Russia to skip Earth Hour, calls World Wildlife Fund a 'foreign agent'"This year we decided to refrain from taking part in this event. It is because they have become a foreign agent," said Kremlin spokesperson...
25 Mar, 2023, 06.49 PM IST
Australia's 'black summer' bushfires killed or harmed more than 60,000 koalas -WWFMore than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has est...
07 Dec, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
Water crisis in India could further worsen bank NPA problem: ReportNearly 40% of the credit exposure of Indian banks is in sectors where water risks are significant: Report
23 Jan, 2019, 07.07 PM IST
Three of India's natural world heritage sites face threat from harmful activity: WWFIndia's three major natural World Heritage Sites - the Western Ghats, Sundarbans National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - are facing th...
12 Apr, 2016, 05.09 PM IST
'Sneezing monkey', 'walking fish': Rare Himalayan wondersET Panache Travel explores the fabulous new species found in the peaks of the Himalayas and ways to conserve them.
29 Oct, 2015, 08.36 AM IST
WWF calls for urgent action to protect snow leopardsWorld Wildlife Fund report said that more than a third of snow leopard habitat could be rendered "unsuitable" for the big cats if climate c...
25 Oct, 2015, 08.46 PM IST
WWE calls for urgent action to protect snow leopards in India'Climate change could drastically alter the flow of water down from the mountains, threatening the livelihoods of vast numbers of people ac...
25 Oct, 2015, 12.05 PM IST
Only 25% of original habitats have survived in East Himalayas: WWFOnly 25 per cent of the original habitats in the eastern Himalayas remain intact and hundreds of species in the region face threat.
11 Oct, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970: WWFA shocking report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has found that 52% of the world's animals have vanished in 40 years.
30 Sep, 2014, 08.14 PM IST
- Report on tigers released
A report titled “Tigers of the Trans-boundary Terai Arc Landscape” was released on Wednesday at the second stocktaking meet of the Global T...
17 Sep, 2014, 09.39 PM IST
- Hollywood actor DiCaprio donates $3 million to help double Nepal tiger population
People in Nepal have welcomed Oscar nominated Hollywood actor-producer Leonardo DiCaprio's $3 million donation to save tigers in the South ...
23 Nov, 2013, 01.11 PM IST
Nepal records increase in tiger populationNepal has witnessed a jump in tiger population over the last two years during which the numbers of the wild cat went up from 155 to 176.
29 Jul, 2012, 07.02 PM IST
Earth Summit: WWF says over-consumption threatens planetThe spiralling global population and over-consumption are threatening the future health of the planet, conservation group WWF warned.
08 Jun, 2012, 02.45 PM IST
- Australia seventh-worst polluter on Earth
Australia has been ranked as the seventh top polluter mainly due to carbon emissions, a World Wildlife Fund report said.
30 May, 2012, 03.31 PM IST
- Mumbai walks more
A WWF report says Mumbai is India's most walker-friendly city.
28 Sep, 2009, 06.29 AM IST
- 19 new species of flora and fauna in Sikkim
Sikkim continues to maintain its pole position as the country's richest state in terms of bio-diversity with the WWF saying that 19 new spe...
03 Sep, 2009, 04.58 PM IST
- Mekong river dolphins on verge of extinction: WWF
Dolphins living in parts of the Mekong River between Cambodia and Laos are on the brink of extinction due to pollution, international conse...
18 Jun, 2009, 04.26 PM IST