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A shark that walks instead of swims? Scientists just found a new one in the wild, and it may already be facing extinction- Florida has moved more than 97,000 gopher tortoises since 2009, but the booming rescue industry may be hiding a harder question about whether these reptiles can actually survive the shuffle
- 18 koalas moved to Kangaroo Island in the 1920s; a century on, 27,000 descendants are stripping eucalyptus bare and risk mass starvation
- As Dolphin population drops in the Amazon river, a man toils to keep them protectedDolphin species, especially the one known as 'pink dolphins' have been declared endangered and their numbers are rapidly reducing along the...21 Jun, 2024, 03.44 AM IST
- Environmentalists warn of intent to sue over snail species living near Nevada lithium mineEnvironmentalists are planning to sue US wildlife officials for not listing the Kings River pyrg, a tiny snail near a Nevada lithium mine, ...15 Oct, 2023, 08.50 AM IST
- 41% of amphibian species worldwide threatened with extinction: StudyA study by global experts has found that 41% of amphibian species worldwide are at risk of extinction. The study, published in Nature, attr...05 Oct, 2023, 01.12 AM IST
- A fifth of world's reptile species deemed threatened with extinctionMany reptiles are being pushed to the brink, the researchers said, by factors similarly imperiling the world's other land vertebrates - amp...27 Apr, 2022, 08.53 PM IST
- Bisons revive, freshwater dolphins dwindle: Conservationists10 Dec, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
- Here are some of the most endangered species in IndiaInternational Union of Conservation of Nature’s Red list has 665 animal and 387 plant species in India that face higher risk of extinction.22 Sep, 2017, 11.50 PM IST
- Before we disappearThe IUCN states that 665 animal and 387 plant species in India face higher risk of extinction.09 Sep, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
- 5 vulture species spotted at 1 spot in BhavnagarWildlife conservationists have recorded an extremely rare sighting -that of five species of the critically endangered vultures scavenging t...01 Dec, 2015, 07.03 AM IST
- Desert National Park in Rajasthan welcomes baby 'Godawan'A hatchling of the Great Indian Bustard (Godawan), a near-extinct species and the state bird of Rajasthan, was born at the Desert National ...05 Jul, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
- Andhra Pradesh's u-turn: Lift ban on red sander trees fellingThe state government has written to the Union forests ministry for removing red sanders from the endangered list, a move that has attracted...11 Apr, 2015, 11.27 AM IST
- 173 bird species threatened in India: ReportOver 170 species of birds in the country are threatened, with eight new species added to the 2014 Red List prepared by the International Un...27 Jul, 2014, 01.25 PM IST
- Measures to preserve two endangered species at Manas national parkThe quest to know the status of two highly endangered and also elusive species of wildlife at Manas national park, in western Assam, has be...24 Mar, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
- Over 81,000 migratory birds flock to Bhitarkanika this timeMuch to the delight of ornithologists, Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha played host to over 81,000 winter migrant birds this winter, re...01 Jan, 2013, 02.26 PM IST
- Rare vultures spotted in Arunachal forestResearchers from Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), near here claimed they spotted three endangered species of vultures at Dying Ering Wildlife...15 Dec, 2012, 05.25 AM IST
- Croc bank to chip in for online zoo databaseThe Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) has joined an international initiative to preserve endangered wildlife by contributing data to the l...26 Sep, 2012, 04.17 AM IST
- Five bird species in Maharashtra on the verge of extinctionThe birds found in Maharashtra are White-rumped vulture, Indian vulture, Red-headed vulture, Forest owlet and Sociable lapwing.12 Apr, 2012, 05.37 AM IST
- Committee formed to appraise Tiger status in Panna reserveAmid reports of declining Tiger population in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve, the Centre on has constituted a committee for appraisal...19 Mar, 2008, 05.02 PM IST
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