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In 1966, scientists wiped out almost every insect on tiny islands in Florida. Within days, wildlife began returningEcologists Daniel Simberloff and Edward O. Wilson conducted a groundbreaking experiment in 1966. They removed nearly all arthropods from ti...- 150,000 plastic bottles, 1 floating island: British carpenter built a home from recycled waste. It had internet and even a waterfall. But the place no longer existsRichart Sowa, a visionary British artist, ingeniously built a floating island home named Joyxee Island, made from 150,000 discarded plastic...
- In 1992, deadly category 5 Hurricane Andrew caused massive destructions in Florida, 34 years later as rising sea level flooding threatens nearly 40 per cent of U.S. population, Miami, other areas are showing how to be ready for doomsdayAs global average temperatures climb because of fossil fuel emissions, so do sea levels, making low-lying coastal cities vulnerable to floo...
- In 1903, Paul Kroegel patrolled a tiny Florida island by boat to save its Pelicans; President Roosevelt turned it into America’s first wildlife refugeIn Florida's Indian River Lagoon, Paul Kroegel took a stand against market hunters targeting nesting birds. His relentless advocacy caught ...
- In 1976, USACE made a landmark decision to block development that threatened Marco Island's mangrove wetlands. 6 years later, Deltona handed Florida 15,000 acres of habitat and received 160 acres of industrial land in returnIn 1976, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) refused to approve a major dredge-and-fill project proposed by the Deltona Corporation on...
- Mining project near India's first marine sanctuary, national park in Gujarat gets nodA bauxite and marl mining initiative has secured essential clearance close to Gujarat's important marine conservation zones. Nestled severa...
- In 1966, Florida ecologists covered mangrove islands with giant tents and fumigated every insect, then watched life rebuild from nothingIn 1966, scientists fumigated small Florida islands, removing nearly all animal life. Within weeks, new species arrived, and islands largel...
- On Edge: The Great Nicobar project faces a great engineering questionIndia plans a major infrastructure project on Great Nicobar Island. This development aims to boost maritime trade and reduce foreign port r...
- In 1872, a Jamaican planter imported nine mongooses to kill rats in his sugarcane fields; the predators then turned on native birds and reptilesJamaican planters introduced mongooses to combat rat infestations destroying sugarcane harvests. These predators, however, did not stop at ...
- Not a crocodile or alligator: Massive 10-feet-long lizards, world's second largest, roam in India's SundarbansIAS officer Sanjay Kumar highlighted the Asian water monitor and Bengal monitor thriving in the Sundarbans. The Asian water monitor, the wo...
- In 1985, the first invasive lionfish was spotted off Florida after aquarium releases; within decades, it had spread across much of the Caribbean and US Atlantic coast, devastating reef fish that had no natural defense against itA single lionfish spotted in Florida in 1985 has spiraled into one of the most alarming marine invasions. These venomous, fast-reproducing ...
- Mumbai's faith, food and identity: The battle over sacred traditionsThe evolution of Mumbai from seven islands into a bustling urban center illustrates the ongoing tension between age-old traditions and cont...
- Rare wildlife, dense evergreen forests, rich biodiversity: 5 stunning rainforests in India that every nature-lover must visitCelebrating World Rainforest Day, India boasts incredible biodiversity across its lush rainforests. From Arunachal Pradesh's Namdapha to Ke...
- Sundarbans has 'lost 110 square kilometres of mangroves in two decades'"Huge mangroves were lost in the British era as well. There is a 5.2 mm rise in sea levels in the Sunderbans. People have been affected by ...
- Man-animal conflict to rise in Sunderbans : studyThe study also brought out the fact that most of the dense mangrove forest will degrade into less dense, open mangrove forest by the turn o...
- ZSI monitoring climate change impact on Sundarban animalsTo measure the effect of climate change on the flora and fauna of Sundarbans, the Zoological Survey of India has set up monitoring bases in...
- Zoological Survey of India monitoring climate change impact on Sundarban animalsThe monitoring process is an ongoing one and experts are sent to the spot to collect data about their population and species.
- Sunderbans sea level to rise 3-8 mm per year: World Bank reportThe water level in the Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is rising at an "alarming" level, endangering the habitation, a Wor...
- Land vanishes in east SunderbansThe upper Bidya and Raimangal regions in the Sunderbans, key human and wildlife habitat in the eastern parts of the mangroves, are under se...
- Ministry considering bio-shields against tsunamiThe idea of promoting mangroves and other biological shields to provide a 'speed breaker' was suggested by agricultural scientist and RS MP...
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