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>
Amphibians
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More studies needed to know impact of signal towers: Panel
AHMEDABAD: The 10-member expert committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest ( MoEF) has suggested the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) should be recognized as pollutants and there should
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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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Study kits to create awareness on biodiversity
They are for educators and institutions that would like to campaign for the cause India is the global host of the International Year of Forests, declared by the United Nations, and there is lot that we could do to protect our forests and animals. This is what the volunteers of Zoo Outreach Organisation point out though the study kits released during the Wildlife Week.
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Climate change and American bullfrog invasion: What could we expect in South America?
Biological invasion and climate change pose challenges to biodiversity conservation in the 21st century. Invasive species modify ecosystem structure and functioning and climatic changes are likely to produce
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Threat to amphibian population in district Midnapore, West Bengal
Amphibians watched the dinosaurs come and go, but today almost half of them are threatened with extinction. In 2010, Zoological Survey of India has documented a total of 311 amphibian species in India.
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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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Croak! Species announce their arrival
12 Night Frog Varieties Found In The Western Ghats 3 Rediscovered After 75 Years There is hope on the green front. That is what the croaks resonating from the Western Ghats proclaim. A team of scientists
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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
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Canapes to extinction
<p> The high demand for frogs’ legs for consumption leads to the extinction of the species, says a report by international wildlife conservation groups. The report titled ‘Canapés
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Post-monsoon study at Adyar Eco Park to begin soon
CHENNAI: The post-monsoon study of flora, fauna and water quality in Adyar Eco Park (Tholkappiya Poonga) will begin soon. The study, to be the first after the inauguration of the park in January this year, would be crucial in assessing the impact of eco-restoration of the coastal wetland ecosystem. Survey of vertebrates, invertebrates, surface and groundwater quality would be a significant c