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J&K: Security tightened in Bhalesa as SOG intensifies search operations and patrollingSecurity has been tightened in Bhalesa in Doda district following recent terror-related developments in the Doda-Udhampur belt. Exclusive v...- In 1980s, sea otters gradually returned to California's coastlines after being nearly extinct. Their return restored kelp forests, reduced carbon emissions and floodingOnce hunted to extinction for their pelts, sea otters gradually returned to the Californian coastlines. Their comeback reduced the sea urch...
- A juice company dumped 12,000 tons of orange peels in Costa Rican forest. What happened next surprised scientistsThousands of tonnes of orange peels and pulp, dumped on degraded land in Costa Rica in the 1990s, unexpectedly transformed the barren area ...
- The Netherlands used 50 ecoduct bridges to solve habitat isolation across a 400km highway network; the result transformed divided forests into contiguous wildlife zonesThe Netherlands used 50 ecoduct bridges to solve habitat isolation across a 400km highway network by connecting nature areas divided by roa...
- Divers crushed millions of purple urchins with hammers; What happened next surprised researchers as California’s lost Kelp forests are showing signs of recoveryCalifornia's kelp forests are witnessing a remarkable comeback due to dedicated restoration efforts. Divers have been diligently smashing m...
- An invasive fungus wiped out 4 billion American trees in 1904. Can scientists bring them back in 2026? Find out hereA genetically engineered chestnut has cleared a major federal hurdle a century after an invasive fungus almost wiped out one of America’s m...
- Ever wondered how elephants sleep? IAS officer Supriya Sahu explains why it is a rare sightA captivating video re-shared by IAS officer Supriya Sahu captures the serene sight of elephants peacefully dozing in the lush forests of A...
- Tiny Tilcayo: What you need to know about the new 1.4-kg cat species discovered after 100 years, initially mistaken for a kitten and fed noodles and riceScientists have formally named and described a new wild cat species in Bolivia. This small, slender cat, known locally as Tilcayo, was iden...
- This giant animal once vanished from Britain 6,000 years ago. Now it is back as a ‘forest engineer’European bison have returned to Britain after being absent for around 6,000 years, with conservationists releasing them into Kent’s woodlan...
- Between 1997 and 2005, officials removed 282 buildings from California’s Giant Forest; the project gave 231 acres back to giant sequoiasGiant Forest sequoia grove underwent extensive restoration efforts. Commercial activity and 282 buildings were removed from the grove. Ecol...
- Self-taught programmer from Maryland who built Fortnite began buying North Carolina wilderness in 2009; today, his land holdings exceed 54,000 acres as he works with conservation groups to save them from developersTim Sweeney, the founder of Epic Games, has quietly acquired over fifty thousand acres of North Carolina land. He began purchasing vulnerab...
- Australian scientists started a forest experiment but forgot about it. The trees kept growing; 30 years later, researchers were shocked by the resultsA decades-old forest experiment in Victoria, Australia, was largely forgotten after funding cuts ended its main monitoring. When researcher...
- In 1990, a Vietnamese farmer hiding from storm found a 655-feet-high cave where clouds formed above an underground river while a collapsed roof let in sunlight that fed a 165-feet tall forestA Vietnamese farmer stumbled onto Hang Son Doong in 1990 while sheltering from a storm, though the cave's true scale was only confirmed aft...
- How a 133-year-old tree signed for Yellowstone Forest Reserve stalled a helicopter missionPlans to helicopter a historic inscribed tree from Wyoming's wilderness are paused. Public opposition arose after land managers failed to c...
- Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway: Clearing hurdles on road to 2029 targetIndia's Arunachal Frontier Highway project is now on track for construction. This strategic road aims to boost connectivity along the Chine...
- Orangutans have the longest birth gap among mammals; a 2018 study explains how their 7.6-year wait for another baby, scarce forest fruit and solitary life may actually help them surviveOrangutans face rapid decline with fewer than 11,900 individuals remaining. Females reproduce slowly, averaging over seven years between bi...
- Developed world should provide finance for biodiversity conservation: BRICS nationsBRICS leaders urged developed nations for financial and technological aid for biodiversity conservation. They emphasized fair benefit shari...
- In Minnesota, trees were expected to release 23% more CO2 as climate change warms the planet, but a new study found a surprising resultA recent study by the University of Minnesota reveals that trees may emit less carbon dioxide with rising temperatures as young trees, subj...
- In 1994, Jane Goodall's JGI launched Tacare in 12 Gombe villages of Tanzania to fight deforestation. 27 years later, forest cover in community reserves had risen 66% across the areaJane Goodall went to Gombe in 1960 to study wild chimpanzees. Decades later, she saw something troubling from the air: forests had disappea...
- Orangutans, found only in Indonesia and Malaysia, spotted nearly 4,000 km away in Odisha jungle. Govt probing how five primates reached IndiaOrangutan found in odisha: Five orangutans were rescued from the Bichitrapur forest area in Odisha’s Balasore district after villagers spot...
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