingWorried over delay in annual mass nesting of olive ridley sea turtles at Gahirmath beach, the Orissa government has requested the DRDO to p...
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