Living planet report 2022
<p>Wildlife populations monitored across the globe have declined by a massive 69 per cent between 1970 and 2018, according to this WWF's Living Planet Report (LPR) 2022</p>
Reptiles
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Sri Lanka to establish a park for crocs in Southern Province
Matara District government officials have discussed plans to establish a park for the crocodiles as a measure to prevent the deaths due to the croc attacks in the surrounding areas of Nilwala River.
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$36m WB support for wildlife conservation, Nepal, Bhutan and India will join the World Bank-supported project soon
Bangladesh and other South Asian countries will jointly implement a project for endangered wildlife conservation by preventing illegal trade of wild animals and ensuring better management. The five-year
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Guwahati reptiles withstand urbanization onslaught
Despite rapid urbanization, the herpetofauna population of Guwahati has not been severely affected. There are some 63 species of herpetiles in this Assam city. "This is good news and can be termed as one
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Climate change downsizing fauna, flora: study
Climate change downsizing fauna, flora: study Climate change is reducing the body size of many animal and plant species, including some which supply vital nutrition for more than a billion people already
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Kalutara to have first wildlife sanctuary
The Kodigahakanda forest in the Olabouwa North Grama Niladhari division in Horana will be declared a sanctuary in November under the Forest Conservation Department, MEDEF President K.Munagama told the
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UNESCO concerned over road construction through World Heritage rain forest in Sri Lanka
UNESCO Centre in Paris has asked for an immediate detailed report on the road construction through Sri Lanka's Sinharaja rain forest which is considered a World Heritage, local media reported. The request
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India’s largest croc bank to get 4 new members
India’s largest crocodile bank situated here is gearing up to welcome four more crocodile species to its collection. The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology (MCBT), located on the East
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Climate change forces species to move fast
Climate change appears to be forcing many of the world's creatures to migrate to more favourable locales up to three times faster than previously believed, a study said on August 18. Researchers compiled
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The trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles in Jakarta, Indonesia revisited
<p> In recent years, the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has become a focal point for the pet trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles. Alarmingly, observed trends indicate much of this trade is
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Mining, construction pose threat to Sahyadri's microfauna
Varad Giri is the deputy director (collections) of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), an organisation working for conservation of nature for the last 127 years. Giri is also a scientific associate