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How California’s solar farms are helping save the endangered San Joaquin kit fox: Inside the surprising conservation success giving one of America’s rarest foxes a fighting chance- Australia, in the late 1800s, introduced foxes for a hunting hobby, and scientists are still tracking the damage more than a century later
- As Cabo Verde's fairytale journey continues at the FIFA World Cup, the tiny island just pulled off one of nature’s greatest comeback stories
- This ‘dinosaur tree', which survived for 90 million years was found growing in a hidden canyon in AustraliaDinosaur tree found in Australia: A 'living fossil,' the Wollemi pine, once thought extinct, was rediscovered in Australia in 1994. This an...26 Jun, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
- A nearly 200-year-old cemetery comes alive after dark, where the dead share space with frogs, toads, and the scientists listening to themCitizen scientists are lending their ears to a crucial cause, listening for frog calls in Cambridge's historic Mount Auburn Cemetery. This ...25 Jun, 2026, 07.49 PM IST
- Cleaner-looking lakes are not always better; as freshwater turns brown across North America and Europe, trout, bass, perch and whitefish declineFreshwater lakes across North America are turning a tea-like brown due to increased dissolved organic carbon, driven by climate change and ...22 Jun, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
- A shark that walks instead of swims? Scientists just found a new one in the wild, and it may already be facing extinctionScientists have identified a new species of 'walking' shark in Papua New Guinea, named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae. This unique shark uses its p...19 Jun, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
- He shot a wolf for fun. Then something in its dying eyes turned a hunter into America's greatest conservationistAs the animal lay dying, Aldo Leopold looked into its eyes and saw what he later described as a “fierce green fire” fading away. In that mo...16 Jun, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Sir David Attenborough: “The question is, are we happy to suppose that our…’ – Naturalist on stewardship, conservation and responsibilitySir David Attenborough, a renowned nature communicator, urges us to consider the future of wildlife. His words question our willingness to ...13 Jun, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
- A 15-year-old from Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that detects what is quietly killing our seas and just won $50,000 for itA young innovator has created BURT, a robotic turtle that moves quietly underwater. This AI-powered machine mimics natural swimming to obse...09 Jun, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
- How an IIT grad became 'Turtle Walker': Walked 4000 km of India's coastline to map sea turtle nesting sites without even a GPSOn World Environment Day 2026, it is only rightful to remember Satish Bhaskar who dedicated decades of his life to understanding and protec...05 Jun, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
- A new law in Peru treats stingless bees as rights-bearing ecological actorsPeruvian municipalities in Satipo and Nauta have granted legal rights to native stingless bees. These tiny pollinators are now recognized a...08 May, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
- Fewer than 70,000 giraffes survive: 5 biggest factors that threaten their existenceThe five biggest threats to giraffes are habitat loss, insufficient law enforcement, ecological changes, climate change, and lack of awaren...06 Nov, 2023, 09.44 AM 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
- 7 more bird species of India fly into red listThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has added seven species of birds found in India to the red list of threatened bir...31 Oct, 2015, 02.52 AM IST
- Mumbai's wetland birds on endangered listThe Curlew Sandpiper, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Bar-tailed Godwit, commonly seen on the Sewri mudflats, have been added to the list of end...29 Oct, 2015, 09.03 PM IST
- Meghalaya's orchids under threat, need sanctuaries: ExpertsMeghalaya should consider declaring at least 20 forests as 'biotype sanctuaries' if it has to conserve the exotic species which are facing ...07 Sep, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
- Great Indian Bustard declared 'critically endangered'In its Red List of 2013 announced recently by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) has...10 Nov, 2014, 03.07 PM IST
- Rajasthan decides to grin and sloth bear itWith loss of habitat and rising incidents of human-bear conflicts plaguing the sloth bear population in Rajasthan, the state government has...28 Nov, 2012, 03.37 AM IST
- WB approves $39 million for wildlife project in Bangladesh, NepalAs part of its effort to strengthen regional cooperation for wildlife protection in Asia, the World Bank has approved a $39 million financi...08 Apr, 2011, 05.22 PM IST
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