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What to know about Trump's first executive actions on climate and environmentPresident Trump's initial week in office saw executive orders reversing climate and environmental policies, withdrawing the U.S. from the P...
Tigers safe, research focus must shift to other species, say expertsRecent findings from various research projects have shed light on the need to broaden the scope of wildlife research. The analysis of tissu...
Invasive species have pushed native ones to extinction, but not all cause negative impactsSome non-native species are a leading cause of species extinctions.
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...
Bisons revive, freshwater dolphins dwindle: Conservationists
Experts worry for unprotected areasHaryana and parts of the scrub forests in Delhi's Ridge or the grasslands along the Yamuna that are rich in wildlife, being outside protect...
'Government working on creating urban forest in each city in ten years'"There are gardens but not forests in cities. We will give funds and work towards creating urban forests," Prakash Javadekar said.
- Govt allocates special fund to protect 5 endangered species
Waking up to the dwindling number of certain endangered species, the Centre has decided to step up efforts to protect five of them — Dugong...
Govt takes steps to grow forest cover, save endangered speciesThe government on Wednesday approved a slew of initiatives for increasing country-wide forest cover and protecting endangered species by al...
Fewer bird species back in OkhlaOnly seven species of migratory birds have arrived in Okhla Bird Sanctuary.Last year, 15 species were spotted at this time.However, this ha...
15 Indian bird species among globally endangeredFifteen Indian bird species are part of a list of avians which are evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered.
- Scientific human intervention helps bird species
Human intervention based on scientific research and combined with people's participation to ensure effective conservation of the remaining ...
- Natural History Society supports scientific human intervention to save endangered bird species
The Bombay Natural History Society has always been advocating human intervention based on scientific research combined with people’s partic...
- Green cover loss spells doom for animals
Kolkata is home to three highly endangered and an endangered species of animals. But the rate at which the city is losing its green cover a...
- Biodiversity conservation gets a push
The state forest department has developed a plan for conservation of the rich biodiversity outside the protected forest areas, that is, wil...
- Urban sparrows may soon become conspicuous by their absence
Bulbuls, parakeets, prinia and magpie robins are seen less and less in built-up areas, kites usually only soar above landfills and vultures...
It's okay to be niceThe voice of the nerd-bird Blu in the animation movie Rio can be traced to Jesse Einsenberg. He played the role of the nerdish founder of F...