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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Wildlife activists discuss ways to get frog meat off the menu
Let those offering Jumping Chicken to their customers do it at their own risk! This seems to be the message to the restaurateurs who do more damage to the Mother Earth by preparing delicacies of frog meat Some wildlife enthusiasts are so agitated about the goings-about that
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Role of amphibians, molluscs in ecology preservation ignored
Syed Muthahar Saqaf Exhibition enables people to appreciate these beings, conserve them Extraordinary facts of the ordinary: An exhibition on amazing Amphibians and Molluscs organised by the Barn Owl Nature Club in Tiruchi on Sunday.
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Conserving amphibian diversity
The discovery of a dozen species of Western Ghats tree frogs that are new to science is evidence of significant biodiversity surviving in certain parts of India. It is at the same time a cautionary tale on how mindless development can wipe out species that have not had the opportunity even to enter the scientific record.
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Sanctuaries aim to preserve a model organism's wild type
The axolotl, a salamander that retains unique evolutionary features and is a darling of biologists because it can regenerate limbs, faces adversity on two fronts.
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Science & Technology - Briefs
biological sciences Frog, out of the well The frog, Odorrana tormota, is the only animal that can manipulate its hearing system to select particular frequencies. It helps the males to call and woo females. The system in frogs is also being used as a model for hearing aids. The rare amphibian may have evolved its hearing talent out of necessity, since its environment is so noisy,
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IUCN award for Indian scientist
P. Venugopal Scientist S.D. Biju, the winner of this year's Sabin Award for Amphibian Conservation. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: S.D. Biju has won the Sabin Award for Amphibian Conservation, instituted by the Amphibian Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Dr. Biju, who now leads a research group at the University of Delhi as an Associate Professor, gets it for his contributions to amphibian conservation and research in the Western Ghats over the last 15 years, University of Delhi said in a press release. The award includes $25,000.
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Bytes
jumbo amphibians: Over 37 million years ago, elephants used to be semi-aquatic mammals. Researchers have revealed this after investigating the lifestyle of two elephants from the Eocene period. They
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Global warming spells bad news for tropical insects
Tropical insects, amphibians and reptiles will probably never enjoy the status of an environmental poster child, but global warming's impact on them can't be ignored. So say Josh Tewksbury of the University of Washington in Seattle and his colleagues.
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Bagged and boxed: it's a frog's life
As many amphibians face the very real threat of being completely wiped out by disease, climate change and pollution, Emma Marris looks at a controversial approach to save some of them in glass boxes.
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In Short
>> South Australian authorities have found a cane toad in the capital city, Adelaide. They say the toad is a stray case and not an indication that cane toads have migrated to the state. They are